25 young singers from 12 countries around the world did their best to make it through to the next round. The following participants were selected by the international jury: Yewon Lee, Katja Maderer, Na'ama Shulman, Lana Westendorf, Hyerim Kim, Gabriel Goebel, Yancheng Chen, Janina Mae Dettenborn & Kang Seo.
If you would like to see the winners of the competition, come to the Kölner Philharmonie on September 21 at 11.00 am. There, the young singers will perform together with the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne under the direction of Finnegan Downie Dear.