![]() 2022 New Orleans Piano Institute (NOPI) July 17-24, 2022 Follow the New Orleans Piano Institute on Instagram: @neworleanspianoinstitute Download detailed Schedule of Masterclasses The public is invited to attend all masterclasses, the NOPI Concerto Competition, and the Showcase Recital free of charge Applications are closed General Information
About the Program There are TWO levels of participation in the NOPI program: ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS and OBSERVERS.
Room and Board Boarding participants are housed in a dormitory on the campus of Loyola University, a five-minute walk from the Music Building. Meal cards for breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided and may be used in various campus eateries. The dormitory will have adult supervisors. Participants 13 years or under who would like to stay in the dorm must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Students under the age of 18 will not be allowed to leave the campus without permission from an Institute Director. NOPI Concerto Competition sponsored by Hall Piano Company and the Steinway Society of New Orleans Participation in this event is also limited to students of the New Orleans Piano Institute. Each competitors performs one movement of a piano concerto with second piano accompaniment. The winner of the concerto competition wins a cash prize of $500 and an invitation to perform with the New Orleans Civic Symphony at a later date to be determined. The winner is announced following the conclusion of the competition. NOPI GENERAL application fee ..................................................................... $70 Non-refundable | Applies to all NOPI applicants and must be paid with the submission of your application by May 15, 2022. NOPI CONCERTO COMPETITION application fee .......................................... $45 And additional fee for NOPI applicants who also apply to NOPI Concerto Competition. This fee must be paid together with the application by May 15, 2022. NOPI ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS tuition (non-refundable after July 1, 2022) ...... $630 NOPI OBSERVERS tuition (non-refundable after July 1, 2022) ....................... $390 Room and Board .............................................................................................. $590 (optional but recommended) Fees may be paid online, or by mailing a check (payable to MASNO) to:
If paying by check: All checks should be payable to MASNO and must include the applicant's name and NOPI 2022 on the memo line for accurate processing. Applications are due May 15, 2022, and are available here. PLEASE NOTE: Late applications may be considered based on availability and on a first come, first served basis. Contact Information For additional information regarding the 2022 New Orleans Piano Institute, please contact NOPI's Co-directors:
New Orleans Piano Institute Directors and Faculty
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Alan Chow is on the faculty at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. He has won First Prizes at the Concert Artists Guild International New York Competition, the UCLA International Piano Competition, the Palm Beach Invitational Piano Competition, and the Silver Medal and Audience Favorite Prize at the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. He performed throughout the US and abroad. His students are winners of numerous state, national and international piano competitions. Alan Chow is a Steinway Artist.
Dustin Gledhill is an International prize-winning pianist, composer, songwriter, producer, teacher, director, writer and actor. As a child prodigy and young adult pianist, he garnered over twenty first-prize awards in international competitions including the gold medal at the 2006 New Orleans International Piano Competition. As composer / performer, he has collaborated with modern dance companies and choreographers such as Pina Bausch, Russell Maliphant, Parisa Khobdeh, Maya Taylor and Brad Landers. Dustin is director of the Gledhill Arts Collective - a group of private teaching studios In NYC, complemented by collaborative professional events and workshops. www.GledhillArtsCollective.com. Click here for more about Dustin. Faina Lushtak was born and raised in the Soviet Union, and began her piano and composition studies at the age of six, taught by her mother, Evgenia Lushtak. She went on to study at the Stoliarsky School for Musically Gifted Children in Odessa under the tutelage of Eleonora Levinson, followed by the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where she was taught by Genrietta Mirvis, Yakov Zak and Tikhon Khrennikov, and earned degrees in piano performance and composition. She was a faculty member at the Moscow Conservatory, performing throughout the Soviet Union until immigrating to the United States in 1978. Ms. Lushtak’s performances have inspired audiences in Russia, Western Europe, Canada and the United States. She has appeared with orchestras under many conductors, including Klauspeter Seibel, William Henry Curry, Maxim Shostakovich and Alfred Savia. She has performed as a solo recitalist in major venues throughout the United States, including Lincoln Center. Ms. Lushtak has made frequent guest artist appearances and conducted master classes at university campuses, including at Emory University, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Texas Christian University, and has repeatedly served as director of the Brandywine International Masterclasses at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. She has also been a guest artist and judge at international competitions and festivals, including the Wideman International Piano Competition, the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, the Canadian National Music Competition, the Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition, the Cleveland International Piano Competition, and the New Orleans International Piano Competition. Ms. Lushtak is the Downman Professor of Music at Tulane University, where she heads the piano division. She also serves on the faculty of the Orfeo International Music Festival in Italy. She is a SteinwayArtist. NOPI is proud to also collaborate with The Piano Magazine Clavier Companion. |