Wind is the natural movement of air caused by an imbalanced
relationship between the air pressure above a cold and a
warm/heated part of the surface. Thus the "role" of wind is
to equalise an imbalanced relationship.

Somewhere on the path of growing up they were brought together by wind, wood and metal. Aleš, Matej, Jurij, Paolo and Metod. Adrenaline sportsmen, sworn lovers of beauty, gourmets, often extravagant, gentle, playful... but above all first-rate musicians.
Ten years ago, in 1999, they were seized by the idea of their own concert series, a concert series that would enable them to perform extraordinary compositions that had long been absent from, or perhaps had never been performed on, the Slovene concert stage.

Slowind is made up of soloists of the Slovene Philharmonic - Aleš kacjan (flute), Matej Šarc (oboe), Jurij Jenko (clarinet), Paolo Calligaris (bassoon) and Matod Tomac (horn).
The quintet's repertoire includes the (rare) good compositions from the classical and romantic periods, but most of the ensemble's attention is focused on works of the 20th century and new works, which it presents at important festivals at home and abroad. A number of prominent Slovene and international composers have dedicated works to Slowind.
For many years, the quintet has organised its own series of chamber concerts in Ljubljana. At these concerts, the musicians present seldom heard works from the chamber literature, in which the wind instruments have a leading role. In various chamber configurations, the quintet is joined by distinguished musical artists and ensembles.
For their work to date, Slowind have received the Župančič Prize, in 1999, and the Prešeren Prize, in 2003.