Berlin's most influential arts academy Akademie der Künste invited the 24-year-old composer for a 4-month residency. September-December 2026.
Akademie der Künste — Berlin's most influential arts academy (founded 1696, originally as 'Academy of Arts') — announced on 18 January 2026 a 4-month residency for Nikita Moiseiev from 1 September to 31 December 2026 in Young Composer Fellowship format. This is the academy's second-ever Ukrainian composer resident (previous — Oleksii Shmurak in 2019). Residency tasks: 1) Creating a new 25-minute work 'Berlin Frequencies' for chamber ensemble (10 musicians) — world premiere at Berlin Philharmonie in December 2026; 2) 6 public lectures about contemporary Ukrainian music at the Akademie auditorium; 3) Co-curatorship with a young Polish composer of the 'East European Voices' series (4 concerts); 4) Masterclasses with 12 young Berlin composers. Besides the main residency, Moiseiev will participate in 2 international conferences in Berlin (September-November 2026): 1) 'Music After Trauma: Eastern European Perspectives' (with composers from Bosnia, Syria, Afghanistan — post-war composition experience); 2) 'Young Generation 2026' (with 12 young composers from 8 countries). Moiseiev's residency fee (€18000) is fully transferred to the 'Rozviy' Foundation — a new Goloss-Records charity organization to support the next generation of Ukrainian experimental composers.
