After the competitions in altogether 12 categories the Grand Prize Competition will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Kongress & TheaterHaus in Bad Ischl, for which some choirs of the 13th International Choir Competition & Festival Bad Ischl will present once again their musicianship in front of the international jury and the audience.

The following choirs were nominated for the Grand Prize Competition by the international jury:

Children's Choir "Nošu planētas", Latvia

Conductor: Rudīte Tālberga & Anitra Niedre

Tartu Akadeemiline Meeskoor, Estonia

Conductors: Alo Ritsing & Kuno Kerge

Seisen High School Choir, Japan

Conductor: Mikiko Sato

Chor der Technischen Universität Wien, Austria

Conductor: Andreas Ipp

Šaleški Akademski Pevski Zbor Velenje, Slovenia

Conductor: Danica Pirečnik

Gumpoldskirchener Spatzen, Austria

Conductors: Elisabeth Ziegler, Luiz Godoy

Karolinskas Kammarkör, Sweden

Conductor: Björn Johansson

The winners of the Grand Prize Competition as well as of all competition categories will be announced during the official Award Ceremony at 7:30 p.m. We are excited and until then we wish all choirs once again great success! Stay tuned!