Nocturne is the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans' Annual Fundraiser. Held at the Ritz-Carlton in downtown New Orleans, this Gala Event has become one of the most anticipated evenings of the year. The black-tie evening includes a champagne reception, salon recital by a world-renowned pianist, and a fabulous dinner at the Ritz-Carlton. Proceeds from this event help us to continue offering you a wide variety of innovative classical music programming during the year.

Yevgeny Sudbin: Bio

In the midst of 7-year and 14-album collaboration with BIS Records, his recordings have met with overwhelming critical acclaim. His release of works by Scriabin was chosen CD of the Year by the Daily Telegraph, CD of the Month by BBC Music Magazine, and was awarded the MIDEM Classical Award for best solo instrument CD at Cannes.

Sudbin has performed in many of the world's finest venues, both in recital and with orchestra. In 2009-10, Sudbin's many recitals include appearances at Tonhalle (Zurich), Wigmore Hall Master Series (London), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), San Francisco Performances, the Gilmore International Piano Festival, and ProArte Musical (San Juan, Puerto Rico). Orchestral engagements include performances of Scriabin's Piano Concerto with the London Philharmonic under Neeme Järvi, and Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Philharmonia under Sokhiev, both at the Royal Festival Hall in London, and his debut at the Mostly Mozart Festival under Osmo Vanska at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, New York.

Other recent engagements with orchestra include performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, the Tonhalle Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Sudbin's performance of Rachmaninov's Concerto No. 1 with the BBC Philharmonic under Tortelier at the 2008 BBC Proms was described by the Daily Telegraph as "sublime."

Sudbin has performed at music festivals throughout the world including the Aspen Festival, La Roque d’Antheron, and he is a frequent participant at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland. In 2008-09, Sudbin embarked on recording the complete cycle of Beethoven concertos for BIS. This is a multi-year undertaking in collaboration with the Minnesota Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä. His recording of Rachmaninov's Concerto No. 4, in its original 1926 version coupled with Medtner’s Concerto No 2, with the North Carolina Symphony, has recently been released to much acclaim.

Recitals during 2010 will include the International Piano Series at London’s Southbank and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.

For reviews visit: yevgenysudbin.com

For Nocturne information: director@masno.org or call (504) 899-4826