2018Project Tartini
In 2018, as part of the European cross border project tARTini, the Slovenian Philharmonic Chamber String Orchestra performed at the concert Tartini and His Students, held within the 66th Ljubljana Festival. Renowned violinist Črtomir Šiškovič joined the orchestra as the soloist of the evening.
2019Project Tartini
In 2019, as part of the European cross border project tARTini, the following concerts were held: At the 34th Slovenian Music Days, violinists Črtomir Šiškovič and Nika Toškan performed together with the Slovenian Philharmonic Chamber String Orchestra at the Church of Saint George in Piran. As part of the summer programme of the 67th Ljubljana Festival, the Chamber Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, performed in the capital, followed by a concert in Piran the next day.
2020Project Tartini
In 2020, we marked the 250th anniversary of the death of the renowned violinist, violin pedagogue, composer, and music theorist Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770), who was born in Piran. Through the concert Reflections of Tartini, a performance by Boris Bizjak, Domen Marinčič and Tomaž Sevšek Šramel, a concert by Richard Galliano, Massimo Mercelli and the chamber orchestra I Solisti Aquilani, and a recital by violinist Črtomir Šiškovič, the Ljubljana Festival joined the European cross border project tARTini. The project connects institutions from Piran through Ljubljana and Trieste to Padua, with the aim of promoting cultural tourism and the heritage of this exceptional composer.
Črtomir Šiškovič
Violinist Črtomir Šiškovič will perform a programme of Tartini’s works at the Ljubljana Festival, marking the 250th anniversary of the composer’s death.
Richard Galliano
Richard Galliano and Massimo Mercelli join forces with I Solisti Aquilani in a concert honouring Tartini’s 250th anniversary, as part of the tARTini project and the 68th Ljubljana Festival.
Reflections of Tartini
Bernardo Brizani will perform with the Slovenian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra at Ljubljana Festival, performing Tartini, Haydn, and Krek.
The Cameristi Della Scala
The La Scala Chamber Orchestra in Milan will perform works by Tartini with guests Massimo Mercelli and Massimo Quarto. The concerts will take place in Ljubljana and Piran as part of the tARTini project, which connects cities of Tartini's heritage and promotes cultural tourism.
School of Nations
The Slovenian Music Days are moving to Piran, the birthplace of Giuseppe Tartini, one of the most important violinists and composers of the 18th century, with their third concert. The concert will pay tribute to his musical oeuvre and the influence he left throughout Europe with his art.
Tartini and his pupils
The concert in Piran will be dedicated to Giuseppe Tartini, one of the most influential European composers of the 18th century. The Slovenian Philharmonic Chamber String Orchestra will perform works by Tartini and his students, with violinist Črtomir Šiškovič as a soloist.