INTERKULTUR World Rankings
as of December 2022
[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 | 1260 |
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 | 1199 |
6. | Amaranthe | Johannes Dewilde | Belgium | 1198 |
7. | Children's Choir "Alye Parusa" | Elena Volodina | Russia | 1187 |
8. | Guangzhou Little Petrel Children's Choir | Diao Zhijun & Meng Fei Liu | China | 1185 |
9. | The Müller Chamber Choir | Meng-Hsien Peng | Chinese Taipei | 1177 |
9. | Children and Youth Studio "Gaismina" | Orba Dzintra | Latvia | 1177 |
11. | Guangdong Experimental Middle School Choir | Ming Jing Xie | China | 1173 |
12. | Vocal Ensemble "Fortissimo" | Milena Dobreva | Bulgaria | 1167 |
13. | University of Houston Moores School Concert Chorale | Betsy Cook Weber | USA | 1165 |
14. | Emīla Dārziņa Jauktais Koris | Artūrs Ancāns | Latvia | 1157 |
15. | Jeugdkoor Waelrant | Marleen De Boo | Belgium | 1155 |
16. | Diocesan Boys' School Choir | Felix Tsi Shing Shuen | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1151 |
16. | Shenzhen Senior High School Lily Girls Choir | Man Xue Hu | China | 1151 |
16. | Akustika Chamber Singers | Christo Burger | South Africa | 1151 |
16. | University of Oregon Chamber Choirs | Sharon Paul | USA | 1151 |
20. | Dekoor Close Harmony | Christoph Mac-Carty | Netherlands | 1150 |
21. | Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening Oslo | Marit Tøndel Bodsberg Weyde | Norway | 1149 |
21. | Seisen High School Choir | Mikiko Sato | Japan | 1149 |
21. | ONE Chamber Choir | Ai Hooi Lim | Singapore | 1149 |
24. | Kearsney College Choir | Bernard Krüger | South Africa | 1148 |
25. | Barnsley Youth Choir | Mathew Wright | Great Britain | 1146 |
26. | UiTM Chamber Choir | Masashi Kishimoto | Malaysia | 1144 |
27. | Stellenberg Girls Choir | André van der Merwe | South Africa | 1142 |
27. | Riddarholmens Kammarkör | Stefan Boström | Sweden | 1142 |
29. | Cantus | Tove Ramlo-Ystad | Norway | 1141 |
30. | Akademisk Kor Århus | Jonas Rasmussen | Denmark | 1136 |
30. | iSing Silicon Valley Girlchoir | Jennah Delp Somers | USA | 1136 |
32. | Novo Concertante Manila | Arwin Tan | Philippines | 1133 |
33. | Cantamus Girls' Choir | Pamela Cook & Ann Irons | Great Britain | 1132 |
34. | Coro Polifonico di Ruda | Fabiana Noro | Italy | 1130 |
35. | Giocoso | Rita Scheffers | Netherlands | 1127 |
35. | University of Pretoria Camerata | Michael Barrett | South Africa | 1127 |
37. | The Orthodox Male Choir "Armonia" | Ion Iulian Dumitru | Romania | 1125 |
38. | Guangdong Experimental High School Choir | Mingjing Xie | China | 1123 |
39. | Vokalensemble incantanti | Christian Klucker | Switzerland | 1120 |
40. | Choir of the West, Pacific Lutheran University | Richard Nance | USA | 1118 |
41. | Diocesan Schools Choral Society | Ronnie Kay Yen Cheng | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1117 |
41. | Akademitchesky Khor Musikalnogo Uchilishcha RAM imeni Gnessin | Elena Kolmakova | Russia | 1117 |
43. | Drakensberg Boys Choir | Bernard Krüger | South Africa | 1116 |
44. | Ateneo Chamber Singers | Jonathan Velasco | Philippines | 1113 |
44. | Hotumese Choir | Michael Mailuhu | Indonesia | 1113 |
46. | Västgöta Nations Manskör Korgossarna | Rebecka Gustafsson | Sweden | 1111 |
47. | Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta | Abraham Patrick Badiaraja Simanjuntak | Indonesia | 1108 |
48. | Gaudeamus Korala | Julia Foruria | Spain | 1107 |
48. | Student Choir of Nankai University | Chaomei Meng | China | 1107 |
48. | La Cappella | Tony Margeta | Sweden | 1107 |
51. | Kammerchor des Collegium Musicum Berlin | Donka Miteva | Germany | 1106 |
