INTERKULTUR World Rankings
as of March 2020
[will be updated several times a year]
All INTERKULTUR competitions have been carried out according to the MUSICA MUNDI quality seal.
This makes possible an impressive overall comparison of all choirs that have participated.
The INTERKULTUR World Rankings has retroactive effect back to the year 2000.
Based upon this World Rankings, individual lists are then made which reflect the situation in the various categories.
TOP 1000
Pos. | Choir | Conductor | Country | Points |
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1. | Stellenbosch University Choir | André van der Merwe | South Africa | 1272 |
2. | Kamerniy Devichiy Khor by Lysenko | Julia Puchko-Kolesnik | Ukraine | 1233 |
3. | The Aeolians of Oakwood University | Jason Max Ferdinand | USA | 1221 |
4. | Tygerberg Children's Choir | Hendrik D. Loock | South Africa | 1220 |
5. | Gnesins' Ensemble of Contemporary Music "Altro coro" | Aleksandr Ryzhinskiy | Russia | 1211 |
6. | Children's Choir "Alye Parusa" | Elena Volodina | Russia | 1205 |
7. | The Müller Chamber Choir | Meng-Hsien Peng | Chinese Taipei | 1193 |
8. | Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir | Diao Zhijun & Meng Fei Liu | China | 1191 |
9. | Guangdong Experimental Middle School Choir | Ming Jing Xie | China | 1181 |
10. | Children and Youth Studio "Gaismina" | Orba Dzintra | Latvia | 1177 |
11. | University of Houston Moores School Concert Chorale | Betsy Cook Weber | USA | 1173 |
12. | Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening Oslo | Marit Tøndel Bodsberg Weyde | Norway | 1165 |
13. | Barnsley Youth Choir | Mathew Wright | Great Britain | 1162 |
14. | Akustika Chamber Singers | Christo Burger | South Africa | 1157 |
14. | Emīla Dārziņa Jauktais Koris | Artūrs Ancāns | Latvia | 1157 |
16. | Seisen High School Choir | Mikiko Sato | Japan | 1155 |
17. | Diocesan Boys' School Choir | Felix Tsi Shing Shuen | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1151 |
17. | Shenzhen Senior High School Lily Girls Choir | Man Xue Hu | China | 1151 |
17. | University of Oregon Chamber Choirs | Sharon Paul | USA | 1151 |
20. | Dekoor Close Harmony | Christoph Mac-Carty | Netherlands | 1150 |
21. | ONE Chamber Choir | Ai Hooi Lim | Singapore | 1149 |
22. | Kearsney College Choir | Bernard Krüger | South Africa | 1148 |
23. | Riddarholmens Kammarkör | Stefan Boström | Sweden | 1144 |
24. | Stellenberg Girls Choir | André van der Merwe | South Africa | 1142 |
25. | Cantus | Tove Ramlo-Ystad | Norway | 1141 |
26. | Novo Concertante Manila | Arwin Tan | Philippines | 1139 |
27. | Coro Polifonico di Ruda | Fabiana Noro | Italy | 1138 |
28. | The Orthodox Male Choir "Armonia" | Ion Iulian Dumitru | Romania | 1137 |
29. | iSing Silicon Valley Girlchoir | Jennah Delp Somers | USA | 1136 |
30. | Guangdong Experimental High School Choir | Mingjing Xie | China | 1133 |
31. | Cantamus Girls' Choir | Pamela Cook & Ann Irons | Great Britain | 1132 |
32. | Giocoso | Rita Scheffers | Netherlands | 1127 |
32. | University of Pretoria Camerata | Michael Barrett | South Africa | 1127 |
34. | Choir of the West, Pacific Lutheran University | Richard Nance | USA | 1124 |
35. | Student Choir of Nankai University | Chaomei Meng | China | 1117 |
35. | La Cappella | Tony Margeta | Sweden | 1117 |
35. | Diocesan Schools Choral Society | Ronnie Kay Yen Cheng | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1117 |
35. | Akademitchesky Khor Musikalnogo Uchilishcha RAM imeni Gnessin | Elena Kolmakova | Russia | 1117 |
39. | Drakensberg Boys Choir | Bernard Krüger | South Africa | 1116 |
40. | Gaudeamus Korala | Julia Foruria | Spain | 1115 |
41. | Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta | Abraham Patrick Badiaraja Simanjuntak | Indonesia | 1114 |
41. | Vocal Ensemble "Fortissimo" | Milena Dobreva | Bulgaria | 1114 |
43. | Ateneo Chamber Singers | Jonathan Velasco | Philippines | 1113 |
43. | Hotumese Choir | Michael Mailuhu | Indonesia | 1113 |
45. | Västgöta Nations Manskör Korgossarna | Rebecka Gustafsson | Sweden | 1111 |
46. | Victoria Junior College Choir | Nelson Kwei | Singapore | 1110 |
