Michelle Cann is a concert pianist with a deep musical commitment to performing a wide range of repertoire throughout the US and bringing the arts to local communities. She made her orchestral debut at age 14 and has performed with various orchestras, including the Florida Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and the Cleveland Institute of Music Symphony Orchestra. Michelle has appeared at premiere concert halls such as the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She received her Bachelor and Master degrees in piano performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music and an Artist Diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music. Michelle is under the management of Lisa Sapinkopf Artists and serves as a Collaborative Staff Pianist at Curtis.
She is also the founder of "Keys to Connect," a program that strengthens the bond between parent and child through the shared study of piano. She has worked with "Play On Philly," an El-Sistema inspired program, as the choir director of two thirty-member children choruses. During her time in Philadelphia, she served as one of three Curtis Institute of Music inaugural fellows of ArtistYear, working with local community partners such as City Year, Teach for America, and AmeriCorps to bring the arts to local Philadelphia communities where arts education and access are unattainable. Michelle currently resides in Philadelphia, PA.