«The festival named so beautifully is one of the outstanding cultural events in the North Capital. The choruses from different countries of the world, both professional and amateur, will perform in the best concert halls and world-famous cathedrals of the city on the Neva River. All these collectives are united by devotion to singing and opportunity to chare with the listeners the innermost ideas and feelings that need no translation.
     I am sure that the festival «The Singing World» will become a real celebrity for all citizens and guests of the city who appreciate and admire choral singing, and even open the new names and talents».

Governor of Saint Petersburg
V.I. Matvienko