19. Northern Lights: Singing Side By Side

Sofi Jeannin (SE)

Conductor

Sofi Jeannin (she/her), a Swedish-born conductor renowned for her clear and succinct technique, is one of the world’s most respected choral specialists. She currently serves as chief conductor of the BBC Singers, performing regularly at the BBC Proms; chief conductor of Ars Nova Copenhagen; and music director of the Maîtrise de Radio France since 2008. Jeannin was music director of the Chœur de Radio France from 2015 to 2018.

Jeannin is in high demand as a guest conductor, including with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Gulbenkian, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and others. Recent highlights include appearances with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Hallé, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Swedish Radio Choir, and Nederlands Kamerkoor.

Committed to education and outreach work, Jeannin has worked with the chorus and orchestra of Kinshasa, Congo, and has also been involved in El Sistema, Greece, since early 2017. She regularly gives workshops and masterclasses around the world.

Jeannin studied conducting and singing at the Stockholm Royal College of Music, the Nice Conservatoire, and the Royal College of Music, London, with Paul Spicer, preparing choirs for conductors including Bernard Haitink, Peter Schreier and David Willcocks.