Sonni Petrovski

Sonni Petrovski is an Australian-Macedonian composer, arranger, and artistic director based in Sydney. Working across orchestral music, opera, ballet, and film, his work brings a cinematic scale and emotional depth to international stages and screens.

Arranger & Orchestrator

Artistic Direction & Production

Reimagining repertoire for symphony orchestra, choir, soloists and ensembles, with an emphasis on dramatic shape, colour and performance impact.

Developing projects from first concept through repertoire, casting, orchestration and performance, across opera, ballet, musical theatre, concerts, television and live events.

Songs From The Heart

Arranger, 2015–present

Upcoming:
José Carreras & Macedonian All-Stars, Skopje · Paris

Kharms - Feature Film

Composer, Original Score, 2017

Original score for Ivan Bolotnikov’s award-winning international feature film, premiered in competition at the Shanghai International Film Festival.

Tajno moja - musical

Artistic Director, Orchestral Arrangements

Macedonian Opera & Ballet, 2017

Director: Toni Mihajlovski, Libretto: Ognen Nedelkovski
Selected cast: Antonija Gigovska · Aleksandar Tarabunov · Igor Dzambazov · Vesna Petrushevska · Dejan Lilic

Bozilak — Toše Proeski

Orchestral Arranger, 2006

Five orchestral arrangements for Toše Proeski’s acclaimed album of Macedonian traditional songs, recorded with symphony orchestra.

SELECTED LEADERSHIP

Mein Schiff 1

Musical Supervisor, 2025

Selected artists / productions: Gregory Porter · Peter Maffay & Band · Kat Eaton · Anke Helfrich Trio · Julian Pförtner · Björn Paulsen · The Live Society · Uwe Bahn · Markus Kavka · Forced To Mode · Elke Winter · Rock ’n’ Sail · Mein Schiff meets ELBJAZZ · Rock Factory · ABBA – Thank You for the Music · In 80 Tagen um die Welt

Macedonian Opera & Ballet

Artistic Director, 2016-17

Selected artists and creative collaborators: Giancarlo del Monaco · Max Emanuel Cenčić · Kristian Benedikt · Walter Fraccaro · Vasily Medvedev · Frank Andersen · Gianluca Marcianò · Gianluca Martinenghi · Moritz Gnann · Ray Chenez · Vasiliy Khoroshev · Valeria Sepe · Verena Stoiber · Dejan Projkovski · Igor Kirov

Casting Talent Show

Managing Producer, 2016-17

National televised talent programme produced in collaboration with Kanal 5 Television, created to cast performers for Tajno Moja through auditions, artistic development, rehearsals and live broadcast stages.

Composers' Association of Macedonia - SOCOM

President, 2012-19

Led Macedonia’s national composers’ association across artistic programming, international partnerships, publishing and advocacy. During his presidency, SOKOM presented Days of Macedonian Music, Struga Musical Autumn, the Virtuosi Music Awards, and hosted the ECSA General Assembly in Skopje.

International collaborations included ECSA, ECPNM, SOKOJ, Croatian Composers’ Society / HDS-ZAMP, Association of Irish Composers, Union of Moscow Composers, Union of Bulgarian Composers, and ÖGZM Austria.

Days of Macedonian Music

Artistic Direction, 2005-19

Led the artistic renewal and international development of Macedonia’s principal contemporary-music festival. Across his later involvement with DMM and SOKOM, the festival hosted artists and ensembles including Simon Trpčeski, Peter Sheppard Skærved, Quatuor Diotima, New London Chamber Choir, Ensemble Reconsil Vienna, Freiburg Percussion Ensemble, Ensemble Aventure, Mivos Quartet, Steffen Schleiermacher, Antarja Quartet, Ensemble Meitar, Lauma Skride, Ensemble Zeitfluss and more.