Ensemble Dissonance consists of well-established musicians from Ljubljana who work in the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and teach at the Ljubljana Academy of Music, as well as freelance musicians. The ensemble promotes chamber music and contributes to its development in various ways, such as by commissioning new compositions, by collaborating with established artists as well as young composers and performers, and by promoting the rich musical history of Ljubljana and Slovenia. It operates within the auspices of the Dissonance Institute, which was founded by cellist Klemen Hvala. Its thoughtfully conceived artistic events are prepared in collaboration with excellent Slovenian and foreign musicians, such as Marko Letonja, Lana Trotovšek, Nika Gorič, Mak Grgič, Vasko Atanasovski, Vlatko Stefanovski, Martin Belič, Theresa Plut, Vito Žuraj, Nina Šenk, Leon Firšt, Dimitrij Sitkovecki, Reinhold Friedrich, the ensemble Signum, Izidor Leitinger, Elvira Hasanagić, Jonathan Stockhammer, Sreten Krstić, Richard Galliano and others.
