Annual Victor Borge Legacy Award


Sunday Apr 21, 2024 - Sunday Apr 21, 2024

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm


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Piano Competition 2024

Victor Borge

The Museum of Danish America is proud to present the Victor Borge Legacy Award Piano Competition and recital series.

Awards of $1000 and $500 will be given to the first and second-place winners, respectively. All winners will perform a recital on the Victor Borge piano at the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn!

Recital date for 2024 will be Sunday, April 21.

The competition is held in conjunction with the South West Iowa Music Teachers Association, the Omaha Music Teachers Association, the Des Moines Piano Festival, and the Museum of Danish America.

Funding for the Victor Borge Legacy Award is provided through a generous gift from R. James and Janet Borge Crowle, Saint Michaels, Maryland.

Additional support comes from the Eric and Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust and the Charles W. and Norma J. Wilson Foundation.


Entries are currently open.

SWIMTA: Julie Donnelson-Bond (712) 326-1002 or bondpiano@gmail.com. For further information on the competition and entry click here.

OMTA: Jerri Niver 402.334.0129. For further information on the competition and entry click here.

Des Moines: Sophia Ahmad 515.216.3875 or sophia@mobilemusiclessons.com.  For further information on the competition and entry, contact Sophia.