PhD in Music Performance
Ionian University
Corfu, Greece
PhD in Music Performance
This path emphasizes artistic research through performance, combining interpretive practice with scholarly inquiry. Candidates develop projects that critically engage with repertoire, tradition, or new performative approaches, depending on the research cluster.
Relevant Research Clusters:
Sound Technology, Byzantine Musicology and Pedagogy (e.g., Byzantine chant, electroacoustic or experimental performance)
Historical and Systematic Musicology (e.g., historically informed performance, interpretive studies)
Ethnomusicology and Cultural Anthropology (e.g., field-based performance practices, folk or popular repertoires)
The minimum duration is three, the maximum eight years.
Public institution
Information regarding the funding resources may be available on the website.
The doctoral degree is awarded following the successful completion of the final examination, which involves an oral defense of the candidate’s dissertation.
The final dissertation may include:
Documented artistic research project (audio/video recordings, editions, fieldwork documentation)
Written component (minimum 20,000 words, when required)
One or more public concerts, lecture-recitals, or equivalent artistic presentations
Prospective candidates are invited to submit an application to the Department of Music Studies at Ionian University, including a detailed research proposal, curriculum vitae, academic transcripts, proof of language proficiency, and any supporting artistic or scholarly materials (e.g., compositions, recordings, publications). Applications are accepted twice per year and are reviewed by the Department’s Doctoral Committee. Shortlisted candidates may be invited for an interview. Successful applicants are assigned a supervisor and admitted to the PhD programme in Music Studies.
Second Level Academic Diploma or Master’s Degree