April 25, 2026 - May 1, 2026
FILL OUT AN APPLICATION UNTIL APRIL 1, 2025
Festival “Moscow Sounds” includes gala concerts, solo performances by participating groups in the best concert halls in Moscow, creative meetings, open lessons and master classes, a scientific and practical conference on the development of children's and youth's musical creativity.
An integral part of the festival is an international competition held in several nominations. The participants of the festival can choose the format of participation in the Festival when filling out an online application.
Collectives present competition programs in accordance with the declared nominations (see №5: "Nominations of the competition and composition of participants").
• To participate in the festival, the collective performs a free program with a duration of no more than 15 minutes. Each participating collective receives a diploma of the participant of the festival. Also, by decision of the Organizing Committee, special diplomas can be awarded.
• To participate in the competition, the collective performs the program (s) in accordance with the requirements of the competitive nominations (see №7: “Requirements for the competitive program”).
I - children's groups (participants up to 16 years old),
II - boys' choirs or ensembles (before mutation),
IIIа - homogeneous youth collectives (participants from 15 to 22 years old inclusive) male choirs and ensembles,
IIIb - homogeneous youth collectives (participants from 15 to 22 years old inclusive) female choirs and ensembles,
IVa - mixed youth collectives (participants from 15 to 22 years old inclusive),
IVb - boys' choirs (pre-mutation) and boys' choirs (under 22),
Va - adult homogeneous collectives (participants from 23 years old) male choirs and ensembles,
Vb - adult homogeneous collectives (participants from 23 years old) female choirs and ensembles,
VI - adult mixed groups (participants from 23 years old),
VII - class-choir (I-IV classes),
VIII - class-choir (from the V class),
IX - school choir (I-IV grades),
X - school choir (from grade V).
Folklore groups:
I - children's collectives (participants up to 16 years old),
II - homogeneous youth collectives (participants from 15 to 22 years old inclusive),
III - mixed youth collectives (participants from 15 to 22 years old inclusive),
IV - adult homogeneous collectives (participants from 23 years old),
V - mixed adult collectives (participants from 23 years old),
VI - class-choir (I-IV classes),
VII - class-choir (from the V class),
VIII - school choir (grades I-IV),
IX - school choir (from grade V).
Instrumental groups:
I - younger age collective (participants up to 12 years old),
II - mixed age collective (participants 6-18 years old),
III - middle age collective (participants 12-18 years old),
IV - student collectives of organizations of secondary vocational education (schools, colleges),
V - student collectives of organizations of higher professional education (universities),
VI - adult instrumental collectives (from 21 years old).
2. "Performance of Orthodox sacred music"
3. "Performing Western European Sacred Music"
4. "Folk choral singing"
5. "Instrumental performance"
6. "Choral theatricalisation"
26.04. 2026 - 1.05.2026
DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
26.04.2026 | Full-time competitive auditions in the nomination "Academic choral singing" (categories "Class-choir", "School choir") | "Center for Creative Development and Musical and Aesthetic Education of Children and Youth "Radost" (Mikhalkovskaya str., 22) |
28.04.2026, 6:30 pm | Gala concert dedicated to the opening XXIV Moscow international music festival "Moscow Sounds" | Svetlanov Hall Moscow International House of Music (Kosmodamianskaya nab., 52, 8) |
29.04.2026, 30.04.2026
| Full-time competitive auditions in the nomination "Academic choral singing", "Choral theatricalisation" | Chamber hall Moscow International House of Music (Kosmodamianskaya nab., 52, 8) |
29.04.2026
| Full-time competitive auditions in the nominations "Performance of Orthodox sacred music", "Performance of Western European sacred music"
| St. Sergius Hall of the Refectory Chambers Cathedral of Christ the Savior (Volkhonka st., 15) |
25.04.2026, 26.04.2026 29.04.2026 | Full-time competitive auditions in the nomination "Instrumental performance" | Concert Hall of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music (M. Rzhevsky lane, 1) |
The date will be announced later | Full-time competitive auditions in the nomination "Folk choral singing" | The venue will be announced later |
The date will be announced later | Friendship concerts (folklore collectives) | Theatre Hall of the Palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov Museum-Preserve "Kolomenskoye" (Prospekt Andropova, 39) |
The date will be announced later | Friendship concerts | Gallery of the Ilya Glazunov (Volkhonka st., 13, building 2) |
The date will be announced later | Friendship concerts | Bazhenov Hall State Budgetary Institution of Moscow "State Historical-Architectural, Art and Landscape Museum-Reserve "Tsaritsyno" (Moscow, Dolskaya st., 1) |
1.05.2026, 1:00 pm | Final gala concert XXIV Moscow international music festival "Moscow Sounds" | Great Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory P. Tchaikovsky (Bolshaya Nikitskaya st., 13/6) |
1.05.2026, 4:00 pm | Award ceremony for winners and participants | Great Hall of the Moscow House of Composers (Bryusov lane, 8-10, building 2) |
