Jonas Rasmussen (*1992) is the conductor of Academic Choir Aarhus, Youth Choir Aarhus U, and Ensemble Novum. He also teaches classical choral conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus and is highly active as a composer and arranger.

As a conductor, he has received numerous international accolades with his choirs, including victories at the World Choral Championships, Let the Peoples Sing, and the European Choir Games, as well as most recently winning 1st prize at the 20th Gheorghe Dima International Music Competition for Conductors. He has also led several acclaimed album releases, including Efterklange – the complete choral works of Svend S. Schultz – and Lucia in Danish.

As a composer and arranger, Jonas has created works that are regularly performed by choirs across Denmark. His musical language balances tradition and innovation, with a strong sense of melodic beauty and harmonic richness. In 2025, ten of his hymn arrangements of texts by Marianne Søgaard will be published by Mixtur Publishing.

As a communicator and educator, Jonas is in high demand at workshops and courses throughout Denmark and abroad. He also hosts the podcast Koryfæer, where he interviews composers, conductors, and singers about their passion for choral music. On Instagram, Jonas has reached millions of viewers through short-form videos sharing warm-ups, rehearsal techniques, and conducting insights – offering accessible and engaging content for choir leaders and singers around the world.

Jonas holds degrees in choral conducting from the University of Cambridge, the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, and the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus.