Boštjan Lipovšek
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Boštjan Lipovšek is a Slovenia
n classical horn
player. A native of Celje
, he studied at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana with Jože Falout. He is associated with a good deal of contemporary Slovenian music; he has performed works by Lojze Lebič, Ivo Petrić
, Uroš Krek
, Jani Golob
, Tomaž Habe, and Vito Žuraj
. In 2008 he was bestowed the Prešeren Fund Award.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n classical horn
Horn (instrument)
The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
player. A native of Celje
Celje
Celje is a typical Central European town and the third largest town in Slovenia. It is a regional center of Lower Styria and the administrative seat of the Urban Municipality of Celje . The town of Celje is located under Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna...
, he studied at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana with Jože Falout. He is associated with a good deal of contemporary Slovenian music; he has performed works by Lojze Lebič, Ivo Petrić
Ivo Petric
Ivo Petrić is a Slovenian composer of European classical music.Petrić was educated at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana from 1952 to 1958. After completing his studies at the Academy, he conducted and toured with the Slavko Osterc chamber music ensemble until 1982...
, Uroš Krek
Uroš Krek
Uroš Krek was a Slovenian composer, considered one of the most renowned personalities of Slovenian music after the Second World War. A native of Ljubljana, he died in Jesenice. He worked for many years for Radiotelevizija Slovenija, and composed a number of soundtracks...
, Jani Golob
Jani Golob
Jani Golob is a Slovenian composer, conductor and violinist. From 1998, he has been professor of music composition and theory at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana ....
, Tomaž Habe, and Vito Žuraj
Vito Žuraj
Vito Žuraj is a Slovene composer. After obtaining a degree in composition and music theory at the Ljubljana Academy of Music, he moved to Dresden to further his education at the "Carl Maria von Weber" College of Music under Lothar Voigtländer.Žuraj has composed for Boštjan Lipovšek, among others....
. In 2008 he was bestowed the Prešeren Fund Award.