Michael’s musical career began at age 14, when he was featured in Terry George’s film Reservation Road as the concertmaster of an orchestra. The musical experiences of his youth, studying privately, playing chamber music at Bowdoin International Music Festival, performing with New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall inspired him to pursue a career in the arts, which includes performances with the St. Louis Symphony, Minnesota Opera, Columbus Symphony, and several other orchestras in the Midwest. He is especially fond of the summers he spent performing as a fellow at Colorado festivals in Aspen and Breckenridge, and more recently as a resident artist of Caroga Lake Music Festival's concert series, which is held around the scenic lakes of upstate New York. 

Michael discovered his passion for teaching when he was still just in high school, volunteering as a coach at Greenwich Summer Music Camps. He has been teaching ever since, as a college student, where he became certified to teach beginning Suzuki violin, and as a graduate student in Cleveland, where he maintained a studio of 25-30 students for several years as a faculty member at the Aurora School of Music. Michael looks forward to building his teaching studio in his hometown.

Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree in music and economics from Vanderbilt University, and his masters degree in violin performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music.