The International AV Choir Competition is a competitive event dedicated to the memory of the Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi. The competition event has been established in 1998 and since then, a large number of high-quality choirs have given incredible performances and competed in different music categories.
2022: The AV Choral Events have been successfully organized in Karpenisi (Greece) and Gabrovo (Bulgaria), with vast international participation and excellent performances.
2020-2021: The AV Choral Events have not been organized due to the COVID-2019 pandemic.
2017: The organizing committee of the competition event introduces a new competition category for choirs specialized in Byzantine music. The total of competition categories now becomes eight.
2015: The organizing committee of the competition event introduces the special awards of the Distinguished Conductor. This special title is awarded to choirmasters with a continuous contribution and participation to the International AV Choral Events.
2011: The artistic jury of the competition event awards for the first time some important special awards to the competing choirs, including a) the Master Conductor award, b) the Best Folk Performance Award, and c) the Best Choir of the Competition Event.
2010: The organizing committee of the competition event introduces two new competition categories for choirs specialized in Sacred music and in Jazz&Modern Music.
2008: The competition event is held yearly for the first time.
1998: The competition event is organized for the first time with five main competition categories: Mixed Choirs, Male/Female Choirs, Children Choirs, Chamber choirs, Folk Choirs.
The results from the past International AV Choral Competition events are summarized below (click/touch the respective event to expand the result tables).
| 19th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2022 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Cape Town Youth Choir, Cape Town – South Africa (Money trophey)Choirmaster: Mr. Leon Starker | ||
| Male/Female Choirs | |||
| Children/Youth Choirs | Estonian Radio Girls’ Choir, Tallinn – Estonia (Money trophey)Choirmasters: Profs. Kadri Hunt and Kaie Tanner
Chór Pueri et Puellae Cantores Plocenses, Płock – Poland |
Vocal group “The children of Sevlievo”, Sevlievo – BulgariaChoirmaster: Mrs. Vanya Angelska
Youth Choir of the “Trofonio” Conservatory, Levadhia – Greece Choirmaster: Mr. Nikos Kariotis |
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| Chamber Choirs | Chamber Choir “Vox Animae”, Riga – LatviaChoirmaster: Sindija Druva | ||
| Sacred Choirs | Cape Town Youth Choir, Cape Town – South Africa (Money trophey)Choirmaster: Mr. Leon Starker
Chór Pueri et Puellae Cantores Plocenses, Płock – Poland Choir “Synchroni Ekfrasi (Modern Expression)”, Athens – Greece Choirmaster: Mr. Thomas Louziotis |
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| Folk Category | Estonian Radio Girls’ Choir, Tallinn – Estonia (Money trophey)Choirmasters: Profs. Kadri Hunt and Kaie Tanner
Cape Town Youth Choir, Cape Town – South Africa Choirmaster: Mr. Leon Starker Chamber Choir “Vox Animae”, Riga – Latvia Choirmaster: Sindija Druva Pueri et Puellae Cantores Plocenses, Płock – Poland Choirmaster: Prof. Anna Bramska |
Vocal group “The children of Sevlievo”, Sevlievo – BulgariaChoirmaster: Mrs. Vanya Angelska | |
| Jazz and Modern Music | Cape Town Youth Choir, Cape Town – South Africa (Money trophey)Choirmaster: Mr. Leon Starker
Pueri et Puellae Cantores Plocenses, Płock – Poland Choirmaster: Prof. Anna Bramska Choir “Synchroni Ekfrasi (Modern Expression)”, Athens – Greece Choirmaster: Mr. Thomas Louziotis |
Mixed Choir of the “Athena” Conservatory, Athens – GreeceChoirmaster: Dimitra Chanou | |
Special Awards – 2022
Master Conductor : Kadri Hunt and Kaie Tanner
Best Choir of the Competition – GRAND PRIX : Cape Town Youth Choir, Cape Town – South Africa
The organizing committee of the International AV Choral Events has honored Mr. Nikos Kariotis for his notable contribution to the AV Choral Events in Greece.
