Franz Schubert Chorwettbewerb / Choir Competition & Festival

04/04/2026

16/03/2026

The moment passes so quickly,
yet the wait for the results always feels endless.

This year, the Grand Prize goes to a choir from a European country.
Congratulations to all choirs on their wonderful achievements, and our special applause to the Grand Prize winner.

🎉 Grand Prize Winner of the 2026 Franz Schubert Chorwettbewerb / Choir Competition & Festival is
👥🎶 Stockholms Kungsholmens Musikgymnasium Ungdomskör

😄 Yippieh! 🎉🎶

more results to find:https://www.meeting-music.com/_include/files/Wien/2026/Results_Wien_2026.pdf

15/03/2026

It’s not always a question of how many people come together, but of who comes together. ✨

We’re delighted to let you know who will take the stage tomorrow at the Grand Prize Final Concert — the ensembles nominated to perform live Musikverein Wien.

👏Dětský pěvecký sbor Rokytka
👏Limburger Vocal Connection e.V. (LVC)
👏UCC Choral Society
👏Rīgas Valsts 1. ģimnāzijas jauktais koris "Frekvence"
👏Stockholms Kungsholmens Musikgymnasium Ungdomskör
👏Chorus Viennensis

📅 When: [March 16 | 11 am
📍 Where: Musikverein Wien, Brahms-Saal

Stay tuned… it’s going to be a very special finale as we all will be together again for the last time Franz Schubert Chorwettbewerb / Choir Competition & Festival.

ChorForum Wien Chorverband Österreich

15/03/2026

After a successful day of competitions,
we say goodbye this evening to the Palais Ehrbar and look forward to a wonderful final day tomorrow at the Musikverein Wien.

Who will we see again there for the closing concert and the Grand Prize?
Let’s be surprised!

For now, here is the announcement for tonight at 19:30 with voices from Austria, Czech Republic, Latvia, Turkey and Ireland. 🎶✨

14/03/2026

It has BEGUN! 🎶🇦🇹🎊

13/03/2026

Having arrived today, please don’t forget to rest after the long journey. Tomorrow you can calmly enjoy the educational activities, and in the evening let yourselves be charmed by the opening concert. Well, what do you think? 😊

Meet up, sit back, and enjoy performances from Germany, Sweden, and Latvia. 🎶

ChorForum Wien Chorverband Österreich

11/03/2026

🎶 The meeting music team is already preparing! 🇦🇹🎶
We are looking forward to seeing you in the beautiful locations of Ehbar Saal and Wiener Musikverein ❤

📜 Download the program book of Franz Schubert Chorwettbewerb / Choir Competition & Festival from here:https://www.meeting-music.com/_include/files/Wien/2026/Programme_Wien_2026.pdf

04/03/2026

🇦🇹 Coming from the host city of our festival:
Let us present to you Chorus Viennensis ! 🎶

🎼 The male choir was founded in 1952 and is composed of former members of the Vienna Boys’ Choir. From their childhood, these singers dedicate themselves to performing demanding literature of all epochs and styles, with a special focus on a ca****la singing.

🪄 In concerts at home and abroad, the choir’s range in repertoire is demonstrated time and again – from Motets to Madrigals and Art Songs to Barbershop, from Oratorios and Masses to great symphonies and film music. In addition to well-known classics of choral literature, the singers like to present rarities that are rarely performed due to their degree of difficulty, such as male choral literature from Scandinavia.

The choir is directed by Jonas Langhammer.

🔔 Keep an eye out for their performance - the festival schedule is to be published soon! 🎊

03/03/2026

And here comes another group of familiar faces ❤️
Welcome, Jauktais koris "Frekvence" from Riga State Gymnasium No. 1, Latvia! 🇱🇻

🎶 Ever since its foundation in 2012, the choir brings together excellent young singers from the gymnasium under the direction of Kaspars Vēvers. They often participate in festivals and competitions both in Latvia and abroad.

The choir’s achievements include:
🏆 Best Mixed School Choir - XI Latvian Youth Song and Dance Festival competition, 2015
Winner of the Mixed Youth Choirs category - Budapest International Choir Competition, 2019
🏆 "Best performance of a Christmas song by a Latvian composer" - IV International Contest for Young Singers of Christmas Songs, 2023
🏆 Winner of the Mixed Youth Choirs category - Concorso Corale Internazionale Riva del Garda, 2024

This is the fifth time for “Frekvence” at a meeting music festival - we hope that you are at least as happy to see them again as we are! 🤩

02/03/2026

🇮🇪 Some old friends from Ireland are back - welcome, UCC International Choir!

🎓 The UCC International Choir, conducted by Ben Jacobs, is a competitive college choir from University College Cork, Ireland, composed of members from the UCC Choral Society (founded in 1937). The choral society is also involved with charitable causes, raising thousands of euros for charities every year, highlighting how community and choirs can be forces for change in the world. 💞

After being with us at the Budapest International Choir Competition in 2019 and 2023, as well as at other places, we are happy to have them now at the Franz Schubert Chorwettbewerb / Choir Competition and Festival! 🎶🇦🇹

28/02/2026

Coming all the way from Sweden 🇸🇪
Has been to the Budapest International Choir Competition three times 🇭🇺
But this is their first time at the Franz Schubert Chorwettbewerb / Choir Competition & Festival 🇦🇹
🎶🇸🇪 Welcome the Youth Choir 2026 of Stockholms Musikgymnasium/Kungsholmens gymnasium ! 🇸🇪🎶

🎼 The different choirs of Stockholms Musikgymnasium play a prominent part in the musical life of Stockholm, and also go often on concert tours to many parts of the world. The school offers modified educational programmes that include advanced choral courses; and many children compete for admission every year.

🧒👩🧑 This year’s choir group started their education in August 2023 and consists of one Nature Science class and one Social Science class. On their repertoire they have several a ca****la works by both old and contemporary composers; and they have performed in several concerts together during their years at the Stockholms Musikgymnasium under the direction of Maria Goundorina.