As a recitalist and chamber musician, violinist Emily Kalish creates emotionally transformative experiences for audiences. She has designed imaginative programs that capture a moment in history (a concert of music all written or premiered in 1924, complete with period costumes and a vintage jazz band for dancing), as well as programs of music by 20th and 21st century women and concerts of music that sits at the crossroads of jazz and classical.

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With her duo partner pianist Kyle Walker, she has performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Storm King Arts Center, New York Society for Ethical Culture, WNYC’s The Greene Space, Erie Cultural Council (PA), and Dayton University’s Social Practice of Human Rights Conference (OH).

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Since its founding in 2015, Ms. Kalish has been performing and producing chamber music for The Dream Unfinished, an organization that engages audiences with issues of social justice and civil rights through classical music. The Dream Unfinished offers performances of works by under-represented composers in partnership with activists and community organizations.

 

For 10 years she was a member of The Binghamton Philharmonic and in 2016 she joined the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, now the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra. Emily has also subbed with many other ensembles in the region. She holds a master’s in violin performance from Manhattan School of Music, and a  bachelor’s degree from the Hartt School.

 

A committed educator, Emily is on the faculty at Concordia Conservatory of Music in Bronxville, NY and co-founded the Williamstown Orchestra Workshop (WOW!), a non-competitive, creative summer program for students of stringed instruments. She offers master classes and workshops in addition to her mainstage performances.