emily smith

Praised as playing “gorgeously” (The Boston Globe) and with “irrepressible élan” (The Seattle Times), violinist Emily Daggett Smith has performed across the United States, Europe, South America and Asia. Emily made her New York concerto debut playing the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Juilliard Orchestra in Alice Tully Hall, and has since performed with orchestras including Iris Orchestra, the Festival Mozaic Orchestra and the New York Classical Players. She has given solo recitals across the country at venues including the Kennedy Center and Music in the Loft in Chicago. Emily has performed with renowned musicians including members of the Cleveland, Emerson and Juilliard String Quartets. Her performances have taken place at some of the world’s greatest halls including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Shanghai Grand Theatre and the Vienna Konzerthaus. Equally passionate about performing old and new music, Emily has premiered dozens of works, both as a soloist, chamber musician and as a member of The Knights Chamber Orchestra. In 2020, Emily commissioned a piece for solo violin by Andrea Casarrubios which will be premiered at the University Art Museum at the University at Albany as a part of the show Well / Being, (October, 2021). Emily has served on faculty at the Bard Conservatory Pre-College and the Juilliard School, where she is assistant for Laurie Smukler. She holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University. Her teachers have included Soovin Kim, Philip Setzer, Joel Smirnoff, Laurie Smukler and Donald Weilerstein. She plays on a Johannes Cuypers violin, generously donated by Dr. Marylou Witz.