Emily Stone, Harpist

Harpist Emily Stone distinguishes herself as a creative and passionate artist.  She has cultivated a multifaceted career as an orchestral musician, soloist, chamber collaborator, and pedagogue based in Cincinnati, OH.  

Driven by her love of orchestral music and collaboration, Stone performs frequently with numerous ensembles across the United States including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, New World Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Des Moines Metro Opera, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, Peoria Symphony Orchestra and Richmond Symphony Orchestra.  She served as the Harp Fellow for the 2023 National Orchestral Institute + Festival.  In 2022, she toured with Il Volo on their Il Volo Sings Morricone & More Tour and Josh Groban on his Harmony Tour.

 An avid chamber collaborator, she is a founding member of Duo D’Or (Flute and Harp) and Sospirare Trio (Flute, Viola, and Harp).  Guided by her passion for and advocacy of new music, she is the principal harpist and a featured artist with the New Earth Ensemble in Chicago, IL.  From 2019-2021, she served as the principal harpist and a featured artist of the OSSIA New Music Ensemble in Rochester, NY.

 An award-winning artist, Stone was named the First Prize Winner of Sigma Alpha Iota’s Dorothy E. Morris Memorial Award in 2022 and a Grand Finalist in the 2022 and 2020 American Harp Foundation’s Anne Adams Awards.  Stone earned her B.M. degrees and Performer’s Certificate at the Eastman School of Music.  She continued her graduate studies at Northwestern University where she earned her M.M. degree and then at OAcademy Music Conservatory (Orchestra of the Americas) where she earned her A.D. with Distinction and the OAcademy Exceptional Achievement Award. Currently, she is pursuing her D.M.A. degree at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.  She is an active member of the American Harp Society and Sigma Alpha Iota and served as the President of the Greater Chicago Chapter of the American Harp Society from 2022-2024.  Outside of music, Stone loves traveling, baking, and spending time with family and friends.