The Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition has announced the 2026 Final Round Singers.

The final round of the NEUE STIMMEN International Singing Competition will bring the most promising young voices from all over the world to Gütersloh. Following a rigorous, multi-stage selection process, the finalists are:

Iana Aivazian, Soprano, Armenia

Aigerim Altynbek, Soprano, Kazakhstan

Esau Alvarez, Baritone, Mexico

Madeleine Bazola-Minori, Mezzo-Soprano, France

Nathan Bryon, Tenor, Australia

Defne Celik, Soprano, Germany

Medea Chikashvili, Contralto, Georgia

Young Choi, Bass, South Korea

Max Alexander Cook, Tenor, United States

Ziyi Dai, Soprano, China

Ruijia Dong, Mezzo-Soprano, China

Marcel Durka, Baritone, Germany

Karima El Demerdasch, Mezzo-Soprano, Egypt

Neima Fischer, Soprano, Germany

Vanessa Alejandra Gama Amezcua, Soprano, Mexico

Ya Gao, Mezzo-Soprano, China

Natasha Isabella Gesto, Soprano, Australia

Marianna Herzig, Soprano, Austria

Haneul Jo, Mezzo-Soprano, South Korea

Dafydd Jones, Tenor, United Kingdom

Dora Jana Klarić, Mezzo-Soprano, Croatia

Daria Kolisan, Soprano, Ukraine

Dohoon Lee, Bass, South Korea

Zihao Li, Baritone, China

Yiming Liu, Tenor, China

Themba Mdlalose, Baritone, Eswatini

Titus Muzi, Baritone, United States

Hovhannes Ordanyan, Tenor, Armenia

Felix Pacher, Bass, Austria

Xuandi Peng, Bass-Baritone, China

Irakli Pkhaladze, Bass-Baritone, Georgia

Rafael Rojas, Tenor, Mexico

Valentin Ruckebier, Bass-Baritone, Germany

Arpi Sinanyan, Soprano, Armenia

Klara Solén, Mezzo-Soprano, Sweden

Louisa Stuart-Smith, Mezzo-Soprano, United Kingdom

Korin Thomas-Smith, Baritone, Canada

Jiazhou Wang, Baritone, China

Liere Wu, Soprano, China

Younji Yi, Soprano, South Korea

Shiyu Zhuno, Soprano, China

The final round will be held between Oct. 3–10, 2026.