In 2012, she made her big debut in the role of Musette, in Puccini's La Boheme, on the SNG Opera and in Ljubljana. In 2013 and 2014 she performed with opera arias accompanied by the orchestra at the opening concert of the new HNK opera season Ivan pl. Zajc. As a young and promising singer, she received a fellowship from the Richard Wagner Society, which allowed her to study in Bayreuth. She has performed in numerous opera and opereta roles. As a sensitive interpreter, she devotes also Lied repertoire.

In 1948, a musical collection was instated as a subdivision of the National and University Library’s Special Collections Division. Forming part of the National Library’s holdings, the department provides for collecting, processing, maintaining, providing access to, as well as safekeeping and preserving the core national collection of library materials in Slovenian, about Slovenia and Slovenians, about Slovenian authors, Slovenian record companies, members of the Italian and Hungarian national minorities, the Roma community and other ethnic minorities living in Slovenia (i.e. the National Library’s core holdings related to national studies known as slovenika).

One of Maribor’s main cultural institutions; National Hall (Narodni dom) provides a range of different venues. Location: Maribor

Natriletno kolobarjenje s praho (aka N3L) is a project by lyricist and performer (otherwise theatre practitioner) Jure Novak and musician Uroš Buh, who is featured as a drummer and guitarist, as well as a vocalist. The N3L project synthesizes complex lyrics and various musical approaches that draw from the artists’ punk & grunge generation background.

Neisha has been active on the pop music scene since 2005 with her debut CD album entitled ‘Neisha’. She is known for her collaboration with internationally renowned musicians and music ensembles (Vlatko Stefanovski, Vlado Kreslin, Gibboni, Massimo, Zoran Predin, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and Big Band, Tokac, Kornelije Kovač...).

Nejc Grm (born in Ljubljana, 1992) belongs to the younger generation of successful Slovenian accordion players. His main focus is on performing new works in order to establish the accordion as a concert instrument in its own right. For this purpose, he collaborates with renowned composers to create new works, which in turn become part of the standard concert repertoire. His concert repertoire consists of 20th and 21st century works, equally including masterpieces by composers of the baroque and classical period. During his student years he gave many first performances of works by Slovenian composers such as Uroš Rojko, Matej Bonin, Simon Penšek, Alenja Pivko Kneževič, Leon Firšt, Dominik Steklasa, Matjaž Predanič. Nejc has also received numerous awards and first prizes.

The young pianist Nejc Kamplet comes from a prominent Maribor musical family. After finishing the second high school in Maribor and the Conservatory of Music and Ballet in the class of mag. Saše Gerželj Donaldson continued his studies at the University of Music and Theater Arts in Graz, in the class of Dr. Zuzane Niederdorfer. He has achieved success in many competitions, let's mention only the most recent prestigious awards: the first prize at the Hildegard-Maschmann Fund Competition of the University of Music in Vienna in 2019, the third prize in the solo category and the second prize in the four-hand category at the 9th International Piano Competition in New York in 2018.

Nejc Lavrenčič is active as a solo pianist, chamber musician and voice accompanist. He holds concerts in chamber partnership with internationally acclaimed artists. In addition to devoting his time to teaching, he has served as artistic director of the PerArtem Arts Institute (which he co-founded) and the Samospevanje (“Lied-singing”) concert series. He teaches piano at a private music school in Ljubljana, and regularly gives masterclasses.

Nejc Pipp is a singer, songwriter and producer whose sound revolves around a captivating fusion of R&B, jazz, electronic, and ambient music. With a soulful voice that effortlessly navigates the intricate realms of R&B, Pipp weaves melodic narratives that resonate with emotional depth. His compositions, a delicate dance between jazz harmonies and electronic beats, conjure a singularly mesmerising vibe. In 2024, Pipp is set to make an impactful entry into the live music scene with his debut live performance at MENT. The highly anticipated event brings the premiere of his new album Entropy, out on 9 January 2024, which offers a glimpse into Pipp's artistic prowess and his ability to seamlessly blend genres into a harmonious whole.

Works by composer Nenad Firšt have been performed at concerts and festivals in Europe, North and South Americas, Asia and Australia. As well as devoting his time to composing, Firšt is in charge of musical activities at the Celeia Institute, and has served as artistic director and conductor of the Celje String Orchestra and President of the Society of Slovenian Composers.