SloveniaThe Slovenian Youth Orchestra, led by internationally recognized conductor Živa Ploj Peršuh, will perform at the Young Euro Classic festival in Berlin on August 13, 2026. The orchestra, established in 2019, will debut a new composition by Matija Krečič titled 'Fast Break' and perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and the concert 'Entropia' featuring Finnish metal bassist Lauri Porra. The event is supported by the festival, the Ministry of Culture, and the Slovenian Cultural and Information Center in Berlin, along with the Slovenian embassy. The orchestra will also collaborate with ensembles from Turkey, Ukraine, South Africa, Luxembourg, the US, China, and Estonia, marking its first collaboration with an Estonian national choir. Additionally, the orchestra will host a summer workshop in Ljubljana with rapper Leopold I., exploring the relationship between spoken word and music.
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