Renowned for her beautifully clear and succinct technique, and with a formidable knowledge of repertoire across all genres, Swedish born conductor Sofi Jeannin has established herself as one of the most respected choral specialists today. She currently serves as Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers, 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.
Alongside her regular commitments, Jeannin is in high demand as a guest conductor. Notably, in the 2025/26 season, she conducts Brahms’ Requiem with Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Mozart Great Mass in C minor with Gulbenkian, Handel’s Messiah with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Bach’s St John Passion with Sinfonia Lahti, James MacMillan’s Ordo Virtutum with NFM Wroclaw Choir and Poulenc’s Gloria and Coleridge-Taylor's Meg Blane with the Royal College of Music orchestra.
She conducted last summer the opening concert of the Edinburgh International Festival with the epic 8 hours long The Veil of the Temple by Sir John Tavener, together with the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, National Youth Choir of Scotland, NCOS Chamber Choir, Monteverdi Choir and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. She is going back to the Edinburgh International Festival in summer 2026 with an American choral programme.
Recent highlights include appearances with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, the Hallé, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra and New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. Choral collaborations include the RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Swedish Radio Choir, Nederlands Kamerkoor, DR VokalEnsemblet, Coro Casa da Musica, Chamber Choir Ireland and Sao Paulo Symphony Choir.
Jeannin studied conducting and singing at the Stockholm Royal College of Music, the Nice Conservatoire and then at the Royal College of Music, London, with Paul Spicer, and prepared the Chorus for conductors including Bernard Haitink, Peter Schreier and David Willcocks.
