Janko Ravnik (7 March 1891 – 2 September 1981) was a Slovenian pianist, teacher, film director and composer.Booklet to

Bernarda Fink Bernarda Fink (born 29 August 1955) is an Argentine mezzo-soprano. Born in Buenos Aires to Slovene parents who immigrated from Yugoslavia, Fink studied at the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. She won First Prize at th ...

''Slovenija!'' 2010 Harmonia Mundi He was born in

Bohinjska Bistrica Bohinjska Bistrica (; german: Wocheiner Feistritz) is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Municipality of Bohinj, in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia. Geography The settlement lies in the Julian Alps southwe ...

and died in Ljubljana. In 1928 and 1929, he filmed ''

In the Kingdom of the Goldhorn ''In the Kingdom of the Goldhorn'' ( sl, V kraljestvu Zlatoroga) was the first List of Slovenian films, Slovene feature film. It was filmed in 1928 and 1929 and was directed, shot and edited by Janko Ravnik. It was a silent film shot in the blac ...

'' ( sl, V kraljestvu Zlatoroga), the first Slovene feature film. It features the ascent of a group of students to the top of

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. In 1929, Ravnik filmed a great national ceremony in Ljubljana on the 120th anniversary of the establishment of the

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, during which a monument was erected to

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and Illyria at

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. One of his pupils was

Pavel Šivic Pavel Šivic (born February 2, 1908, in Radovljica, Slovenia — died May 31, 1995, in Ljubljana) was a Slovenian composer, concert pianist, and music educator. He is primarily known for his stage works, which include the music for five operas, an ...

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