New York City-based violinist Mia Rose Nardi-Huffman is recognized as a versatile and dynamic performer of music ranging from Beethoven to Black Sabbath. She has performed across North America and Europe, in venues that include Carnegie Hall, SF JAZZ Center, Herbst Theatre, The National Arts Club, and Shoreline Amphitheatre.

Mia is the first violinist and founder of the ASTRAEUS Chamber Collective, with whom she performs engaging works of the past and present in innovative spaces, from orchid greenhouses to dive bars. Mia is also proud to be concertmaster for the Emo Orchestra, a nationally touring ensemble. She is also a member of the Brooklyn Chamber Players, Chelsea Symphony, and String Orchestra of Brooklyn.

In the realm of crossover music, Mia tours with the heavy psych rock band Spirit Mother, and has performed alongside large-scale musical acts including Evanescence, Lindsey Stirling, Brad Mehldau and Joshua Redman, Gamelan X, and more. Mia has also worked extensively as a studio musician, recording with artists such as The Singer and The Songwriter, Streetlight Manifesto, Marcus McCauley, and Portrait Maker.

Passionate about the creation and performance of new music, Mia has premiered over 200 works of contemporary classical music. Mia has held residencies with the composition departments at CSU East Bay, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Pre-College Division, and Diablo Valley College. Her performances are often in conjunction with movement or performance art; in July 2023 she presented a performance by the ASTRAEUS Chamber Collective in collaboration with Brooklyn-based artist and fashion designer Organic Decline where he live-painted vintage clothing while string quartets based on the four elements of nature were being played as a statement on fast fashion’s impact on the environment.

Mia earned both her BM (2014) and her MM (2016) from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she was concertmaster of the Conservatory Orchestra and the recipient of the Sergei Barsukov Violin Scholarship.

When not performing or teaching, she is often found taking care of her many houseplants, making bagels, and spending time with her cat Stella Bean.