Category: Monuments, commemorative plaques and headstones

A monument to Miroslav Vilhar stands in front of the composer’s birthplace in Planina. The statue was erected in 1931 by the townspeople and émigrés in Chicago. Miroslav Vilhar The musical works of composer, poet, playwright and politician Miroslav Vilhar (1818–1871) express his desire to foster the Slovenian national spirit. Apart from lieder, choral works

The Slovenian Writers’ Association had a memorial plaque to Miroslav Vilhar attached to his birthplace in Planina in 1888. The inscription reads: “Slovenian poet and composer MIROSLAV VILHAR Was born in this house On 7 Sept 1818. Died on the Kalec estate on 8 Aug 1871. ——————————————- Hark, ye mountains and slopes That we are

In 2005, on the centennial of his birth, a memorial plaque was attached to the façade of the house in which composer and musicologist Vilko Ukmar worked for a number of years. The memorial was put up by the Glasbena matica Music Society, the Society of Slovenian Composers, the Academy of Music in Ljubljana and

On the initiative of members of the Glasbena matica Music Society Cleveland, on the first anniversary of the death of Anton Šubelj, in 1966, a commemorative plaque was attached to his birthplace. Bearing a relief portrait of the musician, the memorial was made by sculptor Boris Bužan. Its inscription reads: “Anton Šubelj, singer and choirmaster,

In 2012, on the centennial of the composer’s birth, a memorial plaque was attached to his childhood home. Featuring an original design by architect Samo Šport, the plaque hugs a corner of the house on two sides: bearing an inscribed dedication on one side, and a symbolic representation of Šifler’s talents on the other. This

A memorial plaque dedicated to Gregor Rihar was unveiled at the Polhov Gradec parish church on the bicentennial of his birth in 1996, the year that Pope John Paul II visited Slovenia. Gregor Rihar Composer Gregor Rihar (1796–1863) devoted himself primarily to vocal music, veering between simple classicism and emerging romanticism. Alongside Luka Dolinar and

In 1896, in commemoration of the centennial of the birth of composer Gregor Rihar (1796–1863), a memorial plaque was attached to his birthplace in Pristava. On the bicentennial of the composer’s birth, a bronze portrait by Edo Dolinar was affixed above the plaque. In 2020, cultural society Gregor Rihar from Polhov Gradec had the memorial

A bust of Gregor Rihar, made by academy-trained sculptor Edo Dolinar, stands in the Manor garden, which is also adorned by a statue of Count Blagaj. It was erected in 2014 during the celebration of the municipal holiday. Gregor Rihar Composer Gregor Rihar (1796–1863) devoted himself primarily to vocal music, veering between simple classicism and

In 2015, the Tolmin Museum and the Municipality of Tolmin had a bronze bust erected to commemorate the centennial of the composer’s birth. The memorial, located in front of the Tolmin Music School, was made by Mirsad Begić. The statue had previously stood (from 2002) in Tolmin Town Square (Mestni trg). The inscription reads: “Makso

On the initiative of the local Mixed Choir Milan Pertot, in commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of Pertot’s death, in 1987, a memorial plaque was attached to his birthplace in Barcola, a neighbourhood of Trieste. Milan Pertot Slovenian teacher and choirmaster Milan Pertot (1900–1967) graduated from the Teacher Training College in Koper, where he studied