‘Violinist Rolf Haas is fearless’ says the Minneapolis Star Tribune. 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 in Graz, Austria and at the University of Minnesota. He has worked with and performed works by World Renowned Composer Kaija Saariaho in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mr. Haas currently plays in the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and has performed as Second Violin Leader of Kammerakademie Potsdam

(Germany) as well as Concertmaster of the Mozaic Festival Orchestra. He has 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. Currently, he is working with the former drummer of Nocturnal Unit on music for a new project titled ‘Midnight Armada’, combining compositional techniques of conversational chamber music with the sonic palette of hip-hop, and hardcore punk.