“Carpenter is one of the rare musicians who changes the game of his instrument… He is a smasher of cultural and classical music taboos. He is technically the most accomplished organist I have ever witnessed… And, most important of all, the most musical.”
— The Los Angeles Times
“He is a true pioneering musician, and a classic by-the-book virtuoso.” —Neue Zürcher Zeitung “On Monday Carpenter played in the Philharmonie and what he did there was so disconcerting that it could probably only be compared to what Liszt must have evoked 170 years ago.”
— Berliner Zeitung
“Extravagantly talented… the audience’s response was raucous… everything he touches turns fantastical and memorable.”
— The New York Times
“Flamboyant presentation goes hand in hand with unquestioned virtuosity.”
— The New Yorker
“A fallen angel who gives the organ back its sin.”