EventsMarch 2019 Taste Food Highlights in March Ljubljana Tour José Carreras xyz Index Exhibitions 4 Music 6 Opera, theatre, dance 12 Miscellaneous 15 Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12:00 Other times can be arranged for groups of more than ten people by prior request. Cover photo: DD Selection/Jezeršek The tour will give you an insight into gostinstvo traditional Ljubljana dishes part of the Edited and published by: Ljubljana much-acclaimed Taste Ljubljana project. Tourism, Krekov trg 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Departure point: T: +386 1 306 45 83, 1 - 3 Mar 10 Mar 16 - 19 Mar 17 Mar Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre, E: [email protected], W: www.visitljubljana.com Snowdrops Festival José Carreras European Food Maksim Mrvica - Stritarjeva ulica street At the beginning Photography: Archives of Ljubljana (Spain) - tenor Summit 2019 piano Duration: of March, the Historic concert The European Maksim Mrvica Tourism and individual event organisers 3 hours traditional tour, of one of the Food Summit will is one of the Prepress: Prajs d.o.o. Snowdrops Festival most beautiful bring together the most popular Language options: Printed by: Collegium Graphicum d.o.o., will take place at tenors of all time, greatest minds in crossover pianists English, Slovenian Ljubljana, March 2019 Ljubljana University which will take part culinary, art and in the world. 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P. 14 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 3 Exhibitions Exhibitions Milton Glaser: Posters Zoran Mušič (1909-2005) Plečnik Collection 23 Nov 2018 - 3 Mar 2019, International Permanent exhibition at the National The new permanent exhibition at the Centre of Graphic Arts Gallery Plečnik House in Trnovo presents the Milton Glaser (1929, New York) is Zoran Mušič, the best known 20th most important projects of the late The permanent exhibition about one of the most important graphic century Slovenian-born painter and a architect. Plečnik’s creativity comes the history of Ljubljana. How well designers in the world, who has man with more than one homeland, to life through the plans, models and do you know the rich history of designed hundreds of corporate images, spent most of his life between photographs of his creations such as the Slovenian capital? Pile-dwellers, magazines, newspapers, books, LP Venice and Paris. He mostly painted Zacherl House in Vienna, Prague Castle, Emona, Middle and New Ages, the covers, and has created thousands of landscapes, still lives, portraits, the National and University Library in 20th and 21st centuries… what is the posters during his career spanning over Dalmatian donkeys and horses, trees, Ljubljana, the Ljubljana Central Market, history of Ljubljana? A chronological fifty years. He has been inscribed into views of Venice, double portraits with Žale Cemetery, the Church of St. Michael presentation of Ljubljana’s millennia the world history of design with his his wife Ida, and poignant self-portraits at the Ljubljana Marshes and numerous of heritage with precious authentic iconic “I love NY” logo. depicting him as an old man. His visual other masterpieces. Several plans of artefacts, like the world’s oldest Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays motifs were always related to the Plečnik’s never realized visions are also wooden wheel with an axle aged Slovenian region of Kras and its typical on display. The Cathedral of Freedom, 5,200 years, is on display on Let’s Celebrate Together. Hundred scenes. He became world famous with the master’s vision of the Slovenian Ljubljana. History. City. exhibition. Years of the National Gallery of The transparent blue glass bowl his series of paintings We Are Not the parliament, is especially worthy of our In our globalised world, heritage 7 Feb - 31 mar, City Museum of Ljubljana Slovenia Photo: Arne Hodalič Photo: Last, in which he relived the scenes he attention. just might be what differentiates 15 Jan - 15 Mar, Tivoli Park, Jakopič experienced in the Dachau concentration Guided tours: every hour, on the hour cities the most, and it also shaped The most stunning artefact Spirit of the City, Ljubljana Old Town Promenade camp. Ljubljana’s National Gallery (the last guided tour at 17:00). A group our capital’s identity. Therefore, the recovered in Ljubljana, beneath through the eyes of Tihomir Pinter, On the 18th of September, 1918, the displays the world’s only permanent may be a maximum of seven persons. exhibition proudly highlights local Gosposvetska ulica street. A photo exhibition National Gallery Society was founded - survey exhibition of Mušič’s work, which Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays peculiarities, stories of everyday