Sonc Festival 2025

The 9th Sonc Festival will take place in Radeče on the first weekend of September.

Join us for concerts at St. Peter’s Church in Radeče. The first evening concert will take place on Friday 5 September, where the piano trio “Knight” will conjure up French Impressionism with Ravel’s Trio for violin, cello and piano. In the second part, the music will take us to Argentina with Piazzolla’s famous Four Seasons and a touch of tango. The trio consists of Tanja Sonc (violin), Josephine Knight (cello) and Vedran Janjanin (piano).

On Saturday 6 September, the Slovenian Octet will perform, enriching the evening with a varied selection of songs – from old Slovenian folk to contemporary music. The Slovenian Octet is considered the most representative Slovenian male vocal chamber ensemble. The main mission of the Octet is to preserve and enrich Slovenian vocal music.

This year we have not forgotten our youngest members! On Thursday 4 September, a children’s matinee “Journey through Time” will be held in the Cultural Centre, hosted by Urška Klajn Marion together with the musicians of the Sonc Festival. Children will have the opportunity to hear in a humorous way the differences in classical music from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism to Romanticism.

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“I founded the festival with a great desire to create chamber music at a high level in my home environment.”

“I want to show the beauty of Slovenia to musicians from abroad, to present our culture and cuisine, and to introduce classical music to the local audience. I have learned a lot during my studies at home and abroad, so I want to share this knowledge and bring something valuable back to my society. I believe that I can bring a lot of positive energy, motivation for young people and enliven summer evenings with the Sonc Festival concerts. Music connects people and we need it more than ever nowadays, because it is a universal language all over the world, understood by everyone.”

Tanja Sonc, Founder and Artistic Director

Tanja is a prize-winner of numerous national and international competitions. Among others, she is the winner of the Brahms Competition in Pörtschach (Austria), in 2015 she won the 3rd prize at the “Kiwanis Wettbewerb Zürich” and in 2016 she was the winner of the “New Stars Competition”. After studying in Ljubljana and Salzburg, she completed her second Master’s degree in Zurich at the ZHdK in 2017 with honours. As a soloist, she has collaborated with many renowned orchestras (Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, RTV Orchestra, Zagreb Soloists, HRTV Orchestra, etc.). In the 2017/2018 season, she became a member of the “Zürcher Kammerorchester”.