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. | Delaware Choral Scholars | Paul D. Head & Arreon Harley-Emerson | USA | 1271 |
| 2. | Tygerberg Children's Choir | Hendrik D. Loock | South Africa | 1214 |
| 3. | Amaranthe | Johannes Dewilde | Belgium | 1206 |
| 4. | University of Oregon Chamber Choirs | Sharon Paul | USA | 1198 |
| 5. | Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir | Diao Zhijun & Meng Fei Liu | China | 1183 |
| 6. | Festival Statesmen Chorus | Jonathan Bligh | Australia | 1173 |
| 7. | Akademisk Kor Århus | Jonas Rasmussen | Denmark | 1166 |
| 8. | Diocesan Boys' School Choir | Felix Tsi Shing Shuen | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1159 |
| 9. | Jeugdkoor Waelrant | Marleen De Boo | Belgium | 1155 |
| 9. | Young People's Chorus of New York City - Cantare | Elizabeth Núñez & Francisco J. Núñez | USA | 1155 |
Delaware Choral Scholars (USA)
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir | Diao Zhijun & Meng Fei Liu | China | 1183 |
| 2. | Tygerberg Children's Choir | Hendrik D. Loock | South Africa | 1151 |
| 3. | Chengdu Philharmonic Children’s Choir | Xi Zhu | China | 1149 |
| 4. | UngKlang | Denmark | 1143 | |
| 5. | Little Skylark Children's Choir | Qun Deng | China | 1137 |
| 6. | Jeugdkoor Waelrant | Marleen De Boo | Belgium | 1134 |
| 6. | Kärntner Landesjugendchor | Bernhard Wolfsgruber & Florian Pirolt | Austria | 1134 |
| 6. | Vocal Formation "Morski Pesachinki" | Milena Dobreva | Bulgaria | 1134 |
| 9. | Young People's Chorus of New York City - Cantare | Elizabeth Núñez | USA | 1131 |
| 10. | Diocesan Schools Choral Society | Ronnie Kay Yen Cheng | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1123 |
Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir (China)
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Delaware Choral Scholars | Paul D. Head & Arreon Harley-Emerson | USA | 1181 |
| 2. | Akustika Chamber Singers | Christo Burger | South Africa | 1124 |
| 3. | Diocesan Choral Society | Ronnie Kay Yen Cheng | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1091 |
| 4. | Norrlands Nations Kammarkör | Francesco Acquista | Sweden | 1055 |
| 5. | Akademisk Kor Århus | Jonas Rasmussen | Denmark | 1050 |
| 6. | Con Cuore Waregem | Jan Vuye | Belgium | 1033 |
| 7. | Maîtrise de Seine-Maritime | Mathias Charton | France | 1026 |
| 8. | Exaudi | Juliana Kay & Mark O'Leary | Australia | 1023 |
| 9. | Quava Vocal Group | Sabelo Siphelele Mthembu | South Africa | 1012 |
| 10. | Voices - Landesjugendchor Vorarlberg | Jakob Peböck | Austria | 1010 |
Delaware Choral Scholars (USA)
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carmen manet | Primož Kerštanj | Slovenia | 1124 |
| 2. | VIVA | Ina Cecilie Hjelmervik Olufsen | Norway | 1096 |
| 3. | Seongbuk District Women's Choir | Jungsoo Park | Republic of Korea | 1044 |
| 4. | Abbellimento | Jarmila Novenková | Czech Republic | 1043 |
| 5. | Female Choir "Venda" of Ventspils Culture Centre | Rudīte Tālberga & Anitra Niedre | Latvia | 1033 |
| 6. | Volve Vokal | Gro Espedal | Norway | 1007 |
| 7. | Akademiska Damkören Lyran | Jutta Seppinen | Finland | 969 |
| 8. | Den Akademiska Damkören Linnea | Merete Ellegaard | Sweden | 966 |
| 9. | Shanghai Xinyue Women's Choir | Chao Wang & Yanan Luo | China | 964 |
| 10. | Malaysian Institute of Art's Ladies Chorus | Susanna Saw | Malaysia | 960 |
