"We had a wonderful time in Linz! What with this having been our first larger competition, the help and guidance you offered was extremely important to us. I allheartedly thank you and hope we'll see each other again."

SOUND WAVES Linz
International Choir Competition and Festival
New name, established host: In 2023 the city of Bruckner, Linz in Austria welcomes choirs from all over the world to the International Choir Competition and Festival "SOUND WAVES Linz" at the Danube river.
In addition to special competition categories for Children's, Youth and Young Adult choirs, a new Folklore category has been added to the program, which will give an exciting insight into the special choir traditions of the world.
Venues like the Brucknerhaus, the first address in the cultural and concert life of the city of Linz, the Linz Cathedral and the St. Florian Monastery provide a top-class setting for the event.
The festival of choral music offers participating choirs the opportunity to take part in competitions as well as in Friendship and Gala Concerts and to sing in a large international festival choir together with fellow singers from all over the world.
Participation opportunities
This event provides you the opportunity to choose from the following options of participation:
Non-competitive Participation | Competitive Participation |
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Festival Participation** | Competition Categories* |
Evaluation Performance* | Evaluation Performance* |
Individual Coaching* | Individual Coaching* |
Festival Stage Choir | Festival Stage Choir |
friendship concert performance included
*at least two performances included
Registration Information
The official registration deadline has been extended to February 13, 2023.
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There are several ways to get to Linz by plane:
Linz Airport (LNZ) is located 16 km away from the center of Linz and is regularly approached by the following airlines: Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, SunExpress, Ryanair, Air Berlin, NIKI.
Salzburg Airport (SZG) is located 138 km away from the center of Linz and is regularly approached by the following airlines: Air Berlin, British Airways, Ryanair, NIKI, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Intersky, Turkish Airlines, easyJet.
Vienna Airport (VIE) is located 169 km away from the center of Linz and is regularly approached by the following airlines: germanwings, Air Berlin, Air Canada, Air France, NIKI, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, easyJet, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Air One, Jet2.com.