We are happy to announce a World Youth Choir session in 2026: a session in Macau during the World Symposium on Choral Music, organized by the International Federation for Choral Music.
The World Youth Choir will consist of 60 alumni singers from 37 countries.
The selection has been made by an international jury, composed of a representative from each of the three World Youth Choir patron organisations and the Session Manager, and will be announced soon.
The choir will be conducted by Zoltán Pad (HU).
Zoltán is an internationally renowned conductor who, in recent years, has had the opportunity to lead outstanding ensembles, including the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, MDR Radio Choir Leipzig, NDR Vokalensemble Hamburg, Netherlands Radio Choir, French Radio Choir, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Chamber Choir Ireland, ChorWerk Ruhr, Polish Radio Choir, Arsys Bourgogne Chamber Choir, Croatian Radio Choir, and Cracow Singers. He previously conducted the World Youth Choir in 2017 and 2023.
The World Youth Choir will perform at the World Symposium on Choral Music, Shenzhen Concert Hall, and Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House.
This session is made possible thanks to the partnership of IFMA – International Federation for Music and Arts Development, Shenzhen Concert Hall, and Shanghai Conservatory of Music Opera House.
More information about the tour will be shared soon – stay tuned!
IFCM International Online Cafes are open to everyone! Recordings are available to IFCM members only. Since the first online meeting in 2023, IFCM has invited prestigious choral leaders, conductors and composers, from all over the world: Maria Guinand (Venezuela), Eric Banks (USA), Michael Ostrzyga (Germany), Tracy Wong (Malaysia/Canada), Luz Helena Peñaranda (Colombia), Joel Magus P. Navarro (Philippines), Ana María Raga (Venezuela), Carmen Acevedo (Puerto Rico), Jurģis Cābulis (Latvia), Lim Ai Hooi (Singap
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