Carmen manet (Slovenia)
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Diocesan Boys' School Choir | Felix Tsi Shing Shuen | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1159 |
| 2. | Diocesan School Old Boys' Association Choir | Ronnie Kay Yen Cheng | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1089 |
| 3. | Bel Chorus | Dag Erik Enoksen | Norway | 965 |
| 4. | Gangneung Male Chorus | Lee Chung il | Republic of Korea | 918 |
| 5. | Männerchor Horbach | Ernie Rhein | Germany | 916 |
| 5. | Academic Male Choir Psaldo | Matti Apajalahti | Finland | 916 |
| 7. | Studentkören Brahe Djäknar | Hanna Kronqvist | Finland | 912 |
| 7. | Malaysian Institute of Art's Men's Chorus | Susanna Saw | Malaysia | 912 |
| 9. | Golden Gate Men's Chorus | Joseph Piazza | USA | 888 |
| 10. | VocalArt Ottfingen | Thomas Bröcher | Germany | 886 |
Diocesan Boys' School Choir (China/Hong Kong SAR)
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amaranthe | Johannes Dewilde | Belgium | 1206 |
| 2. | Vocal Ensemble "Fortissimo" | Milena Dobreva | Bulgaria | 1153 |
| 2. | University of Oregon Chamber Choirs | Sharon Paul | USA | 1153 |
| 4. | Vocal Chamber Ensemble Vox pUNT | Patrik Sebastian Unt | Estonia | 1124 |
| 5. | Quezon City Performing Arts Development Foundation Inc. Concert Chorus | Nicanor Castro Infante | Philippines | 1106 |
| 6. | Norrlands Nations Kammarkör | Francesco Acquista | Sweden | 1092 |
| 7. | Ars Nova Vocal Ensemble | Katalin Kiss | Hungary | 1086 |
| 8. | consonus vokalensemble | Mauro Ursprung | Switzerland | 1061 |
| 9. | Exaudio | Hanna Kronqvist | Finland | 1037 |
| 10. | Kamarikuoro Värinä | Noora Hirn | Finland | 1019 |
Amaranthe (Belgium)
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tygerberg Children's Choir | Hendrik D. Loock | South Africa | 1214 |
| 2. | University of Oregon Chamber Choirs | Sharon Paul | USA | 1185 |
| 3. | Festival Statesmen Chorus | Jonathan Bligh | Australia | 1173 |
| 4. | Akademisk Kor Århus | Jonas Rasmussen | Denmark | 1166 |
| 5. | Jeugdkoor Waelrant | Marleen De Boo | Belgium | 1155 |
| 6. | Youth Choir Aarhus U | Jonas Rasmussen | Denmark | 1145 |
| 7. | iSing Silicon Valley Girlchoir | Jennah Delp Somers | USA | 1138 |
| 7. | Cantica Collegium musicum | Štefan Sedlický | Slovakia | 1138 |
| 9. | UiTM Chamber Choir | Masashi Kishimoto | Malaysia | 1136 |
| 10. | Kammerchor des Collegium Musicum Berlin | Donka Miteva | Germany | 1100 |
Tygerberg Children's Choir (South Africa)
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Delaware Choral Scholars | Paul D. Head & Arreon Harley-Emerson | USA | 1208 |
| 2. | Dekoor Close Harmony | Christoph Mac-Carty | Netherlands | 1150 |
| 3. | Gitabumi Shine Voices | Tedy Eka Supriyandi | Indonesia | 1105 |
| 4. | Festival Statesmen Chorus | Jonathan Bligh | Australia | 1103 |
| 5. | Hotumese Choir | Michael Mailuhu | Indonesia | 1099 |
| 6. | Calling Choir | Mina Gye | Republic of Korea | 1093 |
| 7. | Youth Choir Aarhus U | Jonas Rasmussen | Denmark | 1087 |
| 8. | Singakademie Graz | Maria Fürntratt | Austria | 1067 |
| 9. | Young People's Chorus of New York City | Francisco J. Núñez & Elizabeth Núñez | USA | 1060 |
| 10. | Vocal FX | Charlotte Murray | New Zealand | 1047 |
Delaware Choral Scholars (USA)
| 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 |
Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir (China)