Emery Kerekes

Emery Kerekes is a writer and arts administrator based in New York City. Winner of the 2022 Rubin Prize in Music Criticism, he is a founding editor and contributor for Which Sinfonia. His writings have also appeared or are forthcoming in Early Music America, Musical America, Opera News, and on his own site, Classical Music Geek. He works in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Department of Live Arts.

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Emery Kerekes - May 30, 2023

Our intrepid New York correspondent binges on the city’s most celebrated new-music marathon and shares its many hidden gems.

Emery Kerekes - May 8, 2023

From New York: The Metropolitan Opera star makes a recital debut that is alternately gripping and hilarious.

Emery Kerekes - April 11, 2023

At Carnegie Hall, the Egyptian soprano and Andalusian guitarist trace the exchange of Islamic and Judaic influences in Spanish songs.

Emery Kerekes - February 28, 2023

Our intrepid Rubin Institute fellow spent a busy weekend in the city on a hill, catching five different ensembles.

Emery Kerekes - January 23, 2023

Now a decade old, Prototype continues to introduce work that will soon reach audiences everywhere, like a winning double bill from Emma O’Halloran.

Emery Kerekes - December 13, 2022

The tenor’s concert at Merkin Hall, part of his mini-tour as a Young Concert Artists winner, looks to be the start of a major career.

Emery Kerekes - November 1, 2022

Composer Nico Muhly and librettist Alice Goodman explore the Passion on harp.

Emery Kerekes - October 11, 2022

The composer teamed up with an array of avant-garde artists for the most talked-about New York premiere of the season.

Emery Kerekes - September 19, 2022

SFCV’s Rubin Institute fellow files his first report from New York about one of the city’s most inventive new-music groups.