Miki Cloud enjoys a rich musical life as a violinist and artistic director passionate about building community. Chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Sun-Law Vuillaume Fellowship, Miki is fueled by music's ability to connect people more deeply to one another and to themselves.
Since 2009, Miki has been a core member of the self-conducted chamber orchestra, A Far Cry, where she serves as one of its violinists, 17 artistic directors, and since 2021, head of community partnerships and learning. Acclaimed for her thoughtful and innovative approach to the listening experience, her programming and artistic direction has been described as “ingeniously crafted” by the Boston Globe and “intoxicating” by the New York Times.
Miki is a former member of the New York-based Solera Quartet, winners of the 2017 Pro Musicis International Award and 2018 Guarneri Quartet Residency from Chamber Music America. She is also a former artistic director of the White Mountains Music Festival.
Past studies include Harvard College, Yale School of Music, New England Conservatory, and the Perlman Music Program. As an educator and teaching artist, Miki has been privileged to share music in educational and community spaces across America - most recently Dartmouth College, Project STEP, Boston Children’s Hospital, Notre Dame University, and Corrigan Radgowski Correctional Center.
Miki is honored to play an 1855 violin by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, graciously on loan to her through the Tarisio Trust: Eric Sun-Karen Law Vuillaume Fellowship. When not working in music, she spends most of her time learning to see the world through the eyes of her spirited, creative, and expressive kid.
