FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cara McCool, Executive Director, MASNO 504.715.0818,
[email protected] Nocturne XIII Press Release September 27th, 2015, 5:00pm, Ritz-Carlton New Orleans The Musical Arts Society of New Orleans proudly announces acclaimed Venezuelan American pianist Gabriela Montero will be the featured performer at Nocturne XIII. MASNO’s annual fundraiser will be held on September 27th, 2015, 5:00pm, at the Ritz- Carlton New Orleans. This gala event is “black-tie preferred” and, as one of the area’s most anticipated musical evenings of the year, includes a champagne reception, salon recital by Gabriela Montero, and a fabulous dinner. Proceeds from the event help to fund MASNO’s wide variety of innovative, classical music programming during the year, including the New Orleans International Piano Competition, the New Orleans Piano Institute/Keyboard Festival, Salon Concert Events and Concerto Showcase in collaboration with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. Premium Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For details contact Executive Director Cara McCool at (504) 715-0818 or
[email protected]. Event tickets are $200 per person or $2,000 for a table of ten, and may be purchased online at www.masno.org. Gabriela Montero Biography Montero’s visionary interpretations and unique improvisational gifts have won her a devoted following around the world. Anthony Tommasini remarked in The New York Times, "Montero's playing has everything: crackling rhythmic brio, subtle shadings, steely power in climactic moments, soulful lyricism in the ruminative passages and, best of all, unsentimental expressivity." Highlights from recent seasons include recitals at Avery Fisher Hall, Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus, Berlin Philharmonie, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Cologne Philharmonie, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Munich Herkulessaal, Luxembourg Philharmonie, Lisbon Gulbenkian Museum, Tokyo Orchard Hall, and at the Edinburgh, Salzburg, Lucerne, Ravinia, Tanglewood, Saint-Denis, Dresden, Ruhr, Bergen, Istanbul, and Lugano festivals.