| 17th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2019 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Cape Town Youth Choir, Cape Town – South Africa (Money trophey)
Choirmaster: Mr. Leon Starker |
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| Male/Female Choirs | |||
| Children/Youth Choirs | Estonian Radio Girls’ Choir, Tallinn – Estonia (Money trophey)
Choirmasters: Profs. Kadri Hunt and Kaie Tanner Chór Pueri et Puellae Cantores Plocenses, Płock – Poland |
Vocal group “The children of Sevlievo”, Sevlievo – Bulgaria
Choirmaster: Mrs. Vanya Angelska Youth Choir of the “Trofonio” Conservatory, Levadhia – Greece Choirmaster: Mr. Nikos Kariotis |
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| Chamber Choirs | Chamber Choir “Vox Animae”, Riga – Latvia
Choirmaster: Sindija Druva |
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| Sacred Choirs | Cape Town Youth Choir, Cape Town – South Africa (Money trophey)
Choirmaster: Mr. Leon Starker Chór Pueri et Puellae Cantores Plocenses, Płock – Poland Choir “Synchroni Ekfrasi (Modern Expression)”, Athens – Greece Choirmaster: Mr. Thomas Louziotis |
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| Folk Category | Estonian Radio Girls’ Choir, Tallinn – Estonia (Money trophey)
Choirmasters: Profs. Kadri Hunt and Kaie Tanner Cape Town Youth Choir, Cape Town – South Africa Choirmaster: Mr. Leon Starker Chamber Choir “Vox Animae”, Riga – Latvia Choirmaster: Sindija Druva Pueri et Puellae Cantores Plocenses, Płock – Poland Choirmaster: Prof. Anna Bramska |
Vocal group “The children of Sevlievo”, Sevlievo – Bulgaria
Choirmaster: Mrs. Vanya Angelska |
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| Jazz and Modern Music | Cape Town Youth Choir, Cape Town – South Africa (Money trophey)
Choirmaster: Mr. Leon Starker Pueri et Puellae Cantores Plocenses, Płock – Poland Choirmaster: Prof. Anna Bramska Choir “Synchroni Ekfrasi (Modern Expression)”, Athens – Greece Choirmaster: Mr. Thomas Louziotis |
Mixed Choir of the “Athena” Conservatory, Athens – Greece
Choirmaster: Dimitra Chanou |
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Special Awards – 2019
Master Conductor : Kadri Hunt and Kaie Tanner
Best Choir of the Competition – GRAND PRIX : Cape Town Youth Choir, Cape Town – South Africa
The organizing committee of the International AV Choral Events has honored Mr. Nikos Kariotis for his notable contribution to the AV Choral Events in Greece.
| 16th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2018 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Athens Choir Ensemble, Athens – Greece
Choirmaster: Prof. Dimitrios Karavelis TRISON Mixed Choir of the Popular School of Arts & Crafts “Vespasian Lungu”, Braila – Romania Choirmaster: Prof. Marcica and Stefan Lupu |
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| Male/Female Choirs | |||
| Children/Youth Choirs | |||
| Chamber Choirs | |||
| Sacred Choirs | Female Choir “Vratsa”, Vratsa – Bulgaria (Money trophey)
Choirmaster: Mr. Tomislav Asparuhov TRISON Mixed Choir of the Popular School of Arts & Crafts “Vespasian Lungu”, Braila – Romania Choirmaster: Prof. Marcica and Stefan Lupu |
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| Folk Category | Female Choir “Vratsa”, Vratsa – Bulgaria
Choirmaster: Mr. Tomislav Asparuhov TRISON Mixed Choir of the Popular School of Arts & Crafts “Vespasian Lungu”, Braila – Romania Choirmaster: Prof. Marcica and Stefan Lupu Tav B’Yoav Singing Company, Southern Israel Choirmaster: Mr. Tzvi Sherf |
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| Jazz and Modern Music | Athens Choir Ensemble, Athens – Greece
Choirmaster: Prof. Dimitrios Karavelis |
Tav B’Yoav Singing Company, Southern Israel
Choirmaster: Mr. Tzvi Sherf |
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Special Awards – 2018
Master Conductor : Prof. Marcica and Stefan Lupu
Best Choir of the Competition: Athens Choir Ensemble
The organizing committee of the International AV Choral Events has honored Mrs. Mania Evangeliou, Mrs. Marcica and Mr. Stefan Lupu, Mr. Antonis Papadopoulos and Mr. Tzvi Sherf for their overall contribution to the AV Choral Events in Greece.
