The jubilee 40th Slovenian Music Days will focus on classical radio. The event marks the centenary of the first live broadcast of art music in Slovenia. From the very beginning, such radio broadcasts have played an important role not only in familiarising listeners with music and shaping aesthetic norms, but also in encouraging compositional and performance activity. Among other things, they have offered a wide audience the opportunity to discover the most up-to-date musical interpretations and contemporary creativity, while at the same time providing a new, individual musical experience that has always depended on the listener’s interests, preferences and level of education. Even today, classical radio, together with other key musical institutions, remains a vital factor in building and preserving of Slovenian musical and wider cultural consciousness.
- dr. Jernej Weiss, Professor at the University of Ljubljana and University of Maribor and Head of the International Musicological Symposium