Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-18:00
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-18:00
''The highest reward for a person's toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.''
John Ruskin
VARIATIONS - HOMAGE TO FRANZ LISZT is a project that we at the Maribor Regional Museum initially conceived as an accompanying programme to the exhibition Franz Liszt – a short European tour (2016), and subsequently implemented it as a permanent museum programme, in collaboration with the Maribor Conservatoire of Music and Ballet, which promotes the museum’s musical heritage (its collection of musical instruments) and intangible cultural heritage, and provides educational activities.
It encourages young musicians from Maribor and their teachers to perform in the Knights’ Hall at Maribor Castle, thereby continuing the musical tradition at the castle. At each event, information is provided to the audience about a concert by Franz Liszt, which took place on 16 June 1846 in the Knights’ Hall of Maribor Castle, where the project is being carried out. All the performers thus keep the memory of Liszt’s concert alive and, by performing the music, uphold the tradition of musical events in the Knights’ Hall.
The project has been running continuously since 2016; it takes place every year in April, May and June, with a few events also held in the autumn months. The core of the project consists of pre-graduation concerts by selected pupils Maribor Conservatoire of Music and Ballet, concerts by young, up-and-coming musicians (music students), end-of-year concerts by the Department of Music at the Faculty of Education, University of Maribor, and concerts by lecturers, which encourage intergenerational collaboration. The project also includes lectures on the subject of musical heritage.
The highlight of the project Variations – A Tribute to Franz Liszt is an evening piano concert held as part of the Summer Museum Night, which each year commemorates the anniversary of Liszt’s concert at Maribor Castle and presents young musicians as his successors. The programme always includes works by Liszt.
In 2019, the programme continued to bring together young musicians, music organisations and specialist content. In addition to concerts by school pupils, university students and music ensembles, it also featured a lecture on musical heritage and a full-length recital as part of the Summer Museum Night.
Fourteen events were held as part of the programme.
2 April 2019 – Teodor Cotič (guitar) and Valentina Novak (guitar)
9 April 2019 – Igor Sabadin (trumpet) and Jan Čugalj (violin)
15 April 2019 – Tjaša Pauko (flute) and Ion Delić (percussion)
16 April 2019 – Žan Pečečnik (euphonium) and Filip Kokol (piano)
18 April 2019 – Concert by the Guitar and Accordion Orchestra of the Maribor Conservatoire of Music and Ballet
23 April 2019 – Lea Pinter (flute) and Lea Ema Jakopin (horn)
25 April 2019 – Concert by the Tabor Music School
6 May 2019 – Ina Krajnc (piano) and Ajda Pušaver (violin)
7 May 2019 – Tadej Kopinč (accordion) and Rene Črešnar (accordion)
10 May 2019 – Barbara Krnjak (soprano), Blaž Stanjko (piano) and Jan Zver (piano)
7 June 2019 - Ave Maris Stella: Petra Kozar Bežan (mezzo-soprano), Biserka Petković (soprano) and Božena Pirjevec (piano)
11 June 2019 – A lecture by Oskar Habjanič, MA, and Dr Valentina Bevc Varl: The Counts of Khisli and music
12 June 2019 – Izidor Ostan (piano)
15 June 2019 – Summer Museum Night: a full-length recital by Hanako Ogasaware (piano), University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz
In 2018, the ‘Variations – A Tribute to Franz Liszt’ programme brought together chamber concerts by young musicians, a lecture on musical heritage and a concert of early music as part of the Summer Museum Night.
Eight events were held as part of the programme.
the 11th of April 2018 – Vid Jelenc (trumpet) and Jure Jozič (euphonium)
the 12th of April 2018 – Nika Levanič (flute) and Jana Rumpf (flute)
the 17th of April 2018 – Jaka Škoberne (guitar) and Julijan Škraban (accordion)
the 18th of April 2018 – Sandra Harb (soprano) and Katarina Marko (piano)
the 24th of April 2018 – Lara Šijanec (flute) and Vanessa Hvalec (piano)
the 14th of June 2018 – Brin Bernatović (harp), Staš Čakš (guitar) and Rok Fišer (accordion)
the 14th of June 2018 – Lecture by Associate Professor Tomaž Sevšek Šramel: The organ positive in 16th–18th-century music
the 16th of June 2018 – Summer Museum Night: a concert by the ensemble Musica Cubicularis entitled Passaggi – 16th- and 17th-century madrigals and chansons in virtuoso instrumental arrangements.
In 2017, the programme evolved into a more extensive concert series, bringing together secondary school pupils, university students, teachers and various musical ensembles. In addition to the concerts, it also featured a lecture on musical heritage and a traditional recital as part of the Summer Museum Night.
Fifteen events were held as part of the programme.
the 19th of April 2017 – Sara Köveš (piano) and Maša Kuhar (flute)
the 21th of April 2017 – Jernej Cigler (horn) and Gašper Valek (trumpet)
the 26th of April 2017 – Jernej Bedekovič (piano) with guests
the 3rd of May 2017 Anastazija Krenn (viola) and Dora Vidovič (flute)
the 4th of May 2017 Vid Homšak (piano), Nika Levanič (flute, piccolo), Jana Rumpf (flute) and Veronika Hudournik (flute)
the 5th of May 2017 – Sara Mitić (violin) and Brina Slekovec (flute)
the 9th of May 2017 – Choir concert at Maribor Third Grammar School
the 12th of May 2017 Recital by Dorothea Senica (flute) and Ivan Ferčič (piano)
the 19th of May 2017 Recital by Stas Čaks (guitar) and Rok Fišer (accordion)
the 13th of June 2017 Concert of the Chamber Choir of the Association of Pensioners Maribor-Center
the 16th of June 2017 – Summer Museum Night: a full-length recital by Tim Jančar (piano), Academy of Music, University of Ljubljana
the 20th of June 2017 – Lecture by Oskar Habjanič, MA: Franz Liszt and Eduard Lannoy in Styria
the 21st of June 2017 Concert by students, pupils and teachers of the Maribor Conservatory of Music and Ballet
18 October 2017 – A solo recital by pianist Adriana Magdovski Words and Music
26 October 2017 – A concert by students and teachers of the Maribor Conservatoire of Music and Ballet A Baroque Evening
The project was launched in 2016 Variations – A Tribute to Franz Liszt, designed as an accompanying programme for the exhibition Franz Liszt – a short European tour. With an opening concert and a series of performances as part of the Summer Museum Night, the programme has revived the musical tradition of the Knights’ Hall at Maribor Castle.
Seven concerts were held as part of the programme.
16 June 2016
Concert by Tatjana Ognjanovič (piano)
18 June 2016
Summer Museum Night – A Night of Piano Music
The performers were Vid Ibic (piano), Nejc Kamplet (piano), Ivan Ferčič (piano) and Peter Kuhar (violin), Meta Fajdiga (piano), Dejan Pečenko (piano), Jan Čizmazija (piano) and Luka Gaiser (double bass).
