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Draft:Molly Carr

Molly Carr
GenresClassical
OccupationsViolist, educator, artistic director
InstrumentViola

Molly Carr is an American classical violist, chamber musician, and educator. She is a member of the Juilliard String Quartet and the Carr-Petrova Duo. She is also the founding director of the nonprofit organization Project: Music Heals Us.

Early life and education

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Carr is originally from Reno, Nevada. She began playing the violin at age six and switched to the viola at age 11. At age 14, she was invited to join the Perlman Music Program.[1]

She studied at the Manhattan School of Music before attending The Juilliard School, where she studied with Heidi Castleman and Steven Tenenbom. Her additional mentors include Pinchas Zukerman, Patinka Kopec, Roger Tapping, and Merry Peckham.[2]

Career

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Carr has performed as a soloist and recitalist across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. She has appeared at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Wigmore Hall.

As a chamber musician, she performs with the Juilliard String Quartet and the Carr-Petrova Duo. She has collaborated with artists including Itzhak Perlman, Emanuel Ax, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

In 2009, Carr began teaching in The Juilliard School’s Precollege Division. She is currently a faculty member at The Juilliard School and has served on the faculties of the Marlboro Music Festival and the Perlman Music Program.

Following a serious hand injury in 2013, Carr explored nursing as an alternative career path before returning to music.[3]

Commissions and premieres

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Carr has premiered more than a dozen works for viola. Notable premieres include:

  • In Memoriam by James MacMillan (2023)
  • The Blue Hour Duo by Kenji Bunch (2024)
  • Novel Voices Suite by Fernando Arroyo Lascurain (2019)
  • String Quartets No. 8 and No. 10 by Jörg Widmann (world premiere with the Juilliard String Quartet)

Project: Music Heals Us

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In 2014, Carr founded Project: Music Heals Us (PMHU), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The organization provides live music performances and interactive programming to individuals in carceral systems, hospitals, and refugee camps.[4] For her work with PMHU, she received the Pro Musicis International Father Eugène Merlet Award for Community Service and was honored at the United Nations in 2018.

Discography

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  • Novel Voices – Carr-Petrova Duo (Melos, 2019)
  • Hommage and Inspiration – Iris Trio (Coviello Classics)
  • Every Moment Present – Solera Quartet (Contact Point Records)
  • George Enescu: Chamber Music (Naxos)
  • HERS – Carr-Petrova Duo (EmpowHers Records, 2024)

Awards

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Carr has received prizes and awards from:

Personal life

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Carr resides in Harlem, New York City.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "My Story". Molly-Carr.com. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Molly Carr". Juilliard.edu. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  3. ↑ Snider, Bill (February 14, 2023). "Talking with Molly Carr of the Juilliard String Quartet". St. Pete Catalyst. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  4. ↑ McKay, Bethany (2018-03-12). "Violist Molly Carr Captures Healing Powers of Music With Project".
  5. ↑ "Molly Carr". Manhattan Chamber Players. Retrieved April 10, 2026.

Category:American classical violists Category:Living people Category:Juilliard School alumni Category:Juilliard School faculty Category:Manhattan School of Music alumni Category:Musicians from Reno, Nevada

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