Nina Virant is a singer, composer, performer, vocal coach and originator of the VIRA project. With her all-round musical expression, Nina has for a number of years had one foot at home in Slovenia and one in the Netherlands. She is active in a large range of different areas, exploring musical traditions, particularly Slavic, as well as pop, jazz, experimental genres, progressive rock and contemporary theatre. In 2019 she opened the 60th Ljubljana jazz festival with the LAS ensemble; together with a Russian musician and producer, she explored the stories and sounds of our common Slavic ancestors. In the same year she graduated in jazz singing from the prestigious Amsterdam Jazz Conservatory. In 2017, as project co-author, she recorded the LiLa album with ethno/experimental band Dvojina, and an EP in collaboration with the 12-piece international punk/live electronic/ progressive rock band Barmy FiveSeveN. In Amsterdam she has worked, among others, with theatre director Ilaria Forciniti, and is part of the NIM Theatre contemporary theatre group. In autumn 2019 she appeared as a performer in the sold-out theatre show Possessions at Het Amsterdams Theaterhuis.

Boštjan Nipič is a renowned hip hop artist and rapper, better known by the nickname Nipke.

After a few months of friendly socializing while playing stringed instruments, classmates Renato Švara, Anže Trček and Samo Pirec of the Ljubljana Faculty of Social Work realized in May 2018 that they wanted to become a serious band. They invited the drummer Filip Gabrovec and founded No OFFENCE! The punk direction was clear from the beginning, as socially critical songs were created most organically during rehearsals. On October 31, 2021, they released their first record, entitled The Sun. Water. Air. Freedom.

Here’s a shortened version (under 500 characters): ⸻ Formed in 2014, NOAIR is a four-piece band that has released two albums, Existential (2014) and the critically acclaimed Superhuman (2017), named album of the year by two Slovenian journals. The band gained wider attention with a special unplugged session on national radio Val 202 and was selected as an INES talent in 2019, performing at showcase festivals including MENT Ljubljana and Waves Vienna.

Noctiferia, founded in 1996, made their mark as pioneers of Slovenian black metal with their debut Baptism At Savica Fall. Their album Per Aspera, released by the US label Arctic Music Group, brought international attention and tours alongside Cannibal Corpse, Marduk, and Kataklysm. They later toured with Malevolent Creation and Immolation, gaining strong recognition in the UK. Noctiferia performed at Metal Camp, various European open-air festivals, and twice at China’s Midi Festival.

Noreia is a five-member group of experienced musicians from Slovenia, that play traditional irish, scottish and breton tunes – not always the traditional way! Recently the band started merging the “celtic” traditions with their own heritage – slovenian folk music – which makes the sound even more unique and exciting!

Situated in the centre of Ljubljana, Nostalgija Café occasionally hosts music concerts. Location: Ljubljana

Throughout the forty years of its continuous operation, the Nova Gorica Cultural Centre has established itself as an important concert venue in the region, Slovenia and beyond. Besides the classical music concert season, the institution's flagship, the Cultural Centre’s musical programme includes diverse series, festivals and cross-border collaborations. Most notably: Music from the Gardens of St. Francis, which takes place in spring in the beautiful surroundings of the Kostanjevica Franciscan monastery in Nova Gorica; Castle Harmonies, three nights of chamber and solo music at Kromberk Castle; the International Saxophone Meeting in Slovenia – SAXGO Festival, which biannually hosts the International Saxophone Competition in Slovenia, as well as workshops and master classes with renowned saxophone educators and musicians; the October Jazz Festival, a cross-border cooperation with the Controtempo Society's Jazz & Wine Festival in Cormons (Italy); and other non-subscription concerts. Location: Nova Gorica

The Nova izba (New Room) bar regularly presents concerts and other events. Location: Šempeter v Savinjski dolini

The NOVA Philharmonic was founded on the initiative of the NOVA Music Society in 2010. The youth symphony orchestra consists of about eighty musicians from the Goriška and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions, secondary and university students attending Slovenian and Italian conservatories and academies, gifted primary school students and amateurs. The orchestra’s carefully selected concert programmes transcend the limitations of the genre and appeal to a broad spectrum of audiences, and its standard classical repertoire testifies to the musicians’ artistic prowess. The orchestra is setting new trends in the area of young musicians’ cultural creativity.