Carol Montparker

The old website had a mere fraction of the work I did over the course of my long career, and I look forward to having it all in one place.

Through the years, I have received many letters of response to articles and books, as well as queries about where one might find, for example, the interview I did with Radu Lupu, or Alfred Brendel, or any of the other great artists I had the privilege of interviewing. It will all be listed herein (under Publications.)

In going through boxes of recordings, I came across some interesting videos of master classes I conducted, as well as concerts I’d almost forgotten having performed — (albeit some with less-than-ideal recording equipment), and these will appear in the following pages.

When I peruse the material presented on this site, I feel grateful and surprised that I managed to accomplish what I did while raising two wonderful and gifted children (who are now, each, mature artists). Many professional musicians had to make choices in their lives. I feel as though I had it all. I do not have delusions about “posterity.”  But I took risks, and I have loved my life, both musically and personally: the hours of hard work I did alone at home, the stage appearances, chamber music sessions, fascinating conversations with renowned artists, memorable students, great friendships, and great love — and I always seemed to have the need to write about it. It’s all in my books.

I hope you enjoy browsing through this website which represents my piece of turf in the world of music. Please feel free to email me with any questions or greetings (cmontparker at yahoo.com).

C. M.