Nora is a gray tabby cat, rescued from a shelter in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, who has become famous for "playing" the piano. The Times of London, in its online edition, characterized her music as being "something halfway between Philip Glass and free jazz." Public Radio International challenged its listeners to distinguish between Nora's music and the atonal compositions of composers like Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, and Anton Webern. Nora was named after the artist Leonora Carrington.

Nora was adopted, and when a year old, Nora climbed up onto the bench in front of a Yamaha Disklavier piano in the middle of the night and began to play. Since that time, Nora has continued to play the piano on a daily basis, sometimes playing duets with her owner and her owner's students. The students encouraged the creation of a YouTube video, which was uploaded in early 2007.

It received large numbers of views and attracted the attention of other media. It was featured on many talk shows, newspapers and news channels including Martha Stewart, CNN, The Daily Show, Public Radio International, The Today Show and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Nora has attracted the interest of both musicians and scientists{who}, who are fascinated by her rare behavior.

It appears that she likes the attention it brings her, but she also plays when alone. She does express a preference to play with students, when they play Bach, and to play a specific piano, a Yamaha Disklavier. In addition, she gravitates toward the D-E-F range on the keyboard and includes the black keys in her playing.

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