Five days filled with musical highlights, passionate performances, and unforgettable choral moments concluded today in the Latvian capital: RIGA SINGS 2025 has come to a close – and with it, after the official Grand Prize Competition for the Imants Kokars Choral Award, the winners of this year’s international competition have been announced.

More than 30 choirs from 12 countries gathered in Riga to showcase their artistry in a wide range of categories. Each performance demonstrated great musical quality and the unique cultural color of each participating choir.

The Imants Kokars Choral Award was given to The Girls' Choir of the Sulkhan Tsintsadze Music College in Gori from Georgia. With their exceptional musicality, stage presence, and emotional expression, they captivated both the jury and the audience in Riga and secured the highest honor of this competition.

In total, the international jury awarded 19 Gold, 17 Silver, and 2 Bronze Diplomas to the competing choirs. Category Winners were:

Category A1 - Mixed Choirs - Difficulty Level I

Latvian University Mixed Choir "Aura" (Latvia)
conducted by Edgars Vītols

Category A2 - Choirs of Equal Voices - Difficulty Level I

NTMC Maza Gilde female choir "AUSMA" (Latvia)
conducted by Vita Grīnhofa

Category B2 - Choirs of Equal Voices - Difficulty Level II

Turku YMCA Male Choir Naskalit (Finland)
conducted by Niklas Taanila

Category G2 - Youth Choirs of Equal Voices

The Girls' Choir of the Sulkhan Tsintsadze Music College in Gori (Georgia)
conducted by Nino Tsiklauri

Category G3 - Youth Choirs of Mixed Voices

Torun Music School Youth Choir (Poland)
conducted by Renata Szerafin-Wójtowicz

Category S1 - Sacred Choral Music - Difficulty Level I

Hendriksholm Kirkes Kor (Denmark)
conducted by Karin Schmidt Andersen

Category F - Folklore

Callisto - Lykeion Ton Hellinidon Kalamatas (Greece)
conducted by Katerina Papadopoulou

Category P - Pop & Jazz

Vocal Ensemble Caloroso (Belgium)
conducted by Inge Sykora

Special Prizes were given to Turku YMCA Male Choir Naskalit (Finland) for their “outstanding artistic choice of presented program” and also to Callisto - Lykeion Ton Hellinidon Kalamatas (Greece) for their “outstanding performance of own Folklore music”. A Conductor’s Prize was awarded to Nino Tsiklauri from Georgia. 

The full list of results including all categories and competing choirs is available for download here:

RESULTS_RigaSings2025

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