The present members of Slovenski oktet have been continuing splendid ensemble tradition and have been making efforts to keep their high quality singing and octet’s immense popularity among large audiences, who love Slovenian song and harmonic singing in general.
Vladimir Čadež, Rajko Meserko, Marjan Trček, Janez Triler – tenor
Jože Vidic, Darko Vidic – baritone
Matej Voje, Janko Volčanšek – bass
»... is currently one of the most desirable string quartets in the world ..." Wilhelm Sinkovicz - Die Presse / Wien."
Peter Schuhmayer, violin
Johannes Meissl, violin
Herbert Kefer, viola
Othmar Müller, cello
"We have met a special pianist" the critics at the international festival in Cannes wrote, "who has without doubt generated heat among musical ghosts with his playing. His performance remains internalised; it is never turned outwards and never directed solely at the external splendour. "
Since 1986, when the trumpeter Reinhold Friedrich won the first prize at the international music competition in Munich, the artist has appeared on all the major national and international stages worldwide. His wide musical repertoire ranges from baroque music, carried out on period instruments, such as the Baroque trumpet, to recent literature for solo trumpet. As a soloist Reinhold Friedrich performs with distinguished European chamber and symphonic orchestras, and often also with a friend organist from Frankfurt Martin Lücker.
When all three, i.e. sincere friendship, virtuoso control of musical instruments, and a youthful and passionate musicality combined, Duo Arc et Fleche was born.
Alja Velkaverh, flute
Julie Sgarro, harp
When the famous critic J. Steane from Grammophon magazine heard tenor Janez Lotrič in the title role of Verdi’s Il trovatore (The Troubadour) in the Vienna state opera, he wrote: "His arias have such sweetness, body and purity that I actually found myself wondering whether perhaps Caruso, at the time of his "Trovatore" at the Met (Opera), might not have sounded rather similar.
http://www.janez-lotric.com/
http://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone_Poto%C4%8Dnik
Those who like Baroque music will surely revel in the music composed by Italian Baroque masters of instrumental music which will be performed by the Baroque trio from Italy. There will be special emphasis on the oeuvre of Tartini, the renowned fiddler from Piran.
http://www.crtomirsiskovic.eu/SLO/index.html
http://www.lucaferrini.com/