Born in Vienna. Supported by musical parents, she had her first violin lesson at age 4. Michaela studied in Vienna at the University for Music (Professor Frischenschlager and Professor Kamilarov) at the Vienna Conservertoire, and at the Conservatoire national de musique et danse in Paris and gained her diploma with distinction.
Master classes with international musicians such as Shlomo Mintz, Zakhar Bron, Igor Oistrakh, Sergei Fatkoulin, and Erich Gruenberg completed her training. She was a fellow of the Academy of the Symphonieorchester des Bayrischen Rundfunks (Munich), and as a member of the Tonkunstler Orchestra she has performed in Vienna.
Invitations for solo and chamber music performances have taken Michaela throughout Europe and Asia.