7^th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival & Competition

The 7^th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival & Competition Wernigerode took place for the first time in 1999 in the “colourful city in the Harz” and thenceforward every two years. The event is organized by Interkultur and the city of Wernigerode.

From July 6 to 10 visitors and residents of Wernigerode will experience a top class, colourful and international music festival.

Under this year’s compulsory pieces of the competition are pieces which are available, among others, at Porfiri & Horváth Publishers.

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13^th International Choir Competition & Festival Budapest

This year’s event took place from April 17 – 21, 2011. The opening concert and the competitions was heard in the Palace of Arts in Budapest.

The International Choir Competition & Festival Budapest is the event in Interkultur’s history most steeped in tradition an it takes place every two years since 1988 respectively 1989. The competition has been created for choirs featuring every level of achievement and offers different categories with and without compulsory pieces.

The compulsory pieces which were chosen from Profiri & Horváth Publishers are „Pater Noster“ and „Fröhliche Spiele sannen wir aus“ by Franz Liszt.

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1^st Vietnam International Choir Festival & Competition Hoi An was a huge success – Choir Prize goes to Indonesia

On March 20^th, the 1^st International Choir Festival & Competition Hoi An, Vietnam ended.

The fascinating setting of the World Heritage City Hoi An was an atmospheric background of unique choir concerts on the occasion of the lunar festival which is celebrated in March. While the city lights were being extinguished the participant let hundreds of candles flow on the river – a spectacle nobody could withdraw from. A cheerful choir parade through the city centre completed the event.

In 2013 this event is supposed to continue.