52. | Victoria Junior College Choir | Nelson Kwei | Singapore | 1104 |
52. | VIVA | Ina Cecilie Hjelmervik Olufsen | Norway | 1104 |
52. | Aarhus Pigekor | Helle Høyer Vedel | Denmark | 1104 |
55. | Academy Singers | Manfred Payrhuber | Austria | 1100 |
56. | Canzone | Ulrika Grauberg & Eneken Viitmaa | Estonia | 1097 |
57. | Vocalista Angels | Yason Christy Pranowo | Indonesia | 1096 |
57. | Mixed Choir "Laiks" | Ilze Balode | Latvia | 1096 |
57. | Academy of Choral Arts Chamber Choir | Aleksei Petrov | Russia | 1096 |
60. | Adolf Fredriks Flickkör | Karin Bäckström | Sweden | 1095 |
61. | KYN | Kaija Viitasalo | Finland | 1092 |
61. | 4x4 Frauenchor der Pädagogischen Hochschule HD | Heike Kiefner-Jesatko | Germany | 1092 |
63. | Ars Nova Vocal Ensemble | Katalin Kiss | Hungary | 1088 |
63. | Riga Orthodox Chamber Choir "Blagovest" | Aleksandrs Brandavs | Latvia | 1088 |
65. | Mt. San Antonio College Singcopation | Bruce Rogers | USA | 1087 |
66. | The Children's Choir Alie Parusa of the Art School #1 in Vladivostok | Elena Petukhova | Russia | 1086 |
67. | Female Choir Balta | Mara Marnauza | Latvia | 1085 |
68. | Credo | Natalia Koznova | Russia | 1078 |
69. | Children Choir Consonance | Tatiana Chertishcheva | Russia | 1075 |
70. | Diponegoro University Choir | Setyo Watjono & Jefry Franklin Bode | Indonesia | 1074 |
70. | Diocesan Girls' School Choir | Dorothy Hui | China/Hong Kong SAR | 1074 |
70. | China Welfare Institute Children's Palace Little Companion Art Troupe Choir | Fang Lin | China | 1074 |
73. | Roganova Youth Capella "Harmony" | Eugene Ivanov | Russia | 1073 |
74. | South China Normal University Female Choir | YanHui Su | China | 1072 |
75. | John P. Stevens High School Chamber Choir | Matthew Lee | USA | 1071 |
75. | COTA Youth Choir Namibia | Fanie Dorfling | Namibia | 1071 |
75. | University of Johannesburg Choir | Sidumo Nyamezele | South Africa | 1071 |
78. | Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers | Bruce Rogers | USA | 1070 |
79. | Embla | Norunn Illevold Giske | Norway | 1066 |
80. | Ondrášek Czech Choir | Josef Zajíček | Czech Republic | 1064 |
81. | Den Norske Studentersangforening | Marit Tøndel Bodsberg | Norway | 1061 |
81. | Singakademie Graz | Maria Fürntratt | Austria | 1061 |
83. | Paduan Suara Mahasiswa Universitas Hasanuddin | Anshari Sanusi | Indonesia | 1057 |
84. | Mt. San Antonio College Madrigals | Bruce Rogers | USA | 1055 |
85. | Choir Detstvo | Tatiana Bederina | Russia | 1054 |
86. | Estonian National Girls' Choir LEELO | Külli Kiivet | Estonia | 1053 |
86. | Norrlands Nations Kammarkör | Francesco Acquista | Sweden | 1053 |
88. | Wenzhou Female Choir | Yuefei Zou & Xuxiang Zou | China | 1052 |
89. | Falu Kammarkör | Tony Margeta | Sweden | 1047 |
89. | Abbellimento | Jarmila Novenková | Czech Republic | 1047 |
89. | Harmonize | Jangseok Oh | Republic of Korea | 1047 |
92. | Suanplu Chorus | Ramon Lijauco, Jr | Thailand | 1046 |
93. | Iuventus, Gaude! | Tomas Pospisil | Czech Republic | 1045 |
93. | Santos Productions Academy | Christian Santos | Gibraltar | 1045 |
95. | Youth Choir of Tallinn Music High School | Ingrid Körvits | Estonia | 1044 |
96. | Mercu Buana University Choir | Agus Yuwono | Indonesia | 1043 |
97. | Maîtrise de Seine-Maritime | Caroline Dercourt, Maria Antiome & Gaël Vincent, Dylan Levesque | France | 1042 |
98. | Academic Choir of the Ural Federal University | Svetlana Dolnikovskaya | Russia | 1038 |
99. | Gitabumi Voices | Tedy Eka Supriyandi | Indonesia | 1037 |
100. | Sibelius High School Chamber Choir | Reijo Aittakumpu | Finland | 1035 |

Stellenbosch University Choir (South Africa)