MASNO - Musical Arts Society of New Orleans

06/07/2026

In addition to performing as our guest artist, we are excited to have Angele Cheng serve as a juror for the 30th New Orleans International Piano Competition.

Consistently praised for her brilliant technique, tonal beauty, and superb musicianship, Canadian pianist Ms. Cheng is one of her country’s national treasures. In addition to regular guest appearances with virtually every orchestra in Canada, she has performed with the symphonies of Saint Louis, Houston, Indianapolis, Colorado, Utah, San Diego, and Jacksonville, as well as the philharmonic orchestras of Buffalo, Louisiana, Rhode Island, London, Israel, and Minas Gerais in Brazil.

As a recitalist, soloist and chamber musician, Ms. Cheng has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., New York’s 92nd Street Y, and Wigmore Hall in London. A member of the Zukerman Trio and Chamber Players, she has also appeared at Vienna’s Musikverein, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colon, Mariinsky Concert Hall in St. Petersburg, and the Sydney Opera House. Festival appearances include Verbier, Edinburgh, Miyazaki, Stars of the White Nights in St. Petersburg, and the George Enescu Festival in Romania.

Ms. Cheng was awarded the Gold Medal at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Masters Competition and was the first Canadian to win the prestigious Montreal International Piano Competition. She has also been honored with the Canada Council’s coveted Career Development Grant and the Medal of Excellence for outstanding interpretations of Mozart from the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.

06/05/2026

MASNO is delighted to welcome Alvin Chow as a jury member of the 30th Annual New Orleans International Piano Competition.

Mr. Chow has appeared throughout North America and in Asia as an orchestral soloist and recitalist. In addition, he has performed extensively in duo-piano recitals with his wife, Angela Cheng, and his twin brother, Alan.

Mr. Chow has performed in major concert halls including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; Orchestra Hall in Chicago; Weill and Steinway Halls in New York City; and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. He has presented as recitalist in Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, Detroit, and Miami, and has appeared as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Pan-Asia Symphony in Hong Kong, and the Mozarteum Orchestra in Salzburg, among others.

Mr. Chow was the first Fulbright Visiting Artist in Piano at the University of Arkansas, and also taught at the University of Colorado. Mr. Chow has been a member of the artist faculty at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music since 1999, where he currently serves as Chair of the Piano Department. Mr. Chow was named the Ruth Strickland Gardner Professor of Music from 2011-14, and also received Oberlin’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2016.

06/02/2026

MASNO is delighted to welcome Alan Chow as the Chairman of the Jury for the 30th New Orleans International Piano Competition.

A Steinway artist, Mr. Chow has performed in recital and in concert with orchestras in nearly all 50 states. His recitals have brought him to the major music centers including New York (Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, Steinway Hall), Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago (Symphony Center and Ravinia), Washington, D.C., Cleveland, Seattle, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Miami.

He has won First Prize in the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, the UCLA International Piano Competition, and the Palm Beach Invitational International Piano Competition. Winner of the Silver Medal and Audience Favorite Prize at the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, he was also a prizewinner in the William Kapell International Piano Competition.

Previously having served on the faculty of the University of Arkansas and Northwestern University, Mr Chow is currently Professor of Piano and Chair of the Piano Department at the Eastman School of Music.

05/31/2026

Introducing Courtney Bryan's Ancestor Tree!🎵🎹🎶

Hear the World Premiere of Courtney Bryan’s Ancestor Tree commissioned for the 30th New Orleans International Piano Competition with support from the Edgar “Dooky”Jr. and Leah Chase Family Foundation in loving memory of Edgar “Dooky” Chase III.

Written in honor of the tree in Congo Square while loosely influenced by Gottschalk’s Bamboula, Ancestor Tree will be performed by all 12 Semifinalists in Rounds I and II.

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05/28/2026

Many thanks to Sue Strachan and St. Charles Avenue Magazine for this lovely highlight of our Nocturne Gala and the upcoming 30th New Orleans International Piano Competition ✨🎹💕

The Musical Arts Society of New Orleans struck a celebratory chord with this year’s Nocturne gala, held Oct. 19 at the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans.

05/22/2026

The Musical Arts Society of New Orleans | New Orleans International Piano Competition congratulates Zhu Wang on his incredible performance this Tuesday at New York’s Merkin Hall!

Special thanks to Igal Kesselman, curator of the Tuesday Matinee series at Kaufman Center’s Merkin Hall, for this beautiful program.

Congrats on this huge success!

05/20/2026

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