After all competitions the winners of the 1st Kalamata International Choir Competition have been announced. The choirs from all over the world presented their musicianship in front of the competent international jury. All in all the results of the competitions are on a high artistic niveau: 21 Golden, 27 Silver and 2 Bronze Diplomas.

We are pleased to congratulate to the winners of the following categories:

Category A3 - Female Choirs - Difficulty Level I

South China Normal University Female Choir (China)

conducted by YanHui Su

Category B3 - Female Choirs - Difficulty Level II

Ondrášek Czech Youth  Choir (Czech Republic)

conducted by Josef Zajíček

Category F - Folklore

Tallin Secondary Science School Girls' Choir (Estonia)

conducted by Heli Roos

Category G1 - Children´s Choirs

Solovushka (Russia)

conducted by Tatiana Sedelnikova & Snezana Marchenko

Category G2 - Youth Choirs of equal voices

Tallin Secondary Science School Girls' Choir (Estonia)

conducted by Heli Roos

Category G3 - Mixed Youth Choirs

Bündner Jugendchor (Switzerland)

conducted by Martin Zimmermann

Category S - Sacred Choral Music a cappella

South China Normal University Female Choir (China)

conducted by YanHui Su

The atmosphere was great and all choirs cheered for each other when the results were declared.
The Award Ceremony took place in the Tenta Sports Hall in Kalamata. After the choirs received their diplomas and all winners have been announced, selected choirs performed once again at the Closing Concert.

Thank you for your great performances. We hope you enjoyed all Competition Concerts, Friendship Concerts and Gala Concerts as well as your stay in Kalamata during the 1st Kalamata International Choir Competition & Festival 2015.

The list with all the results you can download here:

Results 2015 (229 kb)