Known for his performances of contemporary music, violinist Michael Barenboim has established a career independent of that of his famous father, conductor Daniel Barenboim. The two have also performed and recorded together.
The son of Daniel Barenboim and pianist Yelena Bashkirova (and the brother of hip-hop producer David Barenboim), Michael Barenboim was born in Paris in 1985. He began playing the piano at age four and switched to the violin when his family moved to Berlin in 1992. His teachers there were Abraham Jaffe and Axel Wilczok. Michael's professional career began e...