Mikhail graduated from the Gnessins Moscow Special School of Music, class of T. Berkul, professor of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Honored Artist of Russia. Currently he is a student of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
Mikhail Usov is the laureate of numerous international competitions such as the Leopold Auer International Violin Competition (St. Petersburg), the International Violin Competition Andrea Postacchini (Fermo, Italy), the Delphic Games (2018), the All-Russian Competition and Festival "Golden talents of Russia" (2019, Orenburg), the P. Stolyarsky International Violin Competition (2021, Odessa), holder of the Moscow Mayor’s grant (2019).
Mikhail performs in concerts sponsored by the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation and the New Names Foundation founded by Ivetta Voronova in Russia and abroad. Program I ROUND J. S. Bach Adagio and Fuga from Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 N. Paganini Caprice No. 10 in G minor, Op. 1 E. Ysaye Sonata for violin solo No. 3 in D minor “Ballade”, Op. 27
II ROUND L. van Beethoven Sonata for violin and piano No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 “Spring” P.I. Tchaikovsky Waltz-Scherzo in C major, Op. 34 A. Rosenblatt “Siberian Blues”
III ROUND W. А. Mozart Concerto for violin and orchestra No. 3 in G major, KV 216
IV ROUND J. Brahms Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, Op. 77