Hailed by Strad Magazine for his “effortless, envy-provoking technique… sweet tone, brilliant expression, and grand style”, Michael Ludwig enjoys a multi-faceted career as a soloist, recording artist, and chamber musician. A highly sought-after soloist, he has performed on four continents, including appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Pops, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, collaborating with such conductors as JoAnn Falletta, Sir Georg Solti, and John Williams among others.

Recent performances have taken Ludwig to Japan, China, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Lithuania, Canada, Mexico, and Carnegie Recital Hall in New York. His future engagements include appearances in Spain, Israel, Great Britain, Germany, Poland and the United States.

Michael Ludwig’s critically acclaimed discography includes recordings with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Fanfare magazine writes: “His phrasing is so sensitive—knowing just where to place the slightest emphasis, where to lighten bow pressure ever so slightly to achieve delicate chiaroscuro effects, where to intensify and where to relax his vibrato—it could serve as an object lesson to every budding violinist.” And BBC Music Magazine praises his "persuasive playing, silky tone, sensitivity to colour and flair for 'golden-age' style.” His recording of the rarely performed Dohnanyi Violin Concertos has received extraordinary reviews worldwide, and has revived interest in these neglected romantic works. Ludwig’s latest recording, the Corigliano Red Violin Concerto with JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic, will be released by NAXOS in May 2010. Future recording projects include a live recording of the Beethoven Violin Concerto and Dvorak Romance with the Virginia Symphony, the Suk Fantasy with the Buffalo Philharmonic, and Kenneth Fuchs’s “An American Rhapsody” with the London Symphony Orchestra.

As a chamber musician, he has shared the stage with numerous acclaimed artists, such as Christoph Eschenbach, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Yefim Bronfman, Sarah Chang, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Upcoming chamber music engagements include the Prague International Spring Festival and a benefit for the Terezin Music Foundation with Leon Fleisher at Boston’s Symphony Hall. His recording of the Tyberg Piano Trio will be released by NAXOS in August 2010.

Michael Ludwig has been featured numerous times on Performance Today, a program that reaches approximately 1.2 million listeners on 230 radio stations nationwide. Ludwig’s media credits include live broadcasts at WRTI (Philadelphia) and WAMC (Albany, NY), as well as an appearance on the program “From the Top.” He has been featured on Bulgarian National Radio and Balkan Bulgarian Television.

As a producer his honors include a Mid Atlantic Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Live Programming. Ludwig has served as the artistic producer of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s national radio broadcasts, syndicated by the WFMT Fine Arts Network in Chicago.

In addition to his active performance and recording schedule, Ludwig provides master classes around the world. He has held faculty positions at Rowan University and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, as well as the School of Orchestral Studies in Saratoga Springs, NY and the National Youth Orchestra Festival. He has also held the appointment of Sterne Virtuoso Artist-in-Residence at Skidmore College.

Ludwig has given master classes and coachings with the New World Symphony. He has served as a member of the board of directors of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, and is currently a member of the Artistic Advisory Board for Access to Art, Inc. Ludwig performs on a rare violin made in the late 1700’s by the Cremonese master Lorenzo Storioni and a Dominique Peccatte bow. His violin has been lauded in a Fanfare review by Jerry Dubins as “one of the most gorgeous instruments I’ve ever heard.”