‘When the trumpet found its echo’ – With the Oberkrainers in Begunje, Slovenia.
How their international musical career began in the 1950s in a small Alpine village, gained momentum in Germany, and continues successfully today.
A Reportage in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ, 22.09.2025.
By Urh Štrakl, Amaya Kragolnik and Julija Pungeršek. As part of the ‘Jugend schreibt’ (Youth Writes) project, following research and interviews in Begunje: with Sašo Avsenik, who is continuing the Oberkrainer tradition in its third generation, and with German, American, Canadian and other international guests at the ancestral home of the Avsenik family of musicians.
A project supported by the Municipality of Celje and the Slovenian Tourist Board/STO. Project management/Photos: Gerald and Monica Hühner, INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB.
