Michael Guttman (born 20 December 1957) is a violinist,[1] chamber musician, conductor and festival director.
[2] His mother, Simone Guttman, a pianist, encouraged him to begin violin studies at an early age.
[5] He later performed as soloist and recitalist in London's Barbican Centre,[6] New York's Avery Fisher Hall, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan in Japan, among others.
In 2009 he performed a solo at the Cross Currents Chamber Music Arts Festival in North Carolina.
[11] Guttman began conducting in addition to his appearances as a violinist, with the Elba Festival Orchestra.