Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana ( sl, Akademija za glasbo Univerze v Ljubljani) is the main junior conservatory in Slovenia. The school has its origin in the Music School of the Slovene Philharmonic Society (founded 1821, indirectly descended from the Ljubljana Philharmonic Academy of

Johann Berthold von Höffer Johann Berthold von Höffer (born in Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During ant ...

, 1701),Great Soviet encyclopedia: Volume 30 Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich Prokhorov - 1982 "In the 18th and early 19th centuries Ljubljana and Zagreb became major centers of musical life. The Ljubljana Philharmonic Academy, founded in 1701, was one of the oldest such academies in Europe. The city's Philharmonic Society which became the basis of the Ljubljana Conservatory in 1919, and then the Ljubljana Academy of Music in 1939. The secondary programme became an independent institution as the

Ljubljana Music and Ballet Conservatory Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the are ...

in 1953.

Former deans of the academy

Julij Betetto Julij Betetto (August 27, 1885 – January 14, 1963 in Ljubljana) was a Slovenian bass singer and composer. He was the first dean of the Ljubljana Academy of Music Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana ( sl, Akademija za glasbo Unive ...

(1933–1940) *Anton Trost (1940–?) *Leon Pfeifer *

Lucijan Marija Škerjanc Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (December 17, 1900 – February 27, 1973) was a Slovene composer, music pedagogue, conductor, musician, and writer who was accomplished on and wrote for a number of musical instruments such as the piano, violin and ...

(1946–1947) *

Marijan Lipovšek Marijan Lipovšek (Ljubljana 26 January 1910 – 25 December 1995) was a Slovenian composer, pianist, and teacher. A native of Ljubljana, he studied music in that city before heading to Prague in 1932; among his teachers were Pavel Šivic, Jos ...

*Franjo Schiffer *Karlo Rupel *

Janko Ravnik Janko Ravnik (7 March 1891 – 2 September 1981) was a Slovenian pianist, teacher, film director and composer.Booklet to Bernarda Fink ''Slovenija!'' 2010 Harmonia Mundi He was born in Bohinjska Bistrica and died in Ljubljana. In 1928 and 1929, he ...

*Mihael Gunzek (1976–1979) *Danijel Škerl (–1986) *Marjan Gabrijelčič (1986–1994) *

Dejan Bravničar Dejan Bravničar (October 1, 1937 in Ljubljana, – March 21, 2018) was a Slovenian violinist. His father was the composer Matija Bravničar, and his mother was the ballet dancer and teacher Gizela Bravničar. He studied at the Music School in ...

(1994–2002) *Pavel Mihelčič (2002–2009) *Andrej Grafenauer (2009–2017) *Marko Vatovec (2017–2021)

References

External links

Academy of Music
Official website. *
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Music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...