| 14th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2016 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Regavim Choir, Tel-Aviv Israel Choirmaster: Zeev Ulman |
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| Male/Female Choirs | |||
| Children/Youth Choirs | |||
| Chamber Choirs | |||
| Sacred Music | Chamber Church Choir “St. Martyr Pantelejmon”, Vele – FYROM Choirmaster:Slavica Stavreva Male Choir D.G. Kiriac, Pitesti – Romania Choirmasters: George Paraschivescu and Silviu Deaconescu |
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| Folk Category | Male Choir D.G. Kiriac, Pitesti – Romania Choirmasters: George Paraschivescu and Silviu Deaconescu |
REGAVIM Choir, Tel-Aviv – Israel Choirmaster: Zeev Ulman |
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| Jazz and Modern Music | |||
Special Awards – 2014
Master Conductor : Slavica Stavreva
Best Choir of the Competition : Chamber Church Choir “St. Martyr Pantelejmon”, Vele – FYROM
Best Folk Performance: Male Choir D.G. Kiriac
Distinguished Conductor: George Paraschivescu
The organizing committee of the International AV Choral Events have honored Prof. Paraschivescu for his uninterrupted 40-year contribution to choral art.
| 13th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2015 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Hor Jevrejske Opstine Hasira (Jewish Community Choir “Hashira”), Serbia Choirmaster: Vesna Kesic Krsmanovic The TRISON Mixed Choir – Braila, Romania New European Choir of the Women’s Cultural Association “Agapi”, Perea , Greece |
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| Male/Female Choirs | |||
| Children/Youth Choirs | |||
| Chamber Choirs | |||
| Sacred Music | New European Choir of the Women’s Cultural Association “Agapi”, Perea , Greece Choirmaster: Eleonora Kalaitsidhou |
The TRISON Mixed Choir – Braila, Romania Choirmaster:Prof. Marcica Lupu and Prof. Stefan Lupu |
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| Folk Category | Adult Choir “Ha Kol Yachassi”, Jerusalem – Israel Choirmaster: Adi Hayat |
Mixed Chamber choir – Community Center “Razvitie 1869”, Dryanovo-Bulgaria Choirmaster: Elena Nazarova |
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| Jazz and Modern Music | New European Choir of the Women’s Cultural Association “Agapi”, Perea , Greece Choirmaster: Eleonora Kalaitsidhou |
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Special Awards – 2014
Master Conductor : Eleonora Kalaitsiodous
Best Choir of the Competition : New European Choir of the Women’s Cultural Association “Agapi”, Perea , Greece
| 12th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2014 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Mor & Kinamom Choir – Israel Choirmaster: Adam Hafter Kathydral Crooners Choir – Nairobi, Kenya Ars Musica Choir – Varna, Bulgaria |
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| Male/Female Choirs | |||
| Children/Youth Choirs | Music School of Ilion – Ilion (Athens), Greece Choirmaster: Antonis Palaskas |
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| Chamber Choirs | |||
| Sacred Music | Music School of Ilion – Ilion (Athens), Greece Choirmaster: Antonis Palaskas (money trophy) Kathydral Crooners Choir – Nairobi, Kenya |
Ars Musica Choir – Varna, Bulgaria Choirmaster: Vesselina Marinova |
Zemer-Le-Zion Choir – Israel Choirmaster Prof. Menashe Lev-Ran |
| Folk Category | Music School of Ilion – Ilion (Athens), Greece Choirmaster: Antonis Palaskas (money trophy) |
Mor & Kinamom Choir – Israel Choirmaster: Adam Hafter Ars Musica Choir – Varna, Bulgaria Minu Balkanski Choir – Nova Zagora, Bulgaria |
Zemer-Le-Zion Choir – Israel Choirmaster : Prof. Menashe Lev-Ran |
| Jazz and Modern Music | Music School of Ilion – Ilion (Athens), Greece Choirmaster: Antonis Palaskas |
Minu Balkanski Choir – Nova Zagora, Bulgaria Choirmaster: Mladen Stanev |
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Special Awards – 2014
Master Conductor : Antonis Palaskas
Best Choir of the Competition : Music School of Ilion Choir (Athens – Greece)
Distinguished Conductor: Professor Menashe Lev-Ran
| 11th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2013 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Sankta Sunniva Kammerkor – Bergen, Norway Choirmaster : Tore Kloster |
Choir Association of Lamia – Greece Choirmaster : Tzovanakis Euthimios |
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| Male/Female Choirs | |||
| Children/Youth Choirs | |||
