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konservator iji: profesionalizacija in specializacija glasbenega dela
Marjana Vajngerl
The importance of Janko Ravnik in Slovenian piano
pedagogy
Janko Ravnik set foundations of piano teaching at the Conservatory of
Glasbena matica in Ljubljana in 1919. He was renown as a superb teach-
er who with his knowledge, enthusiasm and charisma fascinated the most
gifted young Slovene piano players. Among the most prominent students
attending his classes were his brother Anton Ravnik, Zora Zarnik, Pav-
el Šivic, Marijan Lipovšek, Hilda Horak, Igor Dekleva Zdenka Novak and
Tanja Zrimšek, who after studying abroad became Slovene leading artists
and piano teachers at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana. They used dif-
ferent methods of piano teaching and had different opinions on piano te-
chique and interpretation. However, the foundations of Slovenian piano
pedagogy are based on Janko Ravnik’s work.
Keywords: Janko Ravnik, pedagogical work, piano compositions, pedagog-
ical legacy, photographer and film director
Jernej Weiss
The Establishment of the Conservatory of the Glasbena
Matica in Ljubljana in the Context of the Construction
of Central National Musical Institutions
The establishment of the Conservatory, which was nationalised in 1926 and
reorganised as the Music Academy in 1939, has historic significance for Slo-
vene musical culture. Its founding was the fruit of long years of efforts by
Slovenes to raise the level of music education in Ljubljana, the heart of the
nation. These efforts were revived after the Great War by a man who was
undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians of that period in Slove-
nia: Matej Hubad, the concert director of the Glasbena Matica and later di-
rector of the Conservatory. The Glasbena Matica unquestionably played a
central role in the early years of the Conservatory’s existence, providing
significant financial support for its activities, as well as personnel.
The establishment of the Conservatory also represented the first significant
contact with contemporary achievements in other countries at the higher
level of music education. Despite the modest conditions in which it oper-
ated, the Conservatory achieved significant and indeed enviable successes
in some fields (such as Janko Ravnik’s piano class, Jan Šlais’s violin class or
Julij Betetto’s vocal class). Up until the Second World War, it was the only
arts education institution in Slovenia to award state-approved diplomas,
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Marjana Vajngerl
The importance of Janko Ravnik in Slovenian piano
pedagogy
Janko Ravnik set foundations of piano teaching at the Conservatory of
Glasbena matica in Ljubljana in 1919. He was renown as a superb teach-
er who with his knowledge, enthusiasm and charisma fascinated the most
gifted young Slovene piano players. Among the most prominent students
attending his classes were his brother Anton Ravnik, Zora Zarnik, Pav-
el Šivic, Marijan Lipovšek, Hilda Horak, Igor Dekleva Zdenka Novak and
Tanja Zrimšek, who after studying abroad became Slovene leading artists
and piano teachers at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana. They used dif-
ferent methods of piano teaching and had different opinions on piano te-
chique and interpretation. However, the foundations of Slovenian piano
pedagogy are based on Janko Ravnik’s work.
Keywords: Janko Ravnik, pedagogical work, piano compositions, pedagog-
ical legacy, photographer and film director
Jernej Weiss
The Establishment of the Conservatory of the Glasbena
Matica in Ljubljana in the Context of the Construction
of Central National Musical Institutions
The establishment of the Conservatory, which was nationalised in 1926 and
reorganised as the Music Academy in 1939, has historic significance for Slo-
vene musical culture. Its founding was the fruit of long years of efforts by
Slovenes to raise the level of music education in Ljubljana, the heart of the
nation. These efforts were revived after the Great War by a man who was
undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians of that period in Slove-
nia: Matej Hubad, the concert director of the Glasbena Matica and later di-
rector of the Conservatory. The Glasbena Matica unquestionably played a
central role in the early years of the Conservatory’s existence, providing
significant financial support for its activities, as well as personnel.
The establishment of the Conservatory also represented the first significant
contact with contemporary achievements in other countries at the higher
level of music education. Despite the modest conditions in which it oper-
ated, the Conservatory achieved significant and indeed enviable successes
in some fields (such as Janko Ravnik’s piano class, Jan Šlais’s violin class or
Julij Betetto’s vocal class). Up until the Second World War, it was the only
arts education institution in Slovenia to award state-approved diplomas,
438
