NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
WFIMC Member since 2024
The goals of the New Orleans International Piano Competition are to provide opportunities for the most gifted and communicative musicians to be heard on an international stage, to play a vital role in launching these young careers, to offer the community a chance to discover the world’s finest pianistic talents, and to bring the world together through music. Carefully selected from the online preliminary round, the twelve semifinalists will be invited to New Orleans for a week of competing for cash, performance, and recording prizes totaling over $100,000. Prizes include a studio recording on the Steinway & Sons label, concerto performances with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra; solo concerts at Kaufman Music Center | Merkin Hall in New York, on the University of New Orleans Musical Excursions Series, and others. Held at Loyola University in conjunction with the annual summer New Orleans Piano Institute and Keyboard Festival, both are presented by the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans. The New Orleans International Piano Competition uses all Steinway Pianos and is a proud member of the Alink-Argerich Foundation and the World Federation of International Music Competitions.
Next Competition Application Due Competition Dates
2026/ Piano Mar 1, 2026
Jury
Angela Cheng, Alan Chow, Alvin Chow, Sofya Gulyak, Christopher Harding, Igal Kesselman, Yong Hi Moon, Yoshikazu Nagai Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Matthew Kraemer, Conductor
Jul 18 - Jul 26, 2026
Second next edition 2028/Piano Third next edition 2030/Piano
Artists
Total Prize Money
USD 100.000
Other Awards Travel support
Concerts/Tours, Recordings, Workshops/career support
in part/ limited
Streaming
Youtube, own website/other
Application System ACCEPTD Application fee USD 175
masno.org/noipc/
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