Season 2004/05
Marina Horak started "her" concert season 2004/2005 as late as December with a series of Memorial Concerts at the occasion of the 90th birthday of her mother Hilda Horak, a renowned concert pianist in her time and a revered professor at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana (8th Dec. 1914-19th Sept. 1995).

At first, Marina had only one concert in mind, to be held as close as possible to her mother's actual birthday at the Salon of Pianos Benton in Mengeš. But the "project" grew into a whole series of concerts organized by state music schools all over Slovenia - and some concerts across the border.
All concerts were in the form of a piano recital. They took place from December 3rd to August 19th, in the following towns:

Trebnje, Galerija (organizer Music School) - 3.12.2004,
Mengeš, Salon of Pianos Benton - 6.12.2004,
Skopje (Macedonia), choir hall of Music Faculty (organizer Chopin Society) - 15. 12.2004,
Ilirska Bistrica, concert hall of Music School - 27.1.2005,
Kranj,  concert hall of Music School - 15.2.2005,
Murska Sobota, Galerija PAK (organizer Music School) - 16.2.2005,
Ljubljana, concert hall of Music School Vič-Rudnik - 14.3.2005,
Celje, concert hall of Music School - 22.3.2005,
Kočevje, concert hall of Music School - 25.3.2005,
Črnomelj, concert hall of Music School - 4.4.2005,
Ljubljana, concert hall of Music School Franc Šturm - 12.4.2005,
Škofja Loka, Chapel of the Puštal Castle (organizer Music School) - 18.4.2005,
Reka (Hrvaška), the Filodrammatica concert hall (organizer Artel) - 22.4.2005,
Radlje ob Dravi, Galerija (organizer Music School) - 25.4.2005,
Trst (Italija), Club of Slovene Intellectuals - 2.5.2005,
Ajdovščina, concert hall of Music School - 18.5.2005,
Maribor, concert hall of Intermediate Music School - 24.5.2005,
Ulcinj (Montenegro), concert hall of Music School - 12.6.2005
Hvar Summer Festival, Franciscan Cloister - 19.8.2005

To conclude this series, a commemorative concert will be held on the 10th death anniversary of Prof. Hilda Horak in the town of Idrija on September 22nd.

The vast repertoire included, in various combinations for different recitals, the following works:

J.S.Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
W.A.Mozart Sonata K 330 in C major
L.v.Beethoven Sonata Op. 31/3 E flat major
  Sonata Op. 49/2 G major
  Sonata Op. 110 A flat major
F.Schubert Sonata Op. posth. 164 A minor 
  Sonata Op. 42 A minor
F.F.Chopin Polonaise op. 26/1 C sharp minor
Impromptu op. 66  C sharp minor
Scherzo op. 20 B minor
Prélude op. 28/15 D flat major
Etude op. 25/7 C sharp minor
Barcarolle op. 60 F sharp major
Mazurka op. Op. 50/ 3 C sharp minor
Mazurka op. 68/2 A minor
Mazurka op. 34/3 A flat major
Mazurka op. 17/4 A minor
Valse KK IVb A minor
Valse op. 69/2 b minor
Valse op. 70/2 F minor
Valse op. 64/1 D flat major
Valse op. 69/1 A flat major
Nocturne op. 32/1 B major
Nocturne op. 15/1 F major
Nocturne op. 48/2 F sharp minor
R. Schumann Kreisleriana op. 16
C. Franck Prélude, choral et fugue
C. Debussy Préludes, book 2 (integral)
Lucijan M. Škerjanc Sonata
Marijan Lipovšek Mladinske pesmi (Songs of Youth) 

In Skopje, Macedonia Marina also held a pedagogical lecture and a practical seminar for the "Music and Ballet Conservatoire" (15.12.2005), in Gorizia, Italy the Music Centre "E.Komel" invited her for an extensive pedagogical lecture including the presentation of Slovene repertoire for the young pianist (9.5.2005), in Ulcinj, Montenegro she was guest of honour at the final concert of young prize-winners at the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the school, and played the Piano Sonata by L.M.Škerjanc (11.6.2005) and held a seminar for students and pedagogues (13.6.2005). In Ljubljana, Slovenia she organized at her private studio a six-day intensive workshop "The Hidden Potential" (29.6.-4.7.2005).

Projects for the immediate future include:

  • Recordings for the archives of Radio Television Slovenia of the complete repertoire of pieces for the young pianist by Slovene composers - starting end of September
  • Recording for the archives of Radio Television Slovenia of a programme of piano pieces by Slovene composers of the 19th century - October
  • Lecture on "Sound Silence and Listening - psychological implications in music teaching" at the annual EPTA conference in Sežana, Slovenia - November
  • A lecture-recital for EPTA West London on "Slovene Piano Music" in November
  • A Mozart Piano Concerto with the Celje String Orchestra, conductor Nenad Firšt -  spring 2006

...and many more - concerts in Croatia, Rumania and Argentina among others...