Georgian talents win at the Leipzig A-Cappella Festival 2025!

Georgian talents win at the Leipzig A-Cappella Festival 2025!

Leipzig, Deutschland - The 25th Leipzig A-cappella festival, which took place in the Gewandhaus from May 30 to June 7, 2025, ended on Saturday with the award of the "Leipzig a Cappella Award". The coveted prize went to the Georgian ensemble the Bookmarks , which was awarded 3,000 euros for his outstanding performance. With an average age of only 15 years, the winners were among the youngest participants in the competition.

The jury, chaired by Simon Carrington, a co -founder of the King’s Singers, had the difficult task of selecting the best from a diverse field of participants. The second prize, endowed with 2,000 euros, went to the Leipzig Ensemble Soavi , which also received a special price of 500 euros for the best piece. The third winner was the women's quartet Amita from Lübeck and Leipzig, which won 1,000 euros.

other awards and audience award

The audience award of 500 euros was to the men's quintet More As 4 from Halle. In addition, this ensemble received a special price of the Summer Music Academy Schloss Hundisburg, combined with a concert engagement, which is further in the spotlight.

The event attracted numerous renowned groups. The participating ensembles included Rajaton from Finland, the British group The Magnets and The real , which made a laugh with their A-cappella comedy from Austria. The appearance of the calens vocalensemble , the award winner of the last A-cappella competition, was also a special highlight of this festival.

Review and outlook

The Leipzig A-cappella festival has developed since its origin as a small circle of vocal music-active friends into an important event that celebrates the variety and wealth of human voices. The next international edition of the Festival for Vocal Music A Cappella will take place from May 1 to 9, 2026. The official festival newsletter, a cappella post , informs the interested parties about news, program changes and other events in the year of the festival.

With the conclusion of this 25th edition, the anticipation for the coming years remains noticeable, in which the audience can once again immerse yourself in the special sound of A-cappella music.