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Krka Wind Orchestra (Pihalni orkester Krka) is a wind orchestra from Novo mesto, Slovenia. It is named after their main sponsor, a pharmaceutical company Krka, d.d.. The orchestra was established in 1957 and it was first named Pihalna godba Straža. At that time it had 25 members and it was led by a conductor Ladislav Leško. Today, Krka wind orchestra is a group of amateur musicians who are dedicated to perform music at the highest possible level of excellence. Audiences benefit from hearing artists performing a classical and contemporary repertoire. Their concert performances are full of spirit, precision and enthusiasm. Besides bringing the new musical repertoire to their community, the Krka Wind Orchestra also contributes to the music education of young people. The orchestra has played with some of Slovenian's leading soloists (Nuša Derenda, Anja Bukovec, Petra Bartol, Borut Turk, etc.) as well as with international ones (Velvet Brown, tuba). Conductor of the orchestra is Matevž Novak.

Achievements
The achievements show that the orchestra is internationally recognized and is progressing constantly. In 2005 the orchestra won a gold medal with distinction at the World Music Contest in Kerkrade, Netherlands. It is a multiple winner of the International Band Competition FLICORNO D’ORO in Italy (1995, 1997, 1999) and winner of Bamberg in Germany (2002) and of The Hungarian Grand Prix in Pécs, Hungary (2010). The orchestra is five-time winner of the Slovenian National Championship, including twice in the top Excellence Category in 2006 and 2012.

Conductors

 * Ladislav Leško (1957 - 1958)
 * Milan Posavec (1958 - 1969) & (1971 - 1990)
 * Ladislav Resman (1969 - 1971)
 * Miro Saje (1990 - 2007)
 * Matevž Novak (2007 - present)