Wernigerode celebrates its new winners
Minimus Vocal Ensemble from Poland wins the Johannes Brahms Choir Prize 2025
The International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival & Competition 2025 in Wernigerode has come to a festive close after five days fully packed with singing, music and celebrations.
We congratulate all participating choirs on their musical achievements, inspiring performances, and the spirit of international friendship they brought to this unique event. Together, they turned Wernigerode into a vibrant meeting place for choral music once again.
For the final Grand Prize Competition the best choirs from the competitions were selected by the international jury to perform once more for the overall win. They all sang two a cappella pieces in this final competition concert and right afterwards, the jury came to a decision:
Congratulations to Minimus Vocal Ensemble from Poland, conducted by Sławomira Raczyńska, for winning this year’s Johannes Brahms Choir Prize!
But of course let’s also give a big hand to the winners of the different categories:
Category B1 – Mixed Choirs – Difficulty level II
Estudio Choralia, Costa Rica
conducted by José Fabián Vargas Castillo
Category C1 – Chamber Choirs & Vocal Ensembles a cappella – Mixed Voices
Minimus Vocal Ensemble, Poland
conducted by Sławomira Raczyńska
Category G1 – Children's Choirs
Sekolah Global Indo-Asia Children's Choir, Indonesia
conducted by Daniel Dasalak
Category G3 – Youth Choirs of Mixed Voices
Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School Choir, China/Hong Kong SAR
conducted by Wing Yang Gloria Yuen
Category S – Sacred Choral Music a cappella
Minimus Vocal Ensemble, Poland
conducted by Sławomira Raczyńska
Category F – Folklore
Estudio Choralia, Costa Rica
conducted by José Fabián Vargas Castillo
Category P – Pop & Jazz a cappella
Sekolah Global Indo-Asia Children's Choir, Indonesia
conducted by Daniel Dasalak
The Audience Prize, which is a result from a voting of residents and visitors in Wernigerode, was awarded to the Estudio Choralia from Costa Rica. Congratulations!
The Conductor's Prize went to Emilie de Voght, conductor of the Musica Nova Choir from Belgium. Other special awards for outstanding performances went to Sekolah Global Indo-Asia Children's Choir from Indonesia and Estudio Choralia from Costa Rica. The accompanist Chen Pengyu received special recognition for its outstanding and highly supportive piano accompaniment of the Hangzhou Yangzheng Primary School Choir from China.
A complete list of results is available for download here:
Our sincere thanks go to all choirs, conductors, jury members, volunteers, and our local partners in Wernigerode who contributed to the success of this event. Their passion and commitment made this edition of the festival a memorable experience for everyone involved.
We look forward to welcoming you again – at the next INTERKULTUR event somewhere in the world.
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