On Sunday afternoon, more than 1,400 choir singers, among them almost 600 children, and more than 2,500 spectators celebrated the start of the year of the city’s anniversary 875 years Chemnitz at the Chemnitz Trade Fair Centre under the motto “Chemnitz sings”. Besides the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, choirs from Chemnitz, the surrounding area and our partner cities Düsseldorf, Taiyuan and Usti nad Labem were also present. A review in pictures (with photos by Kristin Schmidt):