Violin with Rolf H.

Hi! My name is Rolf. I have been performing professionally for years as soloist, chamber musician, as well as part of some of the best ensembles in the world. I have learned, and am learning so much everyday through these experiences, and I want to be able to give back to you, and pass on some of the inspiration, knowledge, and practice tips that I've learned throughout the years. I look forward to meeting you and helping you to reach your musical goals. Here is a short biography of mine: ‘Violinist Rolf Haas is fearless' (Minneapolis Star Tribune). As a musician who is not ashamed to take risks, Rolf combines virtuosity and an expansive sound palette playing concerts all over the world as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. His primary studies took place with Professor Yair Kless in Graz, Austria (Soloist Diploma) and with Professor Sally O'Reilly at the University of Minnesota (Bachelor’s Degree in Violin Performance). He has worked with and performed works by World Renowned Composer Kaija Saariaho in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Rolf's mother is an artist, and Rolf has frequently been involved in performances with visual artists, helping to show a unity between the disciplines. Mr. Haas plays on his grandfather's Gagliano. The world premier of the Violin Concerto by Alban Berg was played by his grandfather's teacher Louis Krasner on this instrument. He currently plays regularly as part of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and has performed as Second Violin Leader of Kammerakademie Potsdam as well as Concertmaster of the Mozaic Festival Orchestra. Rolf also occasionally plays with the Grazer Kammerorchester and Münchner Kammerorchester. He has been recently been featured on National Public Radio’s “Performance Today” Rolf is also a respected hip-hop artist (emcee/producer). With his former group, Nocturnal Unit, he has released 3 full length albums, and an E.P. Nocturnal Unit has been featured on the Current 89.3, undergroundhiphop.com, and undergroundhiphopradio.com and has been in regular rotation on 98.2 The Beat (Los Angeles). Currently, he is working on music for a new project titled ‘Midnight Armada’, combining compositional techniques of conversational chamber music with the sonic palette of hip-hop, funk, and hardcore punk.