One of the world’s most highly respected choral conductors, Stefan Parkman has held the positions of chief conductor of the WDR Radio Choir Cologne, the Danish National Radio Choir, the Swedish Radio Choir, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Choir, and the Uppsala Cathedral Boys’ Choir. He was artistic director of the Academy Chamber Choir of Uppsala from 1983-2023 and is a frequent and sought-after collaborator with major choirs and orchestras across Europe. He has also conducted ensembles in Japan, Australia, and the United States. His extensive discography includes recordings for Chandos, Dacapo Records, Footprint and Coviello Classics.
Stefan Parkman held the Eric Ericson professorship in choral conducting at Uppsala University from 1999-2021. After his retirement, he was visiting professor of choral conducting at Universität der Künste, Berlin, and this academic year he is visiting professor of choral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik (conservatory) in Dresden. Parkman is also serving as the conductor of the Dresdner Kammerchor in four programs for their 2023-2024 touring season.
Parkman was vice president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music from 2016-2021 and he frequently teaches in masterclasses, seminars, and workshops in Sweden and abroad. In 1997, he was made Knight of the Dannebrog Order by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and received the Litteris et Artibus Medal from His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf in 2012.