Michelle Bushkova, born in Moscow in 2004, is a violinist, pianist, and conductor. She is a graduate from both the Gnessin Music College and the Central Music School by 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. In 2023, Michelle has received conducting guidance from Carlos Kalmar and Victor Yampolsky. She has played with the “Moscow Virtuosi” and “New Russia” Symphony orchestras in Moscow, and philharmonic orchestras of Saratov, Yaroslavl, Ankara, Istanbul, Portland. She has participated in international music festivals like: “Keshet Eilon” (Israel) “Stay-in-May” (Florida, US), “Musica Mundi” (Belgium), NYMF in Gstaad (Switzerland), “Moscow Autumn”, and “Siletz Bay” (Oregon).