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15-773: The roots of the orchestra go back to 1701, to the founding of the Academia Philharmonicorum , which performed oratorios and other works of the era. This organisation then became the Philharmonic Society ( Filharmonična družba ) in 1794. On 23 October 1908, the Filharmonična družba officially merged with the Glasbena matica (The Music Society) to form the first incarnation of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, which lasted from 1908 to 1913. In 1947,

30-461: A symphony , composed in stages through the late 1940s; the opera Equinox , completed in 1943; two ballets from the early 1950s, and the music for the film On Our Own Land (Na svoji zemlji), which he later arranged into a suite for orchestra. Kozina was born to a musical family in Novo Mesto , then part of Austria-Hungary . In Ljubljana, Kozina began studying philosophy and mathematics and in

45-680: A music teacher at the Academy of Music in Belgrade . In World War II, his house was bombed in an air raid and his wife imprisoned by the Gestapo . In September 1943, after the capitulation of Italy , he joined the Slovene Partisans . After the liberation, in 1948, he became the first manager of the Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra , and held the post until 1951, when he became a professor at

60-763: A production studio from Novo Mesto shot a documentary about Kozina, and a symposium on the composer was held in Novo Mesto. The musical school in Novo Mesto is named after Kozina. In 1971, a bronze bust of the composer, created by Zdenko Kalin , was unveiled in Novo Mesto. On 13 January 2008, the centenary of the Slovene Philharmonics, the great hall of the Philharmonics building in Ljubljana was named after Kozina. Ljubljana Opera House The Ljubljana Opera House ( Slovene : Opera , or ljubljanska operna hiša )

75-737: Is an opera house in Ljubljana , the capital of Slovenia . The seat of the national opera and ballet company, the Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet , it serves as the national opera building of the country. It stands at 1 Župančič Street ( Župančičeva 1 ) between the Slovenian Parliament building, on one hand, and the National Museum and the National Gallery , on the other hand. The building

90-559: The Academy of Music in Ljubljana . In 1953, he was elected a regular member of the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts . He lived and created in Novo Mesto and Trška Gora . He died in Novo Mesto after a heavy illness. From 1940 until 1943, Kozina completed the score and the libretto of his only opera Equinox ( Ekvinokcij ), based on the eponymous play by the Croatian–Serbian playwright Ivo Vojnović . Before his leaving to

105-484: The ballets The Tales About Gorjanci ( Gorjanske bajke ; 1952–1961) and Diptihon (1952), and the music for the films On Our Own Land (1948), Kekec (1951), Valley of Peace (1956), and others. Kozina also devoted himself to writing and translating. He wrote about music, aesthetics , the role of art and the artist in contemporary society, he translated a series of novels , wrote itineraries , reviews , polemics , and popular expert essays. In 1948, Kozina

120-410: The 2024-2025 season, Kahi Solomnišvili became the orchestra's principal conductor. 46°02′58″N 14°30′17″E  /  46.04944°N 14.50472°E  / 46.04944; 14.50472 Marjan Kozina Marjan Kozina (4 June 1907 – 19 June 1966) was a Slovene composer. He is considered one of the most important Slovene composers of the 20th century. His best known works include

135-531: The Fallen ( Padlim , 1948), and Towards the Sea ( Proti morju , 1949). Although the symphony was rarely performed in entirety, the first movement was one of the most often conducted Slovene symphonic composition of the post-war times. Musicians performed it in all sorts of musical ensembles including accordion and brass ensembles. Its optimism represented the will to live of the entire nation. Besides it, Kozina composed

150-782: The Partisans, he buried it in the garden of his parents in order to prevent its loss during the war. It was first performed in May 1946 at the Ljubljana Opera House , and in 1948 he was bestowed the Prešeren Award for it. The major Kozina's contribution to the Slovene symphonic music was a symphony comprising four movements , which are actually individual symphonic poems and were composed separately. They are titled White Carniola ( Bela krajina ; 1946), Mount Ilova ( Ilova gora , 1947), To

165-545: The re-establishment of a new incarnation of the orchestra was initiated. The new version of the orchestra gave its first concert on January 13, 1948, conducted by Salvador Bacarisse and attended by composer Marjan Kozina , who became the first administrator of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra employed a number of "permanent conductors" ( stalni dirigenti ) from its 1948 re-inception, including Jakov Cipci (1948–1955), Samo Hubad (1948–1966), Bogo Leskovic (1951–1958), and Lovro von Matačić (1955–1956). Oskar Danon

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180-557: The same time also piano and violin , but later completely turned to the study of music. He graduated from composition in Vienna in 1930, and completed the studies of conducting and composition also in Prague. After his return from Prague he worked for a short time (1932–34) at Ljubljana and Maribor Opera, and then worked at Maribor Music Society ( Slovene : Glasbena matica Maribor ). From 1940 until 1943 and from 1945 until 1947, he worked as

195-505: Was bestowed the Prešeren Award for his opera Equinox, and in 1956, Trdina Award (the municipal award by Novo Mesto) as well as the Golden Arena for Best Film Music for the music of the Valley of Peace film. The highest Slovene prize awarded to composers has been named Kozina Award . Since 1970, a street in Novo Mesto has been named Marjan Kozina Street ( Ulica Marjana Kozine ). In 2007,

210-692: Was originally named the Provincial Theatre ( Slovene : Deželno gledališče ) and was built between 1890 and 1892 in the Neo-Renaissance style by the Czech architects Jan Vladimír Hráský and Anton Hruby . Before the construction of the German Theatre (the present Ljubljana National Drama Theatre (SNG) at 1 Erjavec Street) in 1911, the building served as a venue for productions in both Slovene and German , and afterwards only in Slovene. The facade of

225-450: Was the first conductor to have the title of principal conductor of the orchestra, from 1970 to 1974. The first non-Slovenian principal conductor of the orchestra was George Pehlivanian , from 2005 to 2008. From 2013 to 2015, the principal conductor of the orchestra was Canadian-born Keri-Lynn Wilson , the first female principal conductor in the orchestra's history. Uroš Lajovic succeeded Wilson as principal conductor from 2015 to 2017.. With

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