July 10-15, Bressanone*, Italy
IN PERSON AND ONLINE
2026 CONFERENCE PROGRAM TBA
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).
IRMS Board:
Ada Aynbinder (Tchaikovsky State Museum-Reserve, Institute for Art Studies, Russia)
Joshua Bedford (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)
Wai Ling Cheong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Emily Frey (Brandeis University, USA)
Anna Giust (Verona University, Italy)
Larisa Jackson (University of Houston, USA; OMF, Italy)
Simon Morrison (Princeton University, USA)
Inna Naroditskaya (Northwestern University, USA)
Svetlana A. Petukhova (Institute for Arts Studies, Russia)
Time Table
February 27: Submit 1) Deadline for 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. Fees: $190 Early Bird by 3/22 (includes lunch), Student Registration available.
Registration is open on the website.
https://www.orfeomusicfestival.com/registration-conference-irms-form
Fees: from $210 Early Bird by 3/10 (includes lunch), Student Registration available.
Limited hotel room availability.
Excursions: TBA
Travel
Airports: The nearest major international airport is Munich.
Innsbruck, Verona, Venice airports, as well as Munich, are easily accessible by train.
By car from North: Highway (Autostrada) A22
Exit soon after crossing the Italian border
Follow signs to Bressanone/Brixen
By car from South: Highway (Autostrada) A22
Follow signs to Bressanone/Brixen
By train: The train will take you to Bressanone/Brixen.
For train schedules please see: Trenitalia
Bus to/from airport:
1) Flixbus
2) Südtirol Bus
Hotel
Hotel option is available for registered participants on a first-come basis, please see the registration form.
Conference Program
The conference schedule will become available shortly before the conference, please stand by.
Email: InstituteRMS@gmail.com