Walking in Beauty Festival 2025

A Celebration of Contemporary Choral MusicApril 23 – 27, 2025 | Berlin, Germany CHORALSPACE presents the second edition of WALKING IN BEAUTY – a festival dedicated exclusively to contemporary choral music. The first event in April 2023 was led by Latvian composer and conductor Ēriks Ešenvalds. For the continuation of the event, we are very honored to welcome another star of the international choral scene: the Norwegian-American composer Ola Gjeilo. Ola will be present at the festival as a composer, consultant, and workshop leader for the participants. Furthermore, Ola Gjeilo will accompany the 300-voice festival choir, directed by the conductors of the participating ensembles. “Walking in Beauty” provides an opportunity for individual singers and choirs from around the world not only to perform works by Ola Gjeilo but also to bring contemporary choral music from their home countries, thereby offering young composers an international platform at the Philharmonie Berlin. Ola Gjeilo Ola Gjeilo is one of the most frequently performed composers in the choral world. An accomplished pianist, improvisations over