PhD Natasha Loges appointed as Docent at the Sibelius Academy

On 3 October 2025, the Rector of the University of the Arts Helsinki conferred the title of Docent upon PhD, Professor Natasha Loges.

Professor Loges earned her doctorate in musicology from the University of London in 2005. Since 2022, she has served as Professor of Musicology at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg. She has also held a professorship and led doctoral studies in musicology at the Royal College of Music. Her research focuses on 19th- and early 20th-century music, particularly voice and keyboard repertoire, concert culture, global musicology, gender studies, poetry, performance studies, and artistic research.

Professor Loges will also be invited to deliver a “Prelude” Docent lecture, with further details to be announced later.

Warmest congratulations!

Read more about the title of Docent at the University of the Arts Helsinki