22nd INTERNATIONAL SAXOPHONE MEETING

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FINALE OF THE 9th INTERNATIONAL SAXOPHONE COMPETITION

The Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra

Miha Rogina, conductor

Soloists:

Silvia Sanagustin Samitier (Spain)

Ayami Inokawa (Japan)

Kenta Saito (Japan)

Miho Sumiya (Japan)

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Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra

Not many symphonic orchestras can boast such a rich and long-standing tradition as the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra with its predecessors, the Academia philharmonicorum (1701), the Philharmonic Society(1794) and the first Slovenian Philharmonic (1908–1913). Among the many respectable artists, guest members of the Slovenian Philharmonic, we will only mention Haydn, Beethoven, Paganini, Brahms and Kleiber. The Orchestra, re-established in 1947, was led by renowned national and foreign directors, as Bogo Leskovic, Samo Hubad, Lovro von Matačić, Oskar Danon, Uroš Lajovic, Milan Horvat, Marko Letonja and George Pehlivanian, Emmanuel Villaume, Keri-Lynn Wilson. Currently, the Chief Conductor is Uroš Lajovic. The Orchestra has confirmed its renown in a range of guest appearances in Europe, the United States, Japan, Oman and a series of international festivals. On many occasions, they cooperated with leading conductors and musicians, and the Orchestra's concerts have been recorded on over 70 compact discs.

Miha Rogina, conductor

Miha Rogina (SI), described as ‘The best saxophonist of today’s younger generation’ by The Sax magazine, he is accredited for his innovative interpretations of musical works. He has won 1st prize at 10 international competitions. He has worked with today’s leading musicians including Pierre Boulez and Fabio Luisi and has appeared at international concert stages such as the Musikverein in Vienna, Salle Pleyel in Paris, Großes Festspielhaus in Salzburg or Izumi Hall in Japan. After studies with Matjaž Drevenšek, he graduated from the CNSM de Paris with Claude Delangle. He also studied at the Eastman School of Music in the USA. In 2015 he graduated orchestral conducting from the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna. As soloist he performed with a number of orchestras including the Vienna Symphony Orchestra as well as Hoffer, Slovenia, Thailand Philharmonic orchestra etc. An active chamber musician, he performs frequently with concert pianist Sae Lee. Miha Rogina is professor at Ljubljana University, faculty of music. He leads masterclasses at universities across Japan, UK, Latvia, Poland, Germany and Austria, and is a member of jury at national and international saxophone competitions. As a conductor he lead orchestras such as Slovenian philharmonic orchestra, Symphonic orchestra of slovene radio and television, Bratislava philharmonic orchestra etc. He is a member of Vienna based choir Wiener Singverein, with whom he collaborated under leadership of conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Mariss Jansons, Daniel Barenboim etc.