Hoping to offer the most promising Slovenian and foreign musicians the best, the organizational team of Svirél constantly tends to raise the quality of the competition so it could become more and more attractive – for musicians of almost every instrument.

In 2014 Svirél is enlarging its competition disciplines: primary discipline of woodwind, brass and percussion groups of instruments, and after successfully incorporating discipline of string and plucked strings instruments, it is now wider with the discipline of accordion.

For the first time in Slovenia will compete united in the same discipline piano, diatonic and chromatic accordionists.   

In the main venue of the competition – in the Gallery of Lojze Spacal in the Štanjel Castle – young talented musicians of all ages will compete in solo, duo and chamber categories in front of professional members of the jury which will be constituted of renowned Slovenian as well as internationally acclaimed professors and musicians.

Beside the competition as the main branch of this ambitiously organized music project many attractive concerts within the festival Svirél will also enrich with music several different charming concert scenes on Karst-Brkini, and Goriška Region as well as in the Region of Slovenian minority in Italy. On the concerts will play the most perspective domestic and foreign young musicians, members of the jury and also specially invited guests.   

Tempting novelty of the festival are also the lunch-concerts where musicians with selected music will richly fulfil the culinary adventures in the gastronomical gems of Karst. Svirél in 2014 offers also a special cultural experience where tourism in connection with music creates a particular mixture of art, gastronomy and unique Karst landscape.

Kindly invited in discovering the musical muse in the way only Karst can offer it.

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