INTERKULTUR World Rankings
as of May 2025
[will be updated several times a year]
INTERKULTUR competitions are known for using the MUSICA MUNDI quality seal, which ensures that all choirs are judged on the basis of the same evaluation criteria. This allows for an impressive overall comparison of all participating choirs.
The World Rankings have been in existence since 2000 and provide a comprehensive overview of the best choirs in the world, based on their performance at INTERKULTUR competitions. Beyond the list of the Top 1000, there are individual lists reflecting the ranking in different categories, such as mixed choirs, male choirs, female choirs and others.
The INTERKULTUR World Rankings are updated regularly to ensure that they always reflect the current rankings of INTERKULTUR events.
A ranking among the best choirs in the world is a testament to a choir's hard work, dedication and talent. It can also serve as motivation for choirs to continue to improve and achieve excellence in their performances. The INTERKULTUR World Choir Rankings is a tribute to the diversity of choral music and the countless talented choirs from around the world.
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir | Diao Zhijun & Meng Fei Liu | China | 1113 |
| 2. | Vocal Ensemble "Fortissimo" | Milena Dobreva | Bulgaria | 1111 |
| 3. | Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Hasanuddin | Anshari Sanusi | Indonesia | 1096 |
| 4. | Little Skylark Children's Choir | Qun Deng | China | 1092 |
| 4. | Chengdu Philharmonic Children’s Choir | Xi Zhu | China | 1092 |
| 6. | Vocal Formation "Morski Pesachinki" | Milena Dobreva | Bulgaria | 1052 |
| 7. | Tygerberg Children's Choir | Hendrik D. Loock | South Africa | 1047 |
| 8. | Karangturi Choir | Petrus Wahyu | Indonesia | 1038 |
| 9. | Chorale senior du CEAO | Maxime Bégin | Canada | 1034 |
| 10. | Mješoviti Kamerni Hor Srbadija | Desanka Trakilović & Jelena Trakilović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1024 |
| 11. | KIVI Children's Choir | Danguolė Aukselienė | Lithuania | 1023 |
| 12. | Young Voices of Engelbrekt | Karin Bäckström | Sweden | 1008 |
| 13. | Gita Suara Choir ISBI Bandung | Karisman Ferdinandus Tumanggor | Indonesia | 1001 |
| 14. | KYN | Kaija Viitasalo | Finland | 993 |
| 15. | Female Choir "Venda" of Ventspils Culture Centre | Rudīte Tālberga & Anitra Niedre | Latvia | 982 |
| 16. | UiTM Chamber Choir | Masashi Kishimoto | Malaysia | 972 |
| 17. | Vocal Chamber Ensemble Vox pUNT | Patrik Sebastian Unt | Estonia | 962 |
| 18. | China Welfare Institute Children's Palace Little Companion Art Troupe Choir | Fang Lin | China | 960 |
| 18. | Young People's Chorus of New York City - Chorale | Francisco J. Núñez | USA | 960 |
| 20. | Bokamoso Arts Institute | Mohau Mogale | South Africa | 951 |
| 21. | Callisto - Lykeion Ton Hellinidon Kalamatas | Katerina Papadopoulou | Greece | 946 |
| 22. | Wenqin Chorus of Zhejiang University | Zhenyu Zhou | China | 934 |
| 22. | Ohana | Dimitar Kostantzaliev | Bulgaria | 934 |
| 24. | Female Chamber Choir "Banjalucanke" | Mladen Matovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 932 |
| 25. | Gratia Choir of Soegijapranata Catholic University | Alfonso Andika Wiratma | Indonesia | 929 |
| 26. | Kammerchor des Collegium Musicum Berlin | Donka Miteva | Germany | 922 |
| 26. | Rhyme of River Children’s Choir | Chunping Lyu | China | 922 |
| 26. | Marlik Choir | Keivan Habibzadeh | Iran | 922 |
| 26. | Nowon Women's Choir | Hyo Jung Suh | Republic of Korea | 922 |
| 30. | Difertimento Vocal Ensemble | Amillio Fahlevi | Indonesia | 920 |
| 31. | Jitřenka | Elvira Gadžijeva | Czech Republic | 918 |
| 32. | Shenzhen Poly Birds of Paradise Children's Choir | Yu Liu | China | 912 |
| 33. | Canzone | Ulrika Grauberg & Eneken Viitmaa | Estonia | 910 |
| 33. | St Mary's DSG Choir | Lindy van der Meulen | South Africa | 910 |
| 33. | Holy Name University Chorale | Irvin Garsuta | Philippines | 910 |
| 33. | The Song Children's Choir | Shinong Song | China | 910 |
| 37. | Nibun Chorus | Chun-Chih Chen | Chinese Taipei | 905 |
| 38. | Bulgarian Voices Berlin e.V. | Boryana Velichkova | Germany | 904 |
| 39. | Voces del Sol | Claudia Rheineck | Peru | 902 |
| 40. | Student Choir of Nankai University | Qingchun Meng & Heming Cao | China | 901 |
| 40. | Corala "Ciprian Porumbescu" | Alexandru Semeniuc | Romania | 901 |
| 42. | Mixed Choir Permoník Karviná | Martina Juríková & Karina Grimová | Czech Republic | 897 |
| 43. | University of the Free State Choir | Werner Stander | South Africa | 896 |
| 44. | Coral da UnB | Éder Camúzis | Brazil | 892 |
| 44. | Abbellimento | Jarmila Novenková | Czech Republic | 892 |
| 44. | Mosaica Singers | Nedy Muna | Jordan | 892 |
| 44. | Primanavia | Loga Sunia Soko | Fiji | 892 |
| 48. | Hotumese Choir | Michael Mailuhu | Indonesia | 885 |
| 48. | Estudio Choralia | Fabián Vargas | Costa Rica | 885 |
| 50. | Hngzyang na Matui & Nahuy (The Children's Choir of Jiaxing Elementary School) | Han-Wei Chen | Chinese Taipei | 883 |
