Children and Classical Music? An excellent combination!

09.09.2016

Text by: Nina Medved Translation by: Steven Loy Hey, have you had it with grownups always telling you to sit still and be quiet?...

Let's fly!

06.09.2016

Text by: Maja Pirš Ladies and gentlemen, our dear audience: we've done it! We have been through all parenting stages: sleepless n...

A journey into yourself

30.08.2016

Text by: Maja Pirš “It is the most distant course that comes nearest to thyself.”* Poor Tagore! Finding yourself is so much easie...

Kids Wanna Rock?

17.08.2016

Text by: Maja Pirš In one of his greatest hits, Kids Wanna Rock, Bryan Adams complains over pop music claiming our kids deserve b...

Paint your skies blue!

05.08.2016

Text by: Maja Pirš  Fact: we live in a crazy world and troubled times. So no wonder more and more people wish to escape it a...

Child again!

21.07.2016

Text by: Maja Pirš“Every child is interested in music and art. It's what makes us human,” said Nicolas Altstaedt in one of his rec...

This year's Festival Maribor for audiences of all ages

07.07.2016

Text by: Nina Medved Translation by: Maia Juvanc Festival Maribor, which is dedicated to excellent classical music, will be taki...

It's a ... Child!

28.06.2016

Text by: Maja Pirš Let's start with a bit of pomp (and circumstance) – as required in proper birth announcements: “Festival Marib...

Don’t be scared!

03.09.2015

Text by: Maja PiršI always knew men were afraid of women, I just never figured out why. After decades of various theories, I final...

Nothing to hide!

03.09.2015

Text by: Maja PiršWhen I was a little girl I wanted to be a boy. Not because I would have been missing a penis (I only got interes...

Listen to your pillow!

19.08.2015

“We had an old-fashioned radio at home, so I listened to music on that. But I also heard music when I was a girl that didn't come ...

From raised eyebrows to standing ovations

12.08.2015

The complicated relationship between Brahms and Clara Schumann reads like a cheesy romantic movie plot. Yet their situation is jus...

Meow? Roarrrrr!

22.07.2015

Black bob, red lips, butterfly lashes, killer heels and seductive sequined dress with a cleavage to die for. Dear female visitor o...

Better than Nutella!

08.07.2015

Remember Nutella and the cravings of that freshly single thirty-something from last year? Well, here we go again! If I say: Vivald...

How to save your marriage (and enjoy in the process)!

24.06.2015

The Internet is full of wise advice for a successful marriage. We should listen to our partner and respect them; learn to forget a...

Danger! Fall hazard.

10.06.2015

When Joseph Tawadros, the oud virtuoso known for his witty sense of humor and impeccable sense for fashion won an Aria award in 20...

Dare to bare! (Emotions.)

26.05.2015

Although her name translates as fairy-tale, and her breath-taking beauty appears as innocent and angelic as that of a fairy-tale p...

Apple, anyone?

12.05.2015

Don't be afraid, we haven't transformed into a healthy food festival. Since the main theme of Maribor festival 2015 is WOMAN, and ...

Festival Maribor Countdown: 10 more days to go

30.08.2013

According to the well-known Slovenian dancer and choreographer Jasmina Križaj, who put ballet on hold very early on and decided to...

Festival Maribor Countdown: 17 more days to go

20.08.2013

Samo Šalamon and Miloš Karadaglić are two brilliant guitarists who have reached for the stars and got them – that is, however, bas...

Festival Maribor Countdown: 22 more days to go

16.08.2013

Festival Maribor is in its fifties. It is, however, able to keep its youthful appearance with stylish transformations. The Festiva...

Festival Maribor Countdown: 34 more days to go

02.08.2013

Since their last year's remarkable premiere performance of The Magic Flute, it has become quite a challenge to acquire an entrance...

Festival Maribor Countdown: 56 more days to go

11.07.2013

Do MORE with LESS. This has always been a guideline of the Maribor Festival. Either musical aesthetics or financial dietetics. Wit...

EVERYTHING is possible

30.08.2012

When heading to an event at the Maribor Udarnik cinema one expects EVERYTHING but evening gowns and Vivaldi on Stradivarius violin...

The Most Beautiful Sound Next to Silence

30.08.2012

What is the connecting link between the Swiss cellist Thomas Demenga and the Hungarian pianist Dénes Várjon?For everyone in s...

Dancing with the Waves

24.07.2012

After the project Musica Surfica, presented at the Maribor Festival 2009 that has been richly awarded at film festivals in the US,...

A feast for your ears, eyes and soul!

10.07.2012

It might be true that music festivals are about listening to music. But we can proudly say that Festival Maribor is great to look ...

Of prophets, comets and zeppelins

26.06.2012

It is a cliché that most clichés are true, but the “No-one is a prophet in their own land“ one is surely true in case of the Marib...

Rejoice!

06.06.2012

The spoiled and elitist majority of European critics, who somehow seem to consider themselves the last crusaders and defenders o...

TA-DA!*

17.04.2012

The programme this year is again bursting at the seams with the zeal of musical splendour. To give you just a taste of what is to...