INTERKULTUR World Rankings
as of August 2024
[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.
TOP 1000
| 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 |
| 3. | University of Oregon Chamber Choirs | Sharon Paul | USA | 1206 |
| 5. | Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir | Diao Zhijun & Meng Fei Liu | China | 1193 |
| 6. | Gnesins' Ensemble of Contemporary Music "Altro coro" | Aleksandr Ryzhinskiy | Russia | 1183 |
| 7. | Festival Statesmen Chorus | Jonathan Bligh | Australia | 1173 |
| 8. | Children's Choir "Alye Parusa" | Elena Volodina | Russia | 1169 |
| 9. | Diocesan Boys' School Choir | Felix Tsi Shing Shuen | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1159 |
| 10. | Emīla Dārziņa Jauktais Koris | Artūrs Ancāns | Latvia | 1157 |
Delaware Choral Scholars (USA)
Children's and Youth Choirs
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir | Diao Zhijun & Meng Fei Liu | China | 1193 |
| 2. | Children's Choir "Alye Parusa" | Elena Volodina | Russia | 1169 |
| 3. | Tygerberg Children's Choir | Hendrik D. Loock | South Africa | 1151 |
| 3. | Shenzhen Senior High School Lily Girls Choir | Man Xue Hu | China | 1151 |
| 5. | Seisen High School Choir | Mikiko Sato | Japan | 1149 |
| 5. | Chengdu Philharmonic Children’s Choir | Xi Zhu | China | 1149 |
| 7. | UngKlang | Denmark | 1143 | |
| 8. | Little Skylark Children's Choir | Qun Deng | China | 1137 |
| 9. | Kärntner Landesjugendchor | Bernhard Wolfsgruber & Florian Pirolt | Austria | 1134 |
| 9. | Vocal Formation "Morski Pesachinki" | Milena Dobreva | Bulgaria | 1134 |
Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir (China)
Mixed Choirs
| 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 | 1149 |
| 3. | Diocesan Choral Society | Ronnie Kay Yen Cheng | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1091 |
| 4. | John P. Stevens High School Chamber Choir | Matthew Lee | USA | 1067 |
| 4. | Roganova Youth Capella "Harmony" | Eugene Ivanov | Russia | 1067 |
| 6. | Norrlands Nations Kammarkör | Francesco Acquista | Sweden | 1061 |
| 7. | Maîtrise de Seine-Maritime | Mathias Charton | France | 1036 |
| 8. | Con Cuore Waregem | Jan Vuye | Belgium | 1033 |
| 9. | Exaudi | Juliana Kay & Mark O'Leary | Australia | 1023 |
| 10. | Quava Vocal Group | Sabelo Siphelele Mthembu | South Africa | 1012 |
Delaware Choral Scholars (USA)
Female Choirs
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening Oslo | Marit Tøndel Bodsberg Weyde | Norway | 1149 |
| 2. | Carmen manet | Primož Kerštanj | Slovenia | 1134 |
| 3. | La Cappella | Tony Margeta | Sweden | 1101 |
| 4. | VIVA | Ina Cecilie Hjelmervik Olufsen | Norway | 1100 |
| 5. | KYN | Kaija Viitasalo | Finland | 1092 |
| 6. | South China Normal University Female Choir | YanHui Su | China | 1044 |
| 7. | Abbellimento | Jarmila Novenková | Czech Republic | 1043 |
| 8. | Female Choir "Venda" of Ventspils Culture Centre | Rudīte Tālberga & Anitra Niedre | Latvia | 1033 |
| 9. | Volve Vokal | Gro Espedal | Norway | 1007 |
| 10. | Tartu Ülikooli Akadeemiline Naiskoor | Triin Koch | Estonia | 991 |
Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening Oslo (Norway)
Male Choirs
| 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. | Den Norske Studentersangforening | Marit Tøndel Bodsberg | Norway | 990 |
| 4. | Bel Chorus | Dag Erik Enoksen | Norway | 969 |