| Chamber Choirs | De La Salle University Chorale – Manila, Philippines (Money trophey) Choirmaster : Rodolfo F. Delarmente Wild Empire – Singapore Ženska klapa TERANKE, Istria – Croatia |
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| Sacred Music | Wild Empire – Singapore (Money trophey) Choirmaster : Ong Chiak Yin Sankta Sunniva Kammerkor – Bergen, Norway |
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| Folk Category | Ženska klapa TERANKE, Istria – Croatia (Money trophey) Choirmaster : Daniel Dražić Wild Empire – Singapore |
De La Salle University Chorale – Manila, Philippines Choirmaster : Rodolfo F. Delarmente |
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| Jazz and Modern Music | De La Salle University Chorale – Manila, Philippines Choirmaster : Rodolfo F. Delarmente |
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Special Awards – 2013
Master Conductor : Ong Chiak Yin
| 10th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2012 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | |||
| Male/Female Choirs | |||
| Children/Youth Choirs | |||
| Chamber Choirs | |||
| Sacred Music | Reut Choir – Israel Choirmaster : Rami Bar-David |
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| Folk Category | Reut Choir – Israel Choirmaster : Rami Bar-David |
Zelilei Hof – ISRAEL Choirmaster : Tzvi Sherf |
The Renana Choir – Israel Choirmaster : Menashe Lev-Ran |
| Sacred Music | Reut Choir – Israel Choirmaster : Rami Bar-David |
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| Jazz and Modern Music | Zelilei Hof – ISRAEL Choirmaster : Tzvi Sherf |
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Special Awards – 2012
Master Conductor : Menashe Lev-Ran
| 9th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2011 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | “Harmonia Jerusalem” Choir – ISRAEL Choirmaster : Shai Ben – Yaakob “Shikmim” Choir – ISRAEL Mixed Choir “Aprilov Palaouzov” – BULGARIA |
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| Male/Female Choirs | |||
| Children/Youth Choirs | Kwazulu – Natal Youth Choir – SOUTH AFRICA Choirmaster : Gerard du Toit |
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| Chamber Choirs | Chamber Choir “Vivat” – SOUTH AFRICA Choirmaster : Gerard du Toit |
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| Sacred Music | Kwazulu – Natal Youth Choir – SOUTH AFRICA Choirmaster : Gerard du Toit |
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| Folk Category | Kwazulu – Natal Youth Choir – SOUTH AFRICA Choirmaster : Gerard du Toit “Shikmim” Choir – ISRAEL Mixed Folk Choir “Zemer – Lach” – ISRAEL |
“Harmonia Jerusalem” Choir – ISRAEL Choirmaster : Shai Ben – Yaakob |
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| Jazz and Modern Music | Kwazulu – Natal Youth Choir – SOUTH AFRICA Choirmaster : Gerard du Toit “Shikmim” Choir – ISRAEL Mixed Folk Choir “Zemer – Lach” – ISRAEL |
“Harmonia Jerusalem” Choir – ISRAEL Choirmaster : Shai Ben – Yaakob |
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Special Awards – 2011
Master Conductor: Gerard du Toit
Master Conductor : Gerard du Toit
Best Choir of the Competition : Kwazulu – Natal Youth Choir – SOUTH AFRICA
Best Folklore Performance of the Choir Festival: Kwazulu – Natal Youth Choir – SOUTH AFRICA
| 7th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2009 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Mixed Choir “Petko Stainov” – BULGARIA Choirmaster : Mladen Stanev |
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| Male/Female Choirs | Coimbra University Alumni Choir Choirmaster : Virgílio Caseiro |
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| Children/Youth Choirs | Children Choir ‘Radost Praha’ Choirmasters : Vladislav Souček , Andrea Sušilová |
Children Choir ‘Eyuboglu Schools’ Choirmaster : Gorcen Koray |
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| Folk Category | Mixed Choir “Petko Stainov” – BULGARIA Choirmaster : Mladen Stanev |
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Special Awards – 2009
Best Choir of the Competition : Children Choir Radost Praha
Best Folk Performing of the Competition : Children Choir Eyuboglu Schools
| 6th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2008 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Mixed Choir “Camerata Academica”, Facultea de Muzica “George Dima” – ROMANIA Conductor : Beata Koronka |
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| Male/Female Choirs | Male Choir “D.G. Kiriac”, Pitesti – ROMANIA Conductor : George Paraschivescu |
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| Children/Youth Choirs | The Choir of the “I.C. Bratianu” National College, Pitesti – ROMANIA Conductor : Maria Cosmescu |
