Michael Shaham has established himself as a remarkable solo violinist, performing with a wide range of orchestras including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Israel Camerata, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Haifa Symphony Orchestra, Raanana Symphonette, and the Netanya Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra.

In 2022, Michael won first prize at the ISA Challenge Competition in Austria, followed by second prize at the Kreisler Competition in Vienna. He was a laureate of the Concours musical international de Montréal in 2023, and in 2025 he won first prize in the Aviv Competitions in Tel Aviv. Earlier in his career, he was awarded the Arkady Fomin Award (2018), which led to a performance of Bach’s Double Concerto with Vadim Gluzman and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra in tribute to Henryk Szeryng.

Born into a musical family, Michael is the son of renowned violinist Hagai Shaham, and his talent was evident from an early age. He received scholarships with distinction from both the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and the Jerusalem Music Centre from the age of ten, laying the foundation for his artistic path.

Michael is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Ida Kavafian and Shmuel Ashkenasi, and is currently continuing his studies at the Kronberg Academy in Germany with Mihaela Martin.

In addition to his solo career, Michael is an active chamber musician. He has collaborated with distinguished artists such as violinists Gidon Kremer, Vadim Gluzman, and Grigory Kalinovsky; violists Lawrence Power and Ron Ephrat; cellists Gary Hoffman, Raphael Wallfisch, and Hillel Zori; and pianists Anton Mejias, Avedis Kouyoumdjian, and Arnon Erez. In the upcoming season, he will perform with Sir András Schiff at Wigmore Hall in London.

Michael plays an exceptional violin by Lorenzo Storioni, Cremona c. 1800, modeled after Giuseppe Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ and known as the “ex Khachatryan” - a generous loan from a member of the Stretton Society.