life 1,700-year-old transparent blue 14 Jan - 14 Mar, Kresija Gallery having neither art holdings or exhibition explores the entire range of the famous in the past, and the individuals who glass bowl, a little more than eight A master of analogue black & white space nor financial assets, but furnished artist’s painting techniques. left the strongest impressions on inches in diameter, was found photography in handmade gelatin silver with a lot of zeal. The palace of Narodni Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00- our history. buried next to the woman at the prints offers to take you through the old Dom became its home in 1925, and 20:00. Closed: Mondays Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays until center of the cemetery. The vessel town of Ljubljana. Tihomir Pinter had since 1933 an extensive permanent 21:00. Closed: Mondays is decorated on the outside been known, above all, for his portraits art collection has been exhibited in it. with grapes, and vine leafs and of artists, musicians and writers, for Thirteen years later the Gallery became tendrils. A Greek inscription on depictions of artists’ studios, as well a state institution and a home for all the inside of the bowl instructs as for his ironworks series. This time, of us. the owner to »Drink to live he is putting on view the photographs Displayed along the Jakopič Promenade forever, for many years!« This taken during his walks around the in Tivoli Park are details of works of art exquisite drinking bowl could Ljubljana old town, to pay homage from the Gallery’s permanent collection have been used in everyday life to the city where, after travelling and which was considerably expanded as well as possibly for burial moving extensively across the former after the renovation of the palace of ceremonies, whether pagan, Yugoslavia, he settled with his family in Narodni Dom in 2016. To recognize them Christian or Jewish. 1970 and which he now calls his own. as creations of our artists means to Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Saturdays 10:00 belong to the Slovenian community, to - 14:00, Sndays 10:00 - 13:00. Closed: participate in its happy and less happy holidays days with that creative willpower that Admission free brought into existence the National Gallery of Slovenia. Ljubljana. History. City. Permanent exhibition at the City Museum of Ljubljana 4 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 5 Music Music Strune Jan Plestenjak - pop Juan de Marcos González, Afro-Cuban All Stars (Cuba) 5 Mar, 21:00 8 Mar, 20:00 9 Mar, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Hostel Celica Cvetličarna The Harmony of the World concert series The legendary tenor José Carreras Garlik - funk pop Admission free occupies a privileged position Tooth in the Sky - indie rock in the music world, due to his Electro Jirsch (Austria) - jazz Macbeth - punk rock musical career, which started 5 Mar, 21:00 8 Mar, 20:00 with early debuts at the world’s Prulček Kino Šiška most prestigious opera houses Admission free Petar Milić - piano and festivals. As one of the Three 6 Mar, 19:30 Ethno Jam - Balkan Open Tenors, he gained fame with a Slovenian Philharmonic Hall 8 Mar, 20:30 wider audience in a series of Programme: L. van Beethoven / F. Prulček mass concerts that began in Chopin / J. Brahms / H. Dutilleux 1990 and continued until 2003. Like The Rolling Stones They created an unprecedented Leon Matek with guests - folk-rock- 8 Mar, 21:00 impact in the world of opera and blues Ljubljana Castle were followed by world-wide 6 Mar, 20:00 Jazz Club Ljubljana Castle audiences of over two billion Kino Šiška Juan de Marcos González, Afro-Cuban fans. Carreras’ voice is regarded as One of the finest Cuban ensembles Siddharta (Slovenia) - rock Jaakko Eino Kalevi (Finland) - electro Lira Quartet - jazz pop All Stars (Cuba) - Cuban music one of the most beautiful tenor of all time led by the inspired and 1 Mar, 20:00 pop 6 Mar, 20:00 9 Mar, 20:00 vocals of all time, and his return inspiring Juan de Marcos González, SiTi Teater + Sofie Winterson Slamič Coffeehouse Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre to classical scenes undoubtedly the driving force behind the Buena 3 Mar, 20:00 Café Mezclado (Slovenia, Cuba, Hungary) includes a romantic repertoire, Vista Social Club phenomenon. Kino Šiška Luka Matič trio - jazz 1 Mar, 21:00 which with his tenderness and top The band presents all Cuban 6 Mar, 21:00 Ljubljana Castle Ruben Hudnik - horn voice approaches visitors of his styles of music, a smooth set of Prulček Jazz Club Ljubljana Castle Izak Hudnik - cello concerts and certainly leaves them salsa-infused classics, and features Domen Marinčič - harpsicord Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra indifferent.