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Applications for the 28th New Orleans International Piano Competition to be held July 19-26, 2020 will open JANUARY 1. More information here.

Enjoy a chat with WWNO's Fred Kasten and internationally acclaimed pianist and NOCTURNE XVII Guest Artist Kenny Broberg on this week's edition of Inside the Arts! Tickets to our annual fundraiser gala to be held Sunday, November 3, are still available here.

Enjoy a short video message from Kenny Broberg, our 2019 Nocturne Gala Guest Artist. Message from Kenny.mp4

Nocturne is MASNO's annual fundraiser gala, and it is coming up soon on November 3! Tickets are still available and can be purchased here.

Looking forward to hearing our 2019 New Orleans Piano Institute Concerto Competition Winner, Chris Jung, perform Prokofiev's 1st Piano Concerto with Dr. Charles Taylor and the New Orleans Civic Symphony this coming Sunday, 6:00 PM at Univ of New Orleans Performing Arts Center. The NOPI Concerto Competition is sponsored by Hall Piano Company and the Steinway Society of New Orleans. More Info here.

With the New Orleans Keyboard Festival and Piano Institute kicking off this weekend, WWNO's Diane Mack chats with MASNO Executive Director Cara McCool Woolf on this week's edition of Inside the Arts! 

Congratulations to MASNO's N.O. Piano Institute Alum, 2014 NOIPC Bronze Medalist, 2017 Keyboard Festival Guest Artist, and this year's Nocturne Guest Artist KENNY BROBERG for winning Bronze Medal in the XVI Int'l Tchaikovsky Competition! Kenny gave magnificent performances in all 3 rounds, and we couldn't be more proud of and happy for him. Come here him in November when he returns to New Orleans as our NOCTURNE XVII Guest Artist!

MASNO is thrilled to cheer on KENNY BROBERG in the Finals of the Tchaikovsky Competition! As a N.O. Piano Institute Alum, winner of the NOPI Concerto Competition, Bronze medalist of the 2014 N.O. Int'l Piano Competition, 2017 Keyboard Festival Guest Artist, and this year's NOCTURNE Guest Artist, Kenny is a dear friend of MASNO; and we could not be more proud of and for him. The Tchaikovsky Finals can be viewed online, and Kenny performs Thursday, July 27. We wish you the best, Kenny!

Support MASNO on GiveNOLA Day, May 7, 2019!

GiveNOLA Day, an initiative of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, is a one-day online giving event. For 24 hours, everyone who loves the New Orleans region can support their favorite local causes by donating to one or more of 700+ participating nonprofit organizations. This year, consider making MASNO one of the organizations you support.

Why give on GiveNOLA Day? Your pledged dollars during the 24-hour period will be amplified by GNOF's "Lagniappe Fund," possible awards, and hourly prizes. More information about GiveNOLA Day (including scheduling donations before May 7) is available at their website. 

THIS SATURDAY! Come see our 2018 New Orleans International Piano Competition Medalists, Ziang Xu (Gold), Sung Chang (Silver), and David Jae-Weon Huh (Bronze) perform again with Maestro Carlos Miguel Prieto and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets start at $20 ($10 for students) and can be purchased through the LPO's website here.

We want to thank NOPI Directors Igor Resnianski and Joni Jensen, MASNO Executive Director Cara McCool Woolf, and our outstanding faculty, guest artists, and students who work so hard each summer to continue its excellence. We would also like to thank our sponsors, including Hall Piano, Loyola University College of Music and Fine Art, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, and WWNO. The awards ceremony will be held at Hotel Monteleone on Friday, February 22 at 11 AM. For more information about the award and tickets, click here.