The Georgian conductor Sophia Khutsishvili moves between choral, orchestral and opera conducting and connects a well-founded musical education with international artistic experience. Khutsishvili is the winner of the Georgian »Forbes 30 under 30« programme 2026 and winner of the first prize at the ninth international choir conducting competition »Towards Polyphony« in Wrocław. Amongst her other awards count for example the renowned Erwin Ortner prize, which she received in 2024.

Currently, she is furthering her education at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien in orchestral conducting under Andrés Orozco-Estrada as well as in opera conducting under Prof. Francesco Angelico. Previously, she completed her masters in choral conducting and studied orchestral conducting there. Her musical education began in Georgia at the E. Mikeladze Central Music School and continued at the V. Sarajishvili State Conservatoire. Khutsishvili received further important artistic impulses in master courses with Nicholas Pasquet, Mark Heron and Arturo Tamayo.

In 2025, Khutsishvili became part of the World Peace Choral Festival and Competition’s jury and led master courses for international choirs within the context of this festival. In May of the same year, she gave her Georgian debut with the Giya Kancheli Tbilisi Youth Orchestra. Amongst her artistic partners count renowned ensembles and orchestras such as the Berliner Symphoniker, the Manchester Camerata, the Sofia National Philharmonic Choir, the Transylvania State Choir and the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra.

Since 2025, Sophia Khutsishvili has been working as Senior Artist at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien at the Department for Church Music, with a focus on choral and ensemble conducting. Her artistic work is strongly influenced by the connection between the rich, Georgian choral culture and the international European music scene.