Strahovnik's piece wins Rostrum music competition

The public broadcaster RTV Slovenija hailed it as a historic achievement for Strahovnik and its radio station Radio Slovenija at the Rostrum since it was first held in 1954.

The International Rostrum of Composers is an annual forum organised by the International Music Council.

It offers broadcasting representatives the opportunity to exchange and publicise pieces of contemporary classical music.

This year, representatives of 27 radio stations found Prana the most convincing piece of the 66th Rostrum, RTV Slovenija said in a release on Monday.

While composing Prana, Strahovnik, 33, worked closely with the Symphony Orchestra to experiment with new sound techniques.

The piece is written for a full-size orchestra and for soloists, who are seated around the concert hall to produce a "surround sound effect".

As the composer said in the...

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