Ljubljana Festival: 33rd Young Virtuosi
The capital of Slovenia welcomes autumn with the talent of young, prize-winning musicians and warms winter with the melodies of the finest musicians from Slovenia and abroad.
33rd Young Virtuosi, 2 October 2025 - 2 April 2026
10 October 2025
33rd Young Virtuosi Concert Series
For more than three decades, Young Virtuosi Concert Series has been opening doors to promising musicians from Slovenia and abroad and offering them the opportunity to introduce themselves to a wider audience. From 2 October 2025 to 2 April 2026 the programme features a wealth of young, prize-winning artists whose talent and dedication promise a series of outstanding musical evenings.
Piano and strings will once again form the central thread, alongside woodwind, saxophone and brass players:
- 2 October 2025: Goce Zlatev, piano & Patricija Avšič, violin
- 9 October 2025: Sons de la Plana & Element Saxophone Quartet
- 16 October 2025: Matteo Bortolazzi, piano
- 23 October 2025: Ruben Xhaferi, piano
- 6 November 2025: Iza Štih, flute & Katarina Volčanšek, flute
- 13 November 2025: Andrey Ilienko, piano & Hanna Kryvtsova, violin
- 20 November 2025: Linda Yuan, piano & Akari Bastiaens, piano
- 27 November 2025: Erazem Žganjar, recorder & Nina Pavšek, clarinet
- 8 January 2026: Blaž Stajnko, bass-baritone & Jelena Pejić, violin & Chiara Kaufman, cello
- 15 January 2026: Kika Szomi Kralj, clarinet & Rahela Češarek, bassoon
- 22 January 2026: Zala Eva Kocjančič, violin, Lara Oprešnik, piano & David Cagnazzo, marimba, vibraphone
- 29 January 2026: Vid Verdinek, saxophone & Tadej Pance, saxophone
- 12 March 2026: Jeremias Fliedl, cello & Kalabova & Gugg Piano Duo
- 19 March 2026: Leonard Razboršek, cello & Mark Lev Krajnc, violin
- 26 March 2026: Duo Incanto & Brisa Da Camera
- 2 April 2026: Slapar/Hude/Golob/Bostič Quartet & FiveBrass