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Poletna Noc 2025 (2)
73rd Ljubljana
Festival

A spectacle
of art that awakens the city!

This year, the Ljubljana Festival impressed with a diverse and high-quality programme. A total of 132 events showcased top-tier artistic productions, attracting approximately 64,000 visitors from nearly 60 countries. The strong international attendance confirms the festival’s growing global significance.

Exhibition

Hommage à Slavko Tihec: 32 years later

Slavko Tihec transformed Slovenian sculpture with his innovation and left a lasting artistic legacy.

4. 9. 2025 25. 9. 2025 Križevniška Church
Music

Wiener Philharmoniker

The Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, unite Mozart’s lightness with Tchaikovsky’s profound emotional depth in an exceptional concert evening.

12. 9. 2025 Cankarjev dom
Conference

Press conference, September 11, 2025

You are kindly invited to join us on Thursday, September 11, for a press conference, which will be streamed live from the Križevniška Church.

11. 9. 2025 Križevniška Church
Music

Martha Argerich

Martha Argerich and Charles Dutoit, together with the Monte Carlo Orchestra, bring a musical experience infused with impressionist and romantic masterpieces.

10. 9. 2025 Cankarjev dom
Music

Maksim Vengerov

Maksim Vengerov will bring Sibelius’s virtuosic Violin Concerto to life on his Stradivarius, alongside magnificent works by Wagner and Prokofiev.

9. 9. 2025 Cankarjev dom
Opera

Giuseppe Verdi: Otello

Verdi’s Otello returns to Maribor after decades, with director Guy Montavon shedding new light on Shakespeare’s drama, accompanied by a magnificent musical interpretation by Roberto Gianoli.

8. 9. 2025 Cankarjev dom
Musical

Les Misérables

Les Misérables delivers a powerful story of resilience and hope, infused with unforgettable melodies.

4. 9. 2025 7. 9. 2025 Križanke
Music

Giacomo Puccini: Tosca

Puccini's Tosca intertwines historical events with passionate personal drama, elevated by the vocal grandeur of Sondra Radvanovsky, Freddie De Tommaso and Sir Bryn Terfel, under the direction of Modestas Pitrėnas.

3. 9. 2025 Cankarjev dom
Music

Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

The Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, led by Daniel Harding, offers an emotional evening with Verdi’s overture, folk-inspired tunes, and Brahms’s Symphony No. 2.

2. 9. 2025 Cankarjev dom
Conference

Press conference, September 9, 2025

You are kindly invited to join us on Tuesday, 2 September, for a press conference, which will be broadcast live online from the Knight's Hall.

2. 9. 2025 Križanke: Knights' Hall
Music

Trip to Las Vegas

Trip to Las Vegas brings an evening of legends with Oto Pestner, Uroš Perić, and Omar Naber, promising unforgettable melodies and plenty of laughter.

1. 9. 2025 Križanke
Music

Vlado Kreslin: Hej, muzikanti

Vlado Kreslin, with the spirit of Prekmurje and heartfelt melodies, captivates listeners of all generations—always moving, always timeless.

30. 8. 2025 Križanke
Music

Hamo & Tribute 2 Love, RTV Slovenia Big Band

Hamo & Tribute 2 Love promise an energetic blues-rock experience at Križanke, featuring a fresh big band sound and premiere performances of new songs.

28. 8. 2025 Križanke
Dance

Committed to steps

At the end of the summer the Committed to Steps project will once again use dance, movement and music to create unforgettable moments for children undergoing rehabilitation at URI Soča.

27. 8. 2025 Križanke
Music

Puccini Gala

Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov return to Ljubljana with Puccini’s most beautiful arias, under the baton of conductor Denis Vlasenko.

26. 8. 2025 Cankarjev dom
Music

Guiyang Symphony Orchestra

The Guiyang Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Guoyong Zhang, blends Chinese and Western musical influences.

25. 8. 2025 Slovenian Philharmonic
Conference

Press conference, August 25, 2025

You are kindly invited to join us on Monday, August 25, 2025, at the press conference, which will be held live at Križanke.

25. 8. 2025 Križanke
Theatre

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: 3 Sisters Remix

This year, the team gathered in the production of the TIVOLI Theatre has teamed up with the Ljubljana Festival. In a joint co-production, we will stage the play 3 Sisters Remix by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov in Križanke.

24. 8. 2025 Križanke
Musical

Peace child musical

The Week of the Child of Peace brings together young musicians in a musical about cooperation, courage and hope for a better world.

23. 8. 2025 Križanke
Music

From csárdás to waltz

The Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra blends Romani tradition with classical music in energetic performances that keep musical heritage alive.

22. 8. 2025 Križanke
Dance

Svetlana Zakharova & Vadim Repin

Svetlana Zakharova and Vadim Repin unite ballet and violin in a deeply expressive performance, joined by dancers from the Bolshoi and the Dissonance Ensemble.

21. 8. 2025 Cankarjev dom
Music

Rade Šerbedžija: My hat has three holes

Rade Šerbedžija, together with Zapadni Kolodvor, brings an emotional musical experience, enriched by guest appearances from Damir Urban and singer-songwriter Henri.

20. 8. 2025 Križanke
Music

I Solisti Veneti

I Solisti Veneti blend cinematic lightness with classical depth, under the direction of conductor Giuliano Carella and flutist Massimo Mercelli.

19. 8. 2025 Križevniška Church
Music

Goran Bojčevski & Balkan Nuevo

Goran Bojčevski, together with a group of young musicians, weaves Balkan Nuevo, jazz, and classical music into unique musical arrangements.

18. 8. 2025 Križanke