Emily Martin has performed for audiences in the United States and internationally. Venues include Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Steinway Hall, and the Teatro Vittorio Alfieri (Italy). An avid chamber musician, Emily was an Artist-in-Residence at Manchester Music Festival, and has performed at festivals in Spain and Italy.
Emily is dedicated to presenting dynamic and thoughtfully-curated concert programs. Most recently, she presented Visionary Women, introducing audiences to the works of Cécile Chaminade, Nadia Boulanger, Lili Boulanger, Mel Bonis, Florence Price, and Marion Bauer. Previously, she performed an All-American Recital featuring works by Edward MacDowell, Marion Bauer, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Danielpour, and Mason Bates. Both concerts were presented in Manhattan and at The Dorflinger Glass Museum in Pennsylvania.
A native New Yorker, Emily received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance from New York University. Her principal teachers include Eteri Andjaparidze and Seymour Bernstein.
Emily is an experienced pedagogue with over a decade of teaching experience. She was on the Adjunct Piano Faculty at NYU, and the Instrumental Music Faculties at The Browning School and The Spence School. She maintains a thriving private piano studio and teaches composition to young composers.
Emily is committed to serving the wider educational community. A former Board Member of the Piano Teacher’s Congress of New York, she is the current commissioned composer for the PTC’s 20th/21st Century Festival taking place in March, 2026.
When not making music, Emily enjoys drawing and being in nature.
