Moiseiev begins a 4-year doctoral programme at Kyiv Conservatory with focus on Ukrainian electroacoustic music. Start 1 September 2026.
Kyiv Conservatory announced on 12 January 2026 the admission of Nikita Moiseiev (24 years old) to a 4-year doctoral programme (PhD in art studies) from 1 September 2026. This is Kyiv Conservatory's youngest doctoral candidate in the last 15 years (previous — Mykola Podhaitskyi in 2011, at 25). Moiseiev's scientific supervisor — Professor Alla Zahaikevych (see PR9). Dissertation theme — 'Ukrainian Electroacoustic Music 2000-2025: Aesthetics, Technology, Identity'. Doctoral programme: 4 years, 8 semesters, with focus: I (2026-2027) — Theoretical foundation of electroacoustics, genre history; II (2027-2028) — Compositional methodology, technical tools (MaxMSP, Csound, OpenMusic); III (2028-2029) — Performance and live electronics; IV (2029-2030) — Dissertation research project. Total dissertation volume — 250-280 pages plus portfolio of 6-8 original compositions (3-4 hours of music in total). Moiseiev's education is free (as a Ukrainian citizen and automatic award recipient for 2024 master's discourse results). Besides the doctoral programme, Moiseiev will serve as teaching assistant in the KNUKiM bachelor's electroacoustics programme (see PR9 about Zahaikevych's programme). This is 4 hours of teaching per week with a fee of 8400 UAH per month — this allows Moiseiev to work on academic-only-basis. Public defense of the dissertation is expected to be held in June 2030 in the Great Hall of Shevchenko KNU.
