Molly Carr

Violist Molly Carr (BM ’09, MM ’11) enjoys a diverse musical career as recitalist, chamber musician, educator, and artistic director. The recipient of numerous international awards, including the Primrose International Viola Competition, Chamber Music America, ProMusicis Foundation, and the Davidson Institute, she was honored in 2018 at the United Nations for her work with refugees around the globe through the Novel Voices Refugee Aid Project. Her performances have taken her across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia and been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal as well as on PBS, CNN, NPR, and BBC World News. Carr is the founding director of the award-winning Project: Music Heals Us, a nonprofit that brings free chamber music performances and interactive programming to marginalized populations with limited ability to access the arts. In addition to serving on the Juilliard Pre-College faculty, she’s also on the faculties of Bard College Conservatory of Music and Musical Arts Madrid.