Mia Laity, Violin

An adaptable artist known for her engaging musicianship, Mia Laity joined the violin section of the New York City Ballet Orchestra in the 2023-2024 season.

Mia studied with Grigory Kalinovsky, Sylvia Rosenberg, and Laurie Smukler at the Manhattan School of Music as the recipient of the L. John Twiford Scholarship, receiving the Helen Airoff Dowling award for the outstanding violinist graduating from the BM program. She received her Master’s of Music degree as a student of Grigory Kalinovsky at Indiana University, where she also taught violin as an Associate Instructor. Before joining the NYCB orchestra, she was a tenured core member of the Sarasota Orchestra’s violin section.

During the summer, Mia performs as assistant concertmaster of the Charlottesville Opera, and in Steamboat Springs Colorado as part of the Strings Festival orchestra. She is also the Events Manager for Perlman Music Program Suncoast, and the Executive Director of Soundbox Ventures, a new arts organization that serves as a platform for artist curators and recently created the Listen Hear! series at the Sarasota Art Museum.