Austrian-Russian Choir Festival in ViennaVienna – "City of Choirs"
As part of this festival, renowned choirs from Austria and Russia have carried on a twice-yearly musical dialogue since 2015. In the world capital of culture, the best of both singing cultures is showcased in order to contribute to international understanding.
Among the glittering highlights of previous festivals are performances by the MEPhI Male Choir (National Research Nuclear University), the Moscow Lomonosov University (MSU) choir, the Wiener Schubertbund and the chorus of the Technical University of Vienna.
The festival is organized by the Vienna International Center’s Russian Arts and Literature Club and the Coordinating Committee of Russians in Austria, with the support of the Russian Embassy, the Austrian-Russian Friendship Society (ORFG), the Russian Center for Science and Art in Vienna and the prior of Vienna’s Cathedral of St. Nicholas.
See also: festival website, booklets: 2015 (pdf), 2017 (pdf)