Category: Monuments, commemorative plaques and headstones

A bronze bust on a marble column bearing a memorial plaque was erected on the fiftieth anniversary of the composer’s death. The bust was made in 1993 by sculptor Metod Frlic. Josip Lavtižar Josip Lavtižar (1851–1943) was a Slovenian priest, musician, composer, travel writer and historian. He composed religious music according to the guidelines of

A bust of the composer, made in 2010 by Nikolaj Mašukov, stands in front of the church in Kranjska Gora. It was erected on the 500th anniversary of the parish church. Josip Lavtižar Josip Lavtižar (1851–1943) was a Slovenian priest, musician, composer, travel writer and historian. He composed religious music according to the guidelines of the

In 1968, on the 60th anniversary of the composer’s birth, a memorial plaque was attached to Anton Lavrin’s birthplace. The encomium at the unveiling of the memorial was delivered by Janez Bitenc. Anton Lavrin Composer Anton Lavrin (1908–1965) predominantly applied himself to choral music, but also made his mark as a music educator in Ljubljana,

In 1957, a memorial plaque was attached to the facade of the birthplace of Josip Kocijančič, bearing the inscription, “In this house in Kanal, Josip Kocijančič, founder of the Kanal Reading Room 1867, created his works and died, 16 March 1849–10 April 1878. Slovenian composers, on the 90th anniversary of the Reading Room and the

In 1972, at the suggestion of the Club of Old Goriška Students, a commemorative plaque was attached to the façade of the house in which the composer was born (familiarly known as “At the Johans’”). The inscription on the marble plaque reads: “Stanko Premrl, 1880–1965, composer, organ virtuoso, priest, composer of the Slovenian national anthem.”

In 2005, on the initiative of the Stanko Premrl Commemorative Committee to mark the 40th anniversary of the composer’s death, the 125th anniversary of his birth and the 100th anniversary of the musical setting of the Slovenian national anthem, Zdravljica, a bust of Stanko Premrl made by Zmago Posega was erected on the side of

The plaque commemorating fallen composers was attached to the façade of the Academy of Music in Ljubljana. The memorial is dedicated to resistance fighters who died during WWII while engaged in the struggle for national liberation as members of the 14th Division and during the German offensive on Paški Kozjak. These fighters included the Partisan

Representations of a shepherd boy as a symbol of the Slovenian nation are found in three locations: the boy with a flute has been installed in Ljubljana’s Tivoli Park and in front of the RTV Slovenija building in Kolodvorska Street; another is on the green in front of Brdo Castle near Kranj. All the statues

Representations of a shepherd boy as a symbol of the Slovenian nation are found in three locations: the boy with a flute has been installed in Ljubljana’s Tivoli Park and in front of the RTV Slovenija building in Kolodvorska Street; another is on the green in front of Brdo Castle near Kranj. All the statues

Representations of a shepherd boy as a symbol of the Slovenian nation are found in three locations: the boy with a flute has been installed in Ljubljana’s Tivoli Park and in front of the RTV Slovenija building in Kolodvorska Street; another is on the green in front of Brdo Castle near Kranj. All the statues