CFP: 2026 July Russian Music Conference in Italy Call for Papers Meetings & Events

2026 Annual Conference

July 10 -15, Bressanone*, Italy (Hybrid)

Maecenas and Russian Music

Russian – Italian Musical Connections

Miscellanea Session

We welcome submissions about

Humor and Nonsense in Russian Music

2026: 50 Years of Shostakovich’s Legacy

135th Anniversary of Sergei Prokofiev

* Excited to welcome you to Bressanone, our NEW Location in the Alps!

Two IRMS 2026 Awards will be granted for the best junior scholar and student papers, with an Honorary Award recognizing an outstanding paper.

The eighth annual conference of the Institute for Russian Music Studies (IRMS) is hosted July 10 (arrival) – 15 (departure) under the auspices of the Orfeo Music Festival. Scholars and students of Russian music from around the world are invited to submit paper proposals of new research in Russian music and panel discussion proposals. The committee will select papers of special interest for conference presentations and panel sessions. Papers are planned as 20-minute presentations followed by 10-minute discussions. The official languages of the conference are English and Russian (with provided English translation).

For further details please visit IRMS Website:

https://www.orfeomusicfestival.com/2026-irms-conference

February 27: Submit 1) 200-word abstract. Include title of proposed paper, the state of research field and the contribution of the paper to the field. 2) Your 100-word biography, digital headshot, institutional affiliation or independent scholar status and your contact information. Email to: InstituteRMS@gmail.com.

March 6: Paper acceptance notifications are sent out. The committee will finalize the decision on the papers included in the conference and will inform the contributors immediately thereafter.