The Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra is the national philharmonic orchestra of Slovenia, based in the capital Ljubljana.
On the Philharmonic Hall, a pastel yellow building on Congress Square, is a plaque stating that the Philharmonic was founded in 1701; though this refers to the founding of the Academia Philharmonicorum (1701) which produced baroque oratorios and other works, then became the Philharmonic Society in 1794. It was not until October 23 1908 that it was officially merged with the Glasbena matica (The Music Society).
It declined in the interwar years and it was not until after World War II, after much concerted effort, that it was re-established, opening its concert on January 13, 1948, attended by composer Marjan Kozina, who became the first administrator of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.
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