About the Fir Tree That Grew into a Violin / O jelki, ki je zrasla v violino
RTV SLO 1, 23 December 2025, 8:00 PM
Live Broadcast on national TV of the ceremony marking Slovenian Independence and Unity Day, was conceived by scriptwriter and director Neda R. Bric under the motto “About the Fir Tree That Grew into a Violin,” which will serve as the central theme of the ceremonial evening. Through this motif, the creators will speak primarily about Slovenia—a green country with natural wealth almost without equal. Slovenia is the third most forested country in Europe, and wood is undoubtedly one of its outstanding natural assets, offering numerous opportunities. The ceremony will feature top artists: musicians, dancers, and filmmakers. Among the participants will be the Kutin brothers, who discovered the fir tree and are the owners of its precious wood, as well as leading musicians of the band Bakalina Velika; the 15-member ensemble of MN Dance Company together with the duo Silence. Through documentary-artistic video segments, the audience will become acquainted with the story of Slovenian wood—the fir tree that grew into a violin. The star of the evening—the violin—will take the stage in the hands of an outstanding Slovenian violinist who will return from abroad especially for this occasion: Lana Trotovšek. The extraordinary sound of the violin made from the oldest wood, together with the orchestra of the Slovenian Philharmonic, will lead us into the grand finale of the evening. The keynote speaker will be Prime Minister Robert Golob.
RTV SLO 1, 23. 12. 2025, 20.00
Neposredni prenos državne proslave ob dnevu samostojnosti in enotnosti je scenaristka in režiserka Neda R. Bric zasnovala z geslom »O jelki, ki je zrasla v violino«, ki bo rdeča nit slavnostnega večera. Skoznjo bodo ustvarjalci spregovorili predvsem o Sloveniji, zeleni deželi z naravnim bogastvom skoraj brez primere. Slovenija je tretja najbolj gozdnata država v Evropi, les pa je nedvomno njena izjemna naravna danost, ki ponuja številne priložnosti. Na proslavi bodo sodelovali vrhunski umetniki: glasbeniki, plesalci in filmski ustvarjalci. Brata Kutin, ki sta jelko odkrila in sta lastnika njenega dragocenega lesa ter sta tudi vodilna glasbenika v zasedbi skupine Bakalina Velika, 15-članski ansambel skupine MN Dance Company z duom Silence. Ob dokumentarno-umetniških videih bomo lahko spoznali zgodbo slovenskega lesa »jelke, ki je zrasla v violino,« Na oder bo prišla zvezda večera - violina - v rokah izjemne slovenske violinistke, ki se bo posebej za to priložnost vrnila iz tujine: Lane Trotovšek. Izjemen zvok violine iz najstarejšega lesa nas bo skupaj z orkestrom Slovenske filharmonije popeljal v veliki finale večera. Slavnostni govornik bo predsednik vlade Robert Golob.