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| Chamber Choirs | |||
| Folk Category | |||
| 5th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2006 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Choir “Ioan Cristu Danielesku”, Ploesti – ROMANIA Conductor : Valentin Grescu Choir “Appasionato”, Targoviste – ROMANIA |
Choir “Pastorala”, Foscani Vracea – ROMANIA Conductor : Dumitru Sandulachi Mixed Choir of the Municipality of Vyronas, Athens – GREECE Mixed Choir “Saint Dimitrios”, Athens – GREECE |
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| Male/Female Choirs | Male Choir of Nikaia, Athens – GREECE Conductor : Mihalis Kokkinis |
Male Choir “D.G. Kiriac”, Pitesti – ROMANIA Conductor : George Paraschivescu |
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| Children/Youth Choirs | |||
| Chamber Choirs | |||
| Folk Category | Mixed Choir of the Municipality of Vyronas, Athens – GREECE Conductor : Hristos Koutsonikas Male Choir of Nikaia, Athens – GREECE |
Choir “Appassionato”, Targoviste – ROMANIA Conductor : Florin Badea |
Choir of the Musival Assoction Friends of Music “I Taigeti”, Sparti – GREECE Conductor : Fotini Sakketa |
| 4th International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2004 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Choir “Ioan Cristu Danielesku”, Ploesti – ROMANIA Conductor : Valentin Grescu Choir of the Municipality of Nikaia, Athens – GREECE |
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| Male/Female Choirs | Male Choir “D.G. Kiriac”, Pitesti – ROMANIA Conductor : George Paraschivescu |
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| Children/Youth Choirs | |||
| Chamber Choirs | Tarnovgrad Female Choir, Veliko Tarnovo – BULGARIA Conductor : Maria Marinova Pavlov |
Female Choir “Leshis Filomouson Larisas”, Larisa – GREECE Conductor : Magda Alexandri – Dimoka |
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| Folk Category | Choir of the Municipality of Nikaia, Athens – GREECE Conductor : George Papathanasiou |
Choir of Alivery “Polyphonic of Eyvoia”, Aliveri – GREECE Conductor : Mihalis Kokkinis |
Female Choir “Leshis Filomouson Larisas”, Larisa – GREECE Conductor : Magda Alexandri – Dimoka Youth Choir I.N. Panagias Dexias, Thessaloniki – GREECE |
| 3rd International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2002 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
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| Male/Female Choirs | |||
| Children/Youth Choirs | |||
| Chamber Choirs | |||
| Folk Category | Choir Ekpaideytikwn of the Municipality of Magnisia, Magnisia – GREECE Conductor : Giannis Grampsas |
Choir of the Municipality of Argos, Argos – GREECE Conductor : Manos Diamantis Male Choir “D.G. Kiriac”, Pitesti – ROMANIA Mixed Choir “Gaudeamus”, Pitesti – ROMANIA Male Choir “Apollonios”, GREECE |
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| 2nd International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 2000 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Coro Notas Soltas, PORTUGAL Conductor : Tina Costa Pinto |
Mixed Choir of the Municipality of Nea Ionia, Nea Ionia – GREECE Conductor : Giannis Tselepidis |
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| Male/Female Choirs | |||
| Children/Youth Choirs | “KLEMENTA”, BULGARIA Conductor : Ekaterina Zacharieva “Little Boys”, Plovdiv – BULGARIA |
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| Chamber Choirs | |||
| Folk Category | Coro Notas Soltas, PORTUGAL Conductor : Tina Costa Pinto |
Mixed Choir “Slavej”, Harmanli – BULGARIA Conductor : Krasimir Zachariev Mixed Choir “Gaudeamus”, Pitesti – ROMANIA |
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| 1st International Choir Competition “Antonio Vivaldi” – 1998 | |||
| 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | |
| Mixed Choirs | Friends of Modern Music, Athens – GREECE Conductor : Dimitris Papadimitriou |
“Geo Milev”, Plovdiv – BULGARIA Conductor : Vasilka Spasova |
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| Male/Female Choirs | Female Choir “Efonika”, Triavna – BULGARIA Conductor : Aneta Bochnakova |
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| Children/Youth Choirs | Children Choir “Bells of Sofia”, Sofia – BULGARIA Conductor : Svelta Ratcheva |
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| Chamber Choirs | Female Ensemble of Patra, Patra – GREECE Conductor : Ghiota Antoniou |
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