47. | Academy Singers | Manfred Payrhuber | Austria | 1108 |
48. | VIVA | Ina Cecilie Hjelmervik Olufsen | Norway | 1104 |
48. | Aarhus Pigekor | Helle Høyer Vedel | Denmark | 1104 |
48. | Academy of Choral Arts Chamber Choir | Aleksei Petrov | Russia | 1104 |
51. | Vocalista Angels | Yason Christy Pranowo | Indonesia | 1096 |
51. | Mixed Choir "Laiks" | Ilze Balode | Latvia | 1096 |
53. | Adolf Fredriks Flickkör | Karin Bäckström | Sweden | 1095 |
54. | 4x4 Frauenchor der Pädagogischen Hochschule HD | Heike Kiefner-Jesatko | Germany | 1094 |
55. | Mt. San Antonio College Singcopation | Bruce Rogers | USA | 1093 |
56. | KYN | Kaija Viitasalo | Finland | 1092 |
56. | The Children's Choir Alie Parusa of the Art School #1 in Vladivostok | Elena Petukhova | Russia | 1092 |
58. | Ars Nova Vocal Ensemble | Katalin Kiss | Hungary | 1088 |
58. | Riga Orthodox Chamber Choir "Blagovest" | Aleksandrs Brandavs | Latvia | 1088 |
60. | Credo | Natalia Koznova | Russia | 1086 |
61. | Female Choir Balta | Mara Marnauza | Latvia | 1085 |
62. | South China Normal University Female Choir | YanHui Su | China | 1082 |
63. | Diponegoro University Choir | Setyo Watjono & Jefry Franklin Bode | Indonesia | 1080 |
64. | Children Choir Consonance | Tatiana Chertishcheva | Russia | 1079 |
64. | Roganova Youth Capella "Harmony" | Eugene Ivanov | Russia | 1079 |
66. | Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers | Bruce Rogers | USA | 1076 |
67. | Diocesan Girls' School Choir | Dorothy Hui | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1074 |
67. | Embla | Norunn Illevold Giske | Norway | 1074 |
67. | China Welfare Institute Children's Palace Little Companion Art Troupe Choir | Fang Lin | China | 1074 |
70. | John P. Stevens High School Chamber Choir | Matthew Lee | USA | 1071 |
70. | COTA Youth Choir Namibia | Fanie Dorfling | Namibia | 1071 |
70. | University of Johannesburg Choir | Sidumo Nyamezele | South Africa | 1071 |
73. | Ondrášek Czech Choir | Josef Zajíček | Czech Republic | 1068 |
74. | Mt. San Antonio College Madrigals | Bruce Rogers | USA | 1063 |
75. | Choir Detstvo | Tatiana Bederina | Russia | 1062 |
76. | Den Norske Studentersangforening | Marit Tøndel Bodsberg | Norway | 1061 |
76. | Singakademie Graz | Maria Fürntratt | Austria | 1061 |
78. | Wenzhou Female Choir | Yuefei Zou & Xuxiang Zou | China | 1060 |
79. | Harmonize | Jangseok Oh | Republic of Korea | 1055 |
80. | Estonian National Girls' Choir LEELO | Külli Kiivet | Estonia | 1053 |
80. | Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Hasanuddin | Anshari Sanusi | Indonesia | 1053 |
80. | Falu Kammarkör | Tony Margeta | Sweden | 1053 |
80. | Norrlands Nations Kammarkör | Francesco Acquista | Sweden | 1053 |
84. | Abbellimento | Jarmila Novenková | Czech Republic | 1051 |
85. | Santos Productions Academy | Christian Santos | Gibraltar | 1047 |
86. | Suanplu Chorus | Ramon Lijauco, Jr | Thailand | 1046 |
87. | Iuventus, Gaude! | Tomas Pospisil | Czech Republic | 1045 |
87. | Mercu Buana University Choir | Agus Yuwono | Indonesia | 1045 |
89. | Nizhny Novgorod State University Choir (NNSU) | Larisa Erykalova | Russia | 1042 |
90. | Detski Khor Cantilena | Irena Sarnatskaya & Helena Salyuk | Russia | 1040 |
90. | Guangzhou Tianhe Mostshining Boy's Choir | Xujun Zhang | China | 1040 |
92. | Zhensky Kameren Khor "Sv. Zlata Meglenska" | Letka Dimovska Polizova | Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) | 1039 |
93. | Choir of Gangzhou Liwan Children's Palace | Huikun Li | China | 1038 |
93. | Vokalensemble incantanti | Christian Klucker | Switzerland | 1038 |
93. | Academic Choir of the Ural Federal University | Svetlana Dolnikovskaya | Russia | 1038 |
96. | Gitabumi Voices | Tedy Eka Supriyandi | Indonesia | 1037 |
97. | Sibelius High School Chamber Choir | Reijo Aittakumpu | Finland | 1035 |
98. | PSM Miracle Voices UII | Irene Vista Budi Kusumastuti | Indonesia | 1034 |
99. | Senza Rigore Chamber Choir | Jolanta Szybalska-Matczak | Poland | 1033 |
100. | Les Voix Boréales | Philippe Ostiguy | Canada | 1032 |

Stellenbosch University Choir (South Africa)