Violin, Level 3
Miks Silis
N3
Miks Silis was born in Riga, Latvia and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan USA when he was eight where he began playing the viola. Miks earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Western Michigan University. He later attended the College- Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati where he received his Master of Music degree and Artist Diploma. Miks has attended the Aspen Music Festival as well as the European Music Masterclasses of Nancy, France, and Rencontres Musicales Internationales des Graves.
He currently is a member of the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra and has played with the Cincinnati Pops, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Springfield Symphony, and others. Miks relocated to London in 2014 and currently teaches alongside his wife in their home studio, the Bluebird Suzuki Studio, and at the London Suzuki Hub.