Soprano Pia Brodnik dedicated her musical career to performing songs, big oratorio pieces and operas throughout her native Slovenia and abroad. She has appeared with renowned Slovenian and international artists and orchestras. She has recorded many solo CDs and premiered or recorded numerous pieces by Slovenian composers. Pia Brodnik is full professor of voice at the Academy of Music, University of Ljubljana. She designed new syllabuses for courses in voice and vocal technique in accordance with the Bologna university education reform. She conducts seminars, summer schools and writes articles on vocal technique and repertoire. She is a regular jury member at national and international singing competitions. Her students, acclaimed opera soloists, have won many national and international competitions.

With the aim of facilitating pedagogical, educational, artistic and scientific progress, and fostering cooperation, the Piano Teachers Association Slovenia brings together piano, organ and harpsichord teachers on all levels and modules of education, as well as piano, organ and harpsichord performers and students already teaching these instruments. The Association’s basic goals are encouraging the development of Slovenian piano pedagogy and interpretation, as well as their international promotion, improving professional education of piano, organ and harpsichord teachers and consequently the quality of teaching, raising public awareness about this field of artistic creativity and promoting public appreciation of music.

A superior recording studio specialised in piano music. Location: Kranj

The 6-member Slovenian ska punk-HC group Pigs parlament from Goriška brda was founded in 2004.

Pihnfest is a traditional international music festival held by the Cerkno Brass Band Society. This attractive street festival brings together musicians and enlivens the city centre.

Located in a private residence, the intimate live-music venue hosts jazz, world music, experimental, singer-songwriter and other music concerts. Location: Ljubljana

Taking place in the town of Piran since 2015, the two-week Piran Summer Festival features top-class arts and cultural events.

Pisana Loka (Colourful Loka) is Škofja Loka’s biggest festival. Running in the old city centre over ten packed August days, it provides a variegated cultural and educational programme for visitors of all ages.