Mikhail began his musical career as a clarinettist, graduating in 2014 from the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Versailles, where he studied under Professor Philippe Cuper. That same year, he won Third Prize at the Jacques Lancelot International Clarinet Competition in Japan, followed by First Prize at the Béla Kovács International Clarinet Competition in Hungary in 2015. He then devoted himself fully to orchestral conducting, completing his studies in 2018 at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory.

He has taken masterclasses and received artistic guidance from Maestro Tugan Sokhiev, as well as Professors Michał Klauza and Sophie Rachlin.

In 2023, Mikhail was awarded Third Prize at both the Grzegorz Fitelberg International Conducting Competition in Poland and the Hong Kong International Conducting Competition.

He currently serves as Assistant Conductor to Julian Rachlin at the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. In this role, he has worked on projects involving music by Sofia Gubaidulina and touring performances featuring Penderecki’s Duo Concertante.
His collaborations include the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic Brass, the Jerusalem Camerata, the Raanana Symphonette, and the Israel Chamber Orchestra. 

He previously served as Assistant Conductor to Tugan Sokhiev at the Bolshoi Theatre for acclaimed productions of Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa, Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. He also assisted Evan Rogister on Wagner’s Lohengrin, a joint production between the Bolshoi Theatre and the Metropolitan Opera.