 Sept 6 - Oct 13

 Kanal

The western town of Kanal will see musicians from Slovenia and abroad perform ten contemporary classical and choral music concerts during Kogoj Days, the festival held for the 45th year running. Nine compositions will be performed for the first time.

Most of the concerts are taking place in the Kanal church whereas the closing concert will be performed in Lusevera in Italy by the chamber orchestra Nova on 13 October.

The opening event in Kontrada Square on 6 October will feature a retrospective on artist Wilhelm Heiliger and a concert by the Chamber String Orchestra with soloists Ivan Skrt (piano), Mario Sereno Salvemini (violin) and Klara Avšič (cello).

Several choirs will perform, including the Tone Tomšič Academic Choir from Ljubljana, girls' choir Voxaeterna and the acclaimed Slovenian Octet.

Singer Martina Burger will be accompanied by pianist Aleksandra Naumovski-Potisk for a concert of Slovenian compositions, and Franc Avsenek will conduct the orchestra Camerata Medica.

An opera, a collaboration with the Canti Casa dei Viventi from Italy's Pordenone, will be performed in the town of Deskle on 6 October.