Michelle Bushkova, born in Moscow in 2004, is a violinist, pianist, and conductor. She graduated from the Gnessin Music College and the Central Music School of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Currently, she studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Ilya Kaler and Olga Dubossarskaya-Kaler on the violin and Antonio Pompa-Baldi on the piano. As a conductor, Michelle has received guidance from Riccardo Muti, Carlos Kalmar, and Jorma Panula. She has played with the “Moscow Virtuosi” and “New Russia” Symphony orchestras in Moscow, and philharmonic orchestras of Saratov, Yaroslavl, Ankara, Istanbul, and Portland. She has participated in international music festivals: “Stay-in-May” (Florida, US), “Musica Mundi” (Belgium), NYMF in Gstaad (Switzerland), “Moscow Autumn”, and “Siletz Bay” (Oregon). Michelle is a Keshet Eilon graduate.