The Conductor

Sofia Söderberg Eberhard, born in 1972, has been the conductor of the Svanholm Singers since 2001. She studied singing, piano, organ and choral conducting at the Malmö Academy of Music and Baroque cello at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. Sofia has established herself as a distinguished choral conductor, and is now working as chorus master at Malmö Opera.

Sofia has been awarded numerous prizes for her conducting, e.g. at VIII Orlando di Lasso Choir Festival in Rome, Italy (2000), Hora Cantavi in Poland (2002), the Fourth International Madetoja Competition in Lahti, Finland (2005) and in the 45th Seghizzi Concorso Internazionale di Canto Corale, Gorizia, Italy (2006). In addition, her interpretations have been recognised with a number of honours.