Festival Maribor

Thank you!

How time flies when one is having a good time! It's hard to believe that Festival Maribor 2018 is over! We've been passionate, we've been struck by lightning, we've admired the power of human heart and enjoyed the laughter of children. We've gasped at the roars of nature, and celebrated lasting friendships. But, above all: we've enjoyed eight fantastic days and nights filled with great music.

For this, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts, dear Nicolas Altstaedt, More

What’s your passion?

Find your passion! Follow your passion! These lines read like marketing slogans, don’t they? Indeed, in our modern life, where most commodities are just a mouse-click away, we tend to believe passion is all about doing whatever makes us feel good about ourselves and make our life full (of new shoes or fancy cars in most cases). In our comfy-fluffy consumerism bubble, we tend to forget passion is anything but a feel-good journey to whatever we desire. We’re talking real desire here, forget those shoes and cars! About wanting something so b...

24.09.2018 More

Power of the heart

Let’s start with some medical facts. A human heart beats about 115,200 times a day. That’s a whopping 4.800 beats per hour, which means, during our Sunday, September 23^rd Powered by Heart concert a good 12.000 should be counted. Should. But won’t!

With the programme offering all of the Beethoven cello sonatas, there are bound to be much, much more. Not only because such programme is a challeng...

23.09.2018 Več

EVENT BROCHURE

From pacifiers to trumpets

Do you remember your first classical music concert? Most of us do. The excitement of anticipating something new, important and big, the solemnness of people around you, the awkwardness of being the only kid among grown-ups, the stiffness of the collar of your Sunday best shirt …

And then the sounds, the music, the magic, the awe! A very special memory we proudly treasure for the rest of our lives.

However, we at the Festival Maribor are proud to say we are guilty...

10.09.2018 Več

Passion a l'anglaise

Which nation springs to mind as being passionate? Most certainly, the Italians (at least about good food and wine), undoubtedly the French (passionate about, well, passion, the "amour fou"), the Spaniards, perhaps, with no lesser than Don Juan waving the flag for them, but - the English? Passionate? Most of us at the Festival Maribor agreed, that they don’t seem the obvious candidate. As one of our colleagues described: “The only really passionate moment I can remember from my times spent across the channel was a heated quarrel between my...