"As a very young violinist, Michael Davis’ warm and friendly approach gave me the courage and confidence to tackle violin technique I hadn’t thought possible."
–Eva Burmeister

• Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, member

• Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, member

• Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, former member

• Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, former associate musician

• Columbia University, BA (Art History)

• The Juilliard School, BM

• The Juilliard School, MM

"I had the opportunity to work with Michael as a young violinist. Thanks to his inspiring natural abilities and relaxed approach he gave me an excellent, traditional foundation that has helped me immensely as a violinist and on my musical career path. I still use his techniques everyday with my own students and in my performances. He is the essence of a beautiful player and a 1st class teacher. "
–Julia Cash

• Boston Ballet Orchestra

• New England Conservatory Prep School Faculty

"Mr. Davis is a genuine, humorous, and refined communicator, motivating his students to pull the best from their violin, but more importantly, to evince the emotion of the music at their highest level."
–Neal Green

• Ballardsville Baptist Church, Minister of Music

• B.G.S. Indiana University

• M.C.M. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

• Fiddle/Tenor vocals, The Misty Mountain String Band

"Michael Davis is a wonderful teacher, and was formative in my development as a musician. Under his tutelage, my playing improved enormously, and I learned what it meant to be a thinking musician and musical citizen. An exacting and elegant violinist of the highest standards, Mr. Davis is also a kind, compassionate person. I am grateful to have studied with him.”
–Shawn Jaeger

• Princeton Arts Fellow (2016-18)

• Tufts University Department of Music, Visiting Lecturer in Composition; Faculty, Bard College Conservatory of Music Preparatory Division

• Commissions: Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, American Composers Forum, BMI Foundation/Concert Artists Guild, Jerome Foundation

• Awards: Claire Rosen and Samuel Edes Foundation Prize for Emerging Artists, ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award, BMI Student Composer Award

• DMA, Northwestern University

• BM, University of Michigan

"As so much of what I carry with me today as a musician and composer is a direct result of my years of study with Michael Davis, it is impossible for me to distill the value of his pedagogy in a few words. He brings all of his wisdom and excellence as a violinist to a teaching approach that is as much about getting technical results as it is about encouraging a real and personal relationship with the instrument and the repertoire—something that lasts a lifetime."
–Luke Cissell

• New York Philharmonic, Teaching Artist Associate for Very Young Composers

• Recording artist

• B.A. Princeton University