Meet the International Jury of the London Choral Competition 2027

The London Choral Competition 2027 - Sing for the Crown! takes place in London from 14 to 17 July 2027 at the Royal College of Music (Britten Theatre and Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall) and The Actors' Church in Covent Garden. Every performance is evaluated by an international jury of experienced conductors and adjudicators. Six members have been officially announced; a seventh member will complete the panel.

Prof. Andrea Angelini (Italy) - Artistic Director of the Competition. An Italian conductor, composer and internationally sought-after jury member, he teaches Choral Conducting at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice, is Artistic Director of the Rimini International Choral Competition, founder of the professional ensemble Musica Ficta, and served as Editor-in-Chief of the International Choral Bulletin from 2009 to 2020.

Joy Hill (United Kingdom) - A British choral conductor and educator known for her work with young adult voices. She conducted the Royal College of Music Junior Department Chamber Choir for more than twenty years and founded the Vigala Singers. A Winston Churchill Fellow, she studied choral pedagogy in Sweden and works internationally as a guest conductor, adjudicator and educator across Europe, Africa and Asia.

Prof. Vytautas Miškinis (Lithuania) - Artistic Director of the Ąžuoliukas Boys' and Men's Choir in Vilnius since 1979 and Professor of Choral Conducting at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. A former President of the Lithuanian Choral Union, he has served on the juries of more than 200 international choir competitions, including the World Choir Games, and has composed some 700 works.

Prof. Marcin Tomczak (Poland) - Artistic Director and Conductor of the Academic Choir of the University of Gdańsk and a professor at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music. His ensembles have earned major international distinctions, including gold medals at the World Choir Games.

Tommyanto Kandisaputra (Indonesia) - Founder and Chairman of the Bandung Choral Society and Artistic Director of the Bali International Choir Festival. A member of the World Choir Council since 2006, he is an internationally active conductor, clinician and adjudicator.

Magdana Matitaishvili (Georgia) - A Georgian conductor, choirmaster and music educator who leads the Lagidze Choir in Batumi. Under her direction, the ensemble became European Champion in the Children's Choir category at the 2025 European Choir Games in Aarhus.

The jury evaluates every performance on a 100-point scale across four criteria: intonation, sound quality, fidelity to the score and artistic impression. Every competing conductor meets the jury at the round-table for personal feedback. The conductor of the Grand Prix winning choir receives the London Choral Crown and is invited to join the international jury in 2028.

Applications for the London Choral Competition 2027 are open now at londonchoralcompetition.co.uk. Sing for the Crown!