INTERKULTUR World Rankings
as of July 2023
[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.
Sacred Music & Music of the Religions
| Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tygerberg Children's Choir | Hendrik D. Loock | South Africa | 1224 |
| 2. | Stellenbosch University Choir | André van der Merwe | South Africa | 1221 |
| 2. | Kamerniy Devichiy Khor by Lysenko | Julia Puchko-Kolesnik | Ukraine | 1221 |
| 4. | Gnesins' Ensemble of Contemporary Music "Altro coro" | Aleksandr Ryzhinskiy | Russia | 1169 |
| 5. | Jeugdkoor Waelrant | Marleen De Boo | Belgium | 1149 |
| 6. | iSing Silicon Valley Girlchoir | Jennah Delp Somers | USA | 1144 |
| 7. | Riddarholmens Kammarkör | Stefan Boström | Sweden | 1142 |
| 7. | Cantica Collegium musicum | Štefan Sedlický | Slovakia | 1142 |
| 9. | UiTM Chamber Choir | Masashi Kishimoto | Malaysia | 1140 |
| 10. | Stellenberg Girls Choir | André van der Merwe | South Africa | 1138 |
| 11. | Akademisk Kor Århus | Jonas Rasmussen | Denmark | 1136 |
| 11. | Akustika Chamber Singers | Christo Burger | South Africa | 1136 |
| 13. | Coro Polifonico di Ruda | Fabiana Noro | Italy | 1130 |
| 14. | Guangdong Experimental High School Choir | Mingjing Xie | China | 1123 |
| 15. | Ateneo Chamber Singers | Jonathan Velasco | Philippines | 1113 |
| 16. | Cantamus Girls' Choir | Pamela Cook & Ann Irons | Great Britain | 1100 |
| 16. | Academy Singers | Manfred Payrhuber | Austria | 1100 |
| 16. | Kammerchor des Collegium Musicum Berlin | Donka Miteva | Germany | 1100 |
| 19. | La Cappella | Tony Margeta | Sweden | 1098 |
| 20. | Canzone | Ulrika Grauberg & Eneken Viitmaa | Estonia | 1093 |
| 21. | Giocoso | Rita Scheffers | Netherlands | 1092 |
| 22. | Credo | Natalia Koznova | Russia | 1078 |
| 23. | Riga Orthodox Chamber Choir "Blagovest" | Aleksandrs Brandavs | Latvia | 1066 |
| 23. | South China Normal University Female Choir | YanHui Su | China | 1066 |
| 25. | Embla | Norunn Illevold Giske | Norway | 1060 |
| 26. | Den Norske Studentersangforening | Marit Tøndel Bodsberg | Norway | 1055 |
| 27. | Bokamoso Arts Institute | Mohau Mogale | South Africa | 1052 |
| 28. | Children's Choir "Alye Parusa" | Elena Volodina | Russia | 1050 |
| 29. | Suanplu Chorus | Ramon Lijauco, Jr | Thailand | 1046 |
| 29. | Seisen High School Choir | Mikiko Sato | Japan | 1046 |
| 31. | consonus vokalensemble | Mauro Ursprung | Switzerland | 1045 |
| 32. | Maîtrise de Seine-Maritime | Caroline Dercourt, Maria Antiome & Gaël Vincent, Dylan Levesque | France | 1042 |
| 33. | Adolf Fredriks Flickkör | Fredrik Winberg | Sweden | 1041 |
| 33. | China Welfare Institute Children's Palace Little Companion Art Troupe Choir | Fang Lin | China | 1041 |
| 35. | The Children's Choir Alie Parusa of the Art School #1 in Vladivostok | Elena Petukhova | Russia | 1034 |
| 36. | Coro Juvenil do Instituto Gregoriano de Lisboa | Filipa Palhares | Portugal | 1031 |
| 37. | The Müller Chamber Choir | Meng-Hsien Peng | Chinese Taipei | 1027 |
| 38. | Diocesan Schools Choral Society | Felix Tsi Shing Shuen | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1023 |
| 38. | Chamber Choir of Gnessins College | Petr Savinkov | Russia | 1023 |
| 38. | Toraya Choir Jakarta | Rainier Revireino | Indonesia | 1023 |
| 41. | Kamarikuoro Kaamos | Visa Yrjölä | Finland | 1021 |
| 41. | Värmlands Nations Kör | Hanna Ohlson Nordh | Sweden | 1021 |
| 43. | Telkom University Choir | Aldo Randy Ginting | Indonesia | 1012 |
| 44. | Korallerna | Linda Alexandersson | Sweden | 1010 |
| 45. | Vox Carniola | Eva Jelenc Drozg | Slovenia | 1006 |
| 45. | Abbellimento | Jarmila Novenková | Czech Republic | 1006 |
| 45. | Choir of the West, Pacific Lutheran University | Richard Nance | USA | 1006 |
| 48. | Detski Khor Cantilena | Helena Salyuk & Sergey Borovikov | Russia | 1002 |
| 49. | Jugendkammerchor St. Margareta | Klaus Wallrath | Germany | 999 |
| 50. | Children's Choir "Perezvony" | Larisa Yarutskaya | Russia | 998 |