PhD Student Positions in Practices and Repertoires of Italian Music
Join a joint doctoral program across Italian conservatories focusing on artistic research in Italian music repertoires.
Best for:Best for music graduates and performers with a Master's degree seeking to pursue advanced artistic research in Italian music.
Overview
Several Italian conservatories, led by the A. Vivaldi Conservatory of Alessandria, have jointly established an advanced doctoral program in Practices and Repertoires of Italian Music. The curriculum supports artistic research projects exploring historical, modern, and contemporary musical practices, theories, and repertoires. Candidates engage in interdisciplinary research that combines performance, composition, and critical analysis within a network of associated institutions in northern Italy. The program expects students to develop rigorous methodologies, contribute new insights to the arts, and communicate their research effectively in professional and academic settings.
What you'll do
- Conduct an advanced artistic research project focusing on historical or modern and contemporary Italian music repertoires
- Apply critical, creative, and rigorous methodologies combining performative and compositional practices
- Participate in interdisciplinary and collaborative academic activities across the network of affiliated institutions
- Contribute new insights, techniques, and materials to advance the study and practice of music
- Prepare research findings for publication, presentation, and dissemination in peer-reviewed and professional contexts
Requirements
Degree required: Master Degree or equivalent
Degree offered: PhD
Language: Italian / English proficiency as required by the doctoral regulations
Instruction: Italian
- Advanced proficiency in music performance, composition, or musicological research
- Ability to formulate a solid research question and design coherent methodological approaches
- Capacity for critical analysis and synthesis of complex musical ideas
- Hold a Master Degree or equivalent qualification
Funding & terms
How to apply
Deadline: 2026-10-15 (Europe/Rome)
Review the official call for applications on the portal and submit your application package online before the specified deadline.
- CV
- Master Degree certificate or equivalent
- Research proposal
Contact
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