Join the 10th International Choir Conducting Tournament “Towards Polyphony”
- WOMCO
- Aug 30
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10th International Choir Conducting Tournament “Towards Polyphony”
On 3-6 December 2025, the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław will be organising the International Choir Conducting Competition ‘Towards Polyphony’ for the tenth time.
The first edition of the tournament was initiated in 1991 by Professor Zofia Urbanyi-Krasnodębska and has remained to this day the only choral conducting competition in Poland of international importance and well-established high prestige. The aim of this unique event is not only the noble rivalry of the participants, but also the exchange of musical views, communing with the beauty of ancient and contemporary choral music, as well as gaining new experiences and friendships.
The application deadline is September 15, 2025.
Competition Rules:
Application Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAhfXL74_2zmEeYvDUOiEFIhSeyUBEe5f9WRhUO_v7wpyLdQ/viewform
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As in previous editions, 16 talented young choirmasters from Polish and foreign music centres will come to Wrocław to take part in the competition preliminaries. Competition participants will work with renowned Wrocław choirs - The NFM Choir, the Chamber Choir Cantores Minores Wratislavienses, the Chamber Choir of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, the Europa Chor Akademie Choir from Goerlitz and the Feichtinum Choir of the AMKL. Their work will be assessed by an international jury of choirmasters. The competition will conclude with a gala Laureates Concert in the Concert Hall of the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław.
The culmination of the four-day competition will be the ceremonial Laureates' Concert, which will take place 6 XII 2025 in the Karol Lipiński Concert Hall of the Academy of Music in Wrocław. This is one of the most moving and anticipated events of the Competition. On this evening, the winners will present their skills in front of a wide audience, leading selected ensembles in a programme that has been created in the course of intensive artistic work. For many listeners, this is a special moment - full of emotion, excitement and musical magic, which brings performers and audience together.
The Wrocław Academy of Music will once again become a cultural space that unites international choirmasters. The competition will be an excellent promotion of the talent of all its participants, as well as a true celebration of choral music.
Details of the applications can be found in the Rules of the Competition.
You are cordially invited!
