MICHAEL DABROSKI is an American violinist and unconventional artist, visionary classical music project builder, and dedicated humanitarian, based between Havana, Cuba, and South Florida, USA. Praised for his "sensitive, beautifully nuanced, and clearly articulated" violin playing and chamber music recitals, Mr. Dabroski also distinguishes himself as an orchestral conductor and impactful educator. A noted "distinguished alumnus" of Manhattan School of Music since 2003, his artistic reach extends globally, bringing classical music to underserved locations across the Adirondack Park, Ireland, Cyprus, Palestine (Gaza City, Ramallah, Hebron, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nablus), Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and major U.S. cities.

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With nearly three decades of experience, Mr. Dabroski has produced over 500 professional and critically acclaimed classical music events since 1995. This impressive output stems from his flourishing original music and business projects, including the non-profit Adirondack Ensemble (founded 1995), the for-profit Burlington Ensemble LLC (founded 2009), and the transformative solo violin benefit concert project, Enclaves of Beauty (founded 2013), which notably uses a Palestinian-made violin commissioned for him to support Palestinian programs. His pioneering spirit also led to the establishment of the Department of Music at Burlington College (founded 2013), the fellowship program at the Vermont Mozart Festival (founded 2016), and eight successful editions of the La Ruta de Mozart (Mozart’s Route) string quartet program (founded 2017) with Lyceum Mozartiano de la Habana in Cuba—making him the only American citizen to create a music festival of collaboration within the Cuban government system in Havana, Cuba.

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Mr. Dabroski is driven by the conviction that music has a profound responsibility to connect communities, uphold artistic excellence, and inspire positive change or provide solace. This ethos is deeply embedded in his projects, which have generated significant social impact and fundraising success. For instance, his Enclaves of Beauty concerts have raised over $41,000 USD for medical relief in Gaza since 2013. He has awarded competitive fellowship scholarships to sixty of the most talented graduate and post-graduate music conservatory students in the U.S. for study under his artistic and business mentorship at the Vermont Mozart Festival (2016-2019), and provided scholarships to seventy-five high school music students in the remote Adirondack Park (1998-2001) to attend Adirondack Ensemble’s Adirondack Music Camp. He also facilitated fellowships and visas for four leading Cuban string players to participate in the Vermont Mozart Festival in 2017, and through the Burlington Ensemble, concert-fundraised over $25,000 USD for twenty-five local Vermont charities. His La Ruta de Mozart festival or Mozart Route, has inspired the formation and career advancement of numerous Cuban string quartet groups over a ten-year period, aiding their professional growth and international opportunities.

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His pioneering project ideas and organizations have attracted extraordinary financial support, exceeding $5,000,000 USD in major funding and title sponsorships since 1998. This includes significant cash donations from top private philanthropists, support from cultural figures like Harry Connick Jr., and advisory board membership by Wynton Marsalis. Noteworthy support has come from a Chamber Music America-Lila Wallace Readers Digest Foundation grant, Bärenreiter publisher donations of Mozart's complete string quartets in Cuba, multi-year corporate sponsorships from major banks, and professional performance awards from the New York State Council on the Arts. His projects have been highlighted in Strad Magazine, Vermont Public Radio, NPR, Adirondack Life, Granma (Cuba), and France 24, and have fostered documented artistic and business collaborations with students from elite institutions such as Yale, Juilliard, Curtis, Rice, Manhattan School of Music, University of Michigan, and USC.

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A prodigy born with perfect pitch in 1968, Mr. Dabroski began violin at age five. He performed at Carnegie Hall by 13 with the New York Youth Symphony Orchestra. He holds a Bachelor of Music from Manhattan School of Music, where he placed out of extensive core requirements, and a Master of Music from Temple University on a full scholarship and living stipend, with a thesis on the fantasy musical form. His two-decade engagement (1982-2002) at Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, serving as violin student, counselor, assistant director, director, and artist faculty, profoundly shaped his commitment to chamber music as a force for humanitarian causes.

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His BACH GLOBAL (BG335) project—a groundbreaking edition of the Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Partitas and Sonatas (BWV 1001-1006) and Cello Suites (BWV 1007-1012), each divided into five (5) books—redefines the learning and performance of these iconic works. Suited for early violin students to professional violinists, these books contain the complete works, starting with (1) a simple level book emphasizing songful melody and rhythm, (2) an intermediate level book of full length movements in monophonic style, (3) a harmonic theory & stylistic analysis book to understand musical elements and counterpoint, (4) a chamber music duo book to experience the musical dialogue of the solo composition between two violins, and (5) an artist edition book for advanced students to professional solo violinists edited to uphold violin playing standards, enjoyment, and to prepare a new generation of violinists creating musical projects with a social purpose.

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Mr. Dabroski’s unique instrument collection features violins by Sergio Peresson, Palestinian luthier Shehada Shalalda, and Cuban luthier Juan Carlos Prado Castro, alongside a Benoit Rolland bow and vintage Steinway, Weber, and Blüthner pianos. 

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He performs and teaches special projects with distinction at Al Kamandjati in Ramallah, Palestine, and at the National Music Conservatory Jordan in Amman, Jordan. He composed and performs solo violin documentary music: Gaza Suite (2013), Hebron Suite (2014), Ramallah Suite (2017), Stotesbury Suite (2023), and David Suite (2025), and leads BACH GLOBAL (BG335) workshop classes with SPERO (Peace Through Music), and  La Ruta de Mozart in Havana, Cuba.