| 5. | Hämeenlinnan Mieskuoro | Anneli Julén | Finland | 926 |
| 6. | Männerchor Horbach | Ernie Rhein | Germany | 918 |
| 6. | Academic Male Choir Psaldo | Matti Apajalahti | Finland | 918 |
| 6. | Gangneung Male Chorus | Lee Chung il | Republic of Korea | 918 |
| 9. | Malaysian Institute of Art's Men's Chorus | Susanna Saw | Malaysia | 912 |
| 10. | Golden Gate Men's Chorus | Joseph Piazza | USA | 888 |
Diocesan Boys' School Choir (China/Hong Kong SAR)
Chamber Choirs & Vocal Ensembles
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amaranthe | Johannes Dewilde | Belgium | 1206 |
| 2. | University of Oregon Chamber Choirs | Sharon Paul | USA | 1161 |
| 3. | Vocal Ensemble "Fortissimo" | Milena Dobreva | Bulgaria | 1153 |
| 4. | Vocal Chamber Ensemble Vox pUNT | Patrik Sebastian Unt | Estonia | 1124 |
| 5. | Giocoso | Rita Scheffers | Netherlands | 1117 |
| 6. | Quezon City Performing Arts Development Foundation Inc. Concert Chorus | Nicanor Castro Infante | Philippines | 1106 |
| 7. | Norrlands Nations Kammarkör | Francesco Acquista | Sweden | 1098 |
| 8. | 4x4 Frauenchor der Pädagogischen Hochschule HD | Heike Kiefner-Jesatko | Germany | 1092 |
| 9. | Ars Nova Vocal Ensemble | Katalin Kiss | Hungary | 1090 |
| 10. | Gnesins' Ensemble of Contemporary Music "Altro coro" | Aleksandr Ryzhinskiy | Russia | 1086 |
Amaranthe (Belgium)
Sacred Music & Music of the Religions
| 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 | 1193 |
| 3. | Festival Statesmen Chorus | Jonathan Bligh | Australia | 1173 |
| 4. | Gnesins' Ensemble of Contemporary Music "Altro coro" | Aleksandr Ryzhinskiy | Russia | 1163 |
| 5. | Jeugdkoor Waelrant | Marleen De Boo | Belgium | 1155 |
| 5. | Youth Choir Aarhus U | Jonas Rasmussen | Denmark | 1155 |
| 7. | Cantica Collegium musicum | Štefan Sedlický | Slovakia | 1146 |
| 8. | UiTM Chamber Choir | Masashi Kishimoto | Malaysia | 1140 |
| 9. | iSing Silicon Valley Girlchoir | Jennah Delp Somers | USA | 1138 |
| 10. | Akademisk Kor Århus | Jonas Rasmussen | Denmark | 1136 |
Tygerberg Children's Choir (South Africa)
Pop, Jazz, Gospel, Spiritual & Barbershop Choirs
| 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 | 1117 |
| 4. | Festival Statesmen Chorus | Jonathan Bligh | Australia | 1103 |
| 5. | Hotumese Choir | Michael Mailuhu | Indonesia | 1099 |
| 6. | Youth Choir Aarhus U | Jonas Rasmussen | Denmark | 1097 |
| 7. | Calling Choir | Mina Gye | Republic of Korea | 1093 |
| 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)
Folklore
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir | Diao Zhijun & Meng Fei Liu | China | 1123 |
| 2. | Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening Oslo | Marit Bodsberg | Norway | 1115 |
| 3. | Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Hasanuddin | Anshari Sanusi | Indonesia | 1094 |
| 4. | Little Skylark Children's Choir | Qun Deng | China | 1092 |
| 4. | Chengdu Philharmonic Children’s Choir | Xi Zhu | China | 1092 |
| 6. | Vocal Ensemble "Fortissimo" | Milena Dobreva | Bulgaria | 1085 |
| 7. | Vocal Formation "Morski Pesachinki" | Milena Dobreva | Bulgaria | 1052 |
| 8. | Tygerberg Children's Choir | Hendrik D. Loock | South Africa | 1047 |
| 9. | Karangturi Choir | Petrus Wahyu | Indonesia | 1038 |
| 10. | Vocalista Angels | Yason Christy Pranowo | Indonesia | 1034 |
Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir (China)