Marian McPartland has been called "the grand dame of piano music." She is a passionate advocate for music education and for bringing classical music to young and new audiences. She was instrumental in establishing the National Federation of Music Clubs and the first national youth piano competition, the Marian McPartland International Piano Competition. She is a member of the Board of Music Directors of the American Federation of Musicians and received the National Medal of Arts. After her violin studies with Dorothy DeLay she turned to piano as her first instrument
In 1932, she won first prize at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow and went on to become one of America's most esteemed concert pianists under the tutelage of Rudolf Serkin, Leonard Shure, and Vladimir Horowitz.
The house is in turmoil with records on every space. In the kitchen and in the dining room is covered with records. I don't have a big enough house to accommodate everything.Marian McPartland
I'm trying to get the record that I made at my birthday party last year, trying to get that out, and the lawyers are diddling around with it and it probably won't be out until next year. I don't know.Marian McPartland
