Michael Turkell

Born in Los Angeles, Michael Turkell leads a diverse and passionate musical life as a soloist, chamber musician, and mentor in addition to orchestral playing. Michael studied under Alexander Barantschik, concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony, and Martin Chalifour, concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, while attending the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he received his bachelor's degree in 2015. He received his master's degree at The Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Joan Kwuon. More recently, he just finished his four-year fellowship at the New World Symphony in Miami Beach.

Michael has performed with the San Diego Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Britt Festival Orchestra, Artosphere Festival Orchestra, Canton Symphony, and Erie Philharmonic Orchestras. Since 2017, he has been a part of Lincoln Center Stage, performing with a piano quintet on cruise ships all around the South Pacific, Pacific Northwest, and the Caribbean.