Chief Conductor Danish National Vocal Ensemble (from 2023/24)

Martina Batič is one of the leading choir directors of her generation. As the winner of the renowned Eric Ericson Competition 2006, she is celebrated for her particular versatility in conducting a broad choral repertoire from chamber music to symphony.

From this season Martina Batič is Chief Conductor of the Danish National Vocal Ensemble. Before that she held the position of Principal Conductor of the Chœur de Radio France from 2018-2022 and of Artistic Director of the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir and Choir of the Slovenian National Opera in Ljubljana. 

The Slovenian is a sought-after guest conductor and has been on podium of the RIAS Chamber Choir, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, MDR Rundfunkchor, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Chorwerk Ruhr, as well as the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir, Helsinki Chamber Choir, The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Suomen Laulu Choir & Finnish Baroque Orchestra, Nederlands Kamerkoor, Netherlands Radio Choir, Flemish Radio Choir, Coro Casa da Música Porto, Gulbenkian Orchestra & Choir and others.

Future highlights include her return visits to Netherlands Radio Choir, Gulbenkian Choir, Coro Casa da Música Porto, Choeur de Radio France, Rundfunkchor Berlin and an invitation with NFM Choir Wroclaw.

Martina Batič has conducted A cappella concerts at festivals such as Baltic Sea Stockholm, Ultima Oslo, Choregies d’Orange, Montpellier, Saint-Denis and Présences Paris. In 2018 she conducted the Swedish Radio Choir & Eric Ericson Chamber Choir in a gala concert on the occasion of Eric Ericson's 100th birthday.

Martina Batič obtained her Bachelor of Music from the Music Academy of the University of Ljubljana in 2002. She continued her studies at the University of Music and Theater in Munich in the class of Prof. Michael Gläser, where she completed her master's degree in choral conducting with distinction in 2004. She attended master classes across Europe and worked with renowned choral conductors such as Eric Ericson.

In 2019 Martina Batič received the Slovenian national prize “Prešeren Fund Awards” for her artistic achievements in the field of choral conducting.

Season 2023/24