Carter Larsen

He studied composition under John Adams and piano under Milton Salkind (Conservatory president) and Mack McCray.

After studying at Conservatory, he worked with Peter Feuchtwanger and Ruth Nye in London, and Vlado Perlemuter in Paris.

She described Larsen's 21st century, Neo-Romantic approach as a "breakthrough", and said he had embraced the best of classical culture while exploring other forms of creativity.

[3] Larsen's approach to the piano, though modern and individual, has been influential in the compositions of classical and romantic composers.

The concert was covered by two television stations broadcasting to a total estimated audience of 500 million, and was the first time CNN had interviewed an artist for the Grand Theatre.

He composed music for various films, including Paramount's Star Trek, Nosferatu, Masterpiece Theatre, and The Mark of Zorro.