The International Schubert Choir Competition in Vienna is a recognised and established event in the series of well-known international choir competitions. It is not only a highlight in the series of events honouring Franz Schubert, but also attracts numerous choirs from all over the world to the music metropolis of Vienna. In 2008, the Schubert Competition will be able to look back upon a proud, 25-year-old tradition which should be continued in just this same fashion.

The events will take place at magnificent places of interest in the City of Music: the Konzerthaus where stars from all over the world perform, and the neo-gothic City Hall located on the splendid Ringstraße. Competition and concerts honouring the great Viennese composer will take place in the baroque Lichtental parish church "Zu den vierzehn Nothelfern" (The Fourteen Helpers in Time of Need) where Franz Schubert was baptized and later musically active.

The event unites within itself all the advantages of the world-renowned MUSICA MUNDI Festivals: on the one hand, it is an international choir competition with different categories of various levels of achievement for all kinds of amateur choirs. On the other hand, the International Franz Schubert Choir Competition presents itself as a festival of choral music at which choirs from all over the world give concerts, enabling them to make the most of the atmosphere of this international event.

Flyer 2008 (PDF 376 KB)