Category: Monuments, commemorative plaques and headstones

In 1982, the first of the three monuments dedicated to Gustav Mahler in Ljubljana was erected in the foyer of the Slovenian Philharmonic. The composer’s bust was made by Bojan Kunaver, the sculptor of all three statues honouring the composer. Some of Kunaver’s representations of the composer can also been found outside Slovenia. Gustav Mahler

The Jobst family home in Egg, in the Austrian province of Carinthia, has since 2011 been adorned by a bilingual commemorative plaque. The German and Slovenian inscriptions read, “ANTON JOBST, Slovenian composer, choirmaster and organist, was born in this house. He lived and worked in Žiri.” Anton Jobst While the prolific output of church music

A bust of Gustav Mahler was erected in 2001 in Mestni trg Square. Made by Bojan Kunaver, a connoisseur and admirer of Gustav Mahler, the sculpture adorns the façade of the building (No. 17) where Mahler stayed between 1881 and 1882 with the respectable merchant family of his friend, Anton Krisper. Gustav Mahler Regarded as

The memorial statue of Gustav Mahler is one of the three representations of the composer in Ljubljana by Boris Kunaver. It was erected in 2011, to mark the jubilee concert season (2010/2011) entitled Mahler in Ljubljana, which commemorated the anniversaries of the composer’s birth and death (1860–1911). The visual identity of the Mahler monument in

In 1999, the Museum Society of Bela krajina unveiled a commemorative plaque to Matija Tomc on the façade of his birthplace. Matija Tomc Slovenian composer and priest Matija Tomc (1899–1986) achieved national recognition with his enduring legacy of secular and sacred choral music. Especially popular among his numerous church pieces was the mass Stopil bom

The bust of composer Marij Kogoj, made by sculptor Boris Kalin, was erected in 1967 in front of a municipal building in the Trg svobode Square in the town of Kanal ob Soči. Kanal is also the venue for Kogoj’s Days, an annual international festival of contemporary music. Marij Kogoj Composer Marij Kogoj (1892–1956) is

On the centennial of the birth of Franc Premrl, in 1984, a commemorative plaque was attached to his birthplace. It marks the place where during Premrl’s lifetime composers Stanko Premrl, Matija Tomc, Franc Kimovec and others used to meet in the evenings. Franc Premrl Choirmaster and composer Franc Premrl (1884–1948) devoted himself primarily to vocal

The commemorative plaque dedicated to Josip Nolli marks the place of his birth. The two-storey corner house is adorned by a three-axial Baroque façade and a plaque with a timeworn inscription that reads, “On the day of 13 November in the year of 1841, Josip Nolli, an opera singer, director and publicist, was born in

In 1990, a monument to Julij Betetto, designed by architect Marko Mušič and made by sculptors Stojan Batič and Julijan Renko (Renko carved the stone version of Batič’s bronze cast), was erected in front of Ljubljana Opera House. The stone bust of the singer and signing teacher was mounted on a tall plinth, surrounded by

The column dedicated to Davorin Jenko was erected in 1935 next to the house where he lived – near the crossroad of Kolodvorska (now Mala street) with the Šentpetrska (now Trubarjeva street) in commemoration of the centennial of the composer’s birth. It was later moved and erected again at the same place in 1995. The