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@yahoo.com).

C. M.