The world's most influential electroacoustic music institute IRCAM invited Zahaikevych for a 6-month composer residency. February-July 2026.
Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM) — the world's most influential electroacoustic music institute founded by Pierre Boulez in 1977 in Paris at Centre Pompidou — announced on 14 January 2026 a 6-month composer residency for Alla Zahaikevych from 1 February to 31 July 2026. This is IRCAM's first-ever Ukrainian resident in the institute's 49-year history. Residency tasks: 1) Creating a new work 'Carpathian Electronics' (duration 32 minutes) for chamber orchestra (12 musicians) and live electronics; 2) Research work with IRCAM technologies (Antescofo, OpenMusic, Spat); 3) 8 public lectures about Ukrainian experience in electroacoustics at IRCAM's Espace de Projection; 4) 4 MaxMSP masterclasses for French composer students. New work premiere runs 24 June 2026 at Concert Salle des Concerts (Centre Pompidou). Besides the main residency, Zahaikevych will participate in Festival ManiFeste 2026 (IRCAM summer festival, June-July) in two performances format: 1) discussion panel 'Music in Wartime: Eastern European Perspectives' (18 June, together with composers from Georgia and Moldova); 2) Premiere of 'Carpathian Electronics' (24 June, with Ensemble intercontemporain — Europe's leading contemporary music ensemble). Zahaikevych's residency fee (€42000) is fully transferred to the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.
