Maribor International Orchestra 2012

In 2010 Delavnica Association founded the Delavnica Institute based in Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012 in order to establish the Maribor International Orchestra 2012, an orchestra of outstanding young musicians. The orchestra has been evolving through the summer Academies and Master Classes where the participants have been playing in a symphonic orchestra and working with the best conductors from the countries other than their own.

The four Master Classes in 2010 were held by Branimir Slokar (trombone), Latica Honda-Rosenberg (violin), Wolfram Christ (viola) and Klaus Arp (conducting). 122 musicians from 21 countries were hosted in Maribor where the MIO2012 concerts were held in the Union Hall. At the opening event (directed by Diego de Brea) the Soldier's Tale by Igor Stravinsky was performed (conducted by Živa Ploj Peršuh) and accompanied by the silent film screening.

The orchestra also toured in Belgrade (Serbia), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Forli and Pesaro (Italy). An important feature of the project is the documentation and further dissemination of the orchestra's achievements so most of the concerts were recorded by Radio Slovenia, Festival Ljubljana or Radio-Television Serbia.

The MIO2012 project is run in collaboration with international partners that assist with the auditions for the summer Academy (in 2010 these were Interkultura (Macedonia) and Balkan Youth Union (Serbia)). Slovene partners were Ljubljana Musical Youth and University of Ljubljana.

External links

The Maribor International Orchestra 2012 website (in Slovenian, English, Serbian and Macedonian)

Maribor International Orchestra 2012

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