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.
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 |
| 11. | Akustika Chamber Singers | Christo Burger | South Africa | 1134 |
| 12. | Cantamus Girls' Choir | Pamela Cook & Ann Irons | Great Britain | 1100 |
| 12. | Kammerchor des Collegium Musicum Berlin | Donka Miteva | Germany | 1100 |
| 14. | Giocoso | Rita Scheffers | Netherlands | 1092 |
| 14. | La Cappella | Tony Margeta | Sweden | 1092 |
| 16. | Canzone | Ulrika Grauberg & Eneken Viitmaa | Estonia | 1089 |
| 17. | Bohemiachor | Igor Karpilovskij, Vit Novotny & Jaroslav Šindler | Czech Republic | 1077 |
| 18. | South China Normal University Female Choir | YanHui Su | China | 1066 |
| 19. | Delaware Choral Scholars | Paul D. Head & Arreon Harley-Emerson | USA | 1063 |
| 20. | Den Norske Studentersangforening | Marit Tøndel Bodsberg | Norway | 1055 |
| 21. | Bokamoso Arts Institute | Mohau Mogale | South Africa | 1052 |
| 22. | Maîtrise de Seine-Maritime | Caroline Dercourt, Maria Antiome & Gaël Vincent, Dylan Levesque | France | 1050 |
| 23. | Children's Choir "Alye Parusa" | Elena Volodina | Russia | 1048 |
| 24. | China Welfare Institute Children's Palace Little Companion Art Troupe Choir | Fang Lin | China | 1047 |
| 25. | Seisen High School Choir | Mikiko Sato | Japan | 1046 |
| 26. | consonus vokalensemble | Mauro Ursprung | Switzerland | 1045 |
| 27. | Knabenkantorei Basel | Oliver Rudin | Switzerland | 1039 |
| 28. | Adolf Fredriks Flickkör | Fredrik Winberg | Sweden | 1033 |
| 29. | UngKlang | Denmark | 1029 | |
| 30. | Coro Juvenil do Instituto Gregoriano de Lisboa | Filipa Palhares | Portugal | 1025 |
| 31. | Chamber Choir of Gnessins College | Petr Savinkov | Russia | 1023 |
| 31. | Toraya Choir Jakarta | Rainier Revireino | Indonesia | 1023 |
| 33. | Diocesan Schools Choral Society | Felix Tsi Shing Shuen | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1021 |
| 33. | Kamarikuoro Kaamos | Visa Yrjölä | Finland | 1021 |
| 33. | Värmlands Nations Kör | Hanna Ohlson Nordh | Sweden | 1021 |
| 36. | Abbellimento | Jarmila Novenková | Czech Republic | 1006 |
| 37. | Detski Khor Cantilena | Helena Salyuk & Sergey Borovikov | Russia | 1002 |
| 38. | Ellerhein Girls Choir Tallinn | Ingrid Kõrvits | Estonia | 1001 |
| 38. | The Song Children's Choir | Shinong Song | China | 1001 |
| 40. | Jugendkammerchor St. Margareta | Klaus Wallrath | Germany | 999 |
| 41. | Norrlands Nations Kammarkör | Francesco Acquista | Sweden | 998 |
| 42. | St. Paul's College and Sacred Heart Canossian College Mixed Choir | Sanders Lau | China/Hong Kong SAR | 997 |
| 43. | Hedvig Eleonora Ungdomskör | Natalia Edvall | Sweden | 996 |
| 44. | Vokalensemble incantanti | Christian Klucker | Switzerland | 992 |
| 45. | Columbus International Children's Choir | Tatiana Kats | USA | 991 |
| 45. | Haga Motettkör | Ulrike Heider | Sweden | 991 |
| 45. | Tartu Ülikooli Akadeemiline Naiskoor | Triin Koch | Estonia | 991 |
| 45. | Kantiléna Brno | Jakub Klecker & Michal Jancík | Czech Republic | 991 |
| 49. | University of Louisville Cardinal Singers | Kent Hatteberg | USA | 990 |
| 49. | Lommelerkene | Ingrid Hanken | Norway | 990 |