• 1993 – 1999

    Conservatory in Bratislava (violoncello – Karol Filipovič)

  • 1999 – 2000

    Royal College of Music, London (Steven Doane)

  • 2000 – 2001

    Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna (Valentin Erben)

  • 2001 – 2003

    Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Mannheim (Reimund Korupp)

  • 2004 – 2005

    Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris CNR (Marc Coppey)

  • 1992

    Master Classes in Piešťany (Angelica May)

  • 1995

    Performing Seminar about Music Classicism, Dolná Krupá (Norbert Brainin, Amadeus Quartet)

  • 1996

    L'Union européenne des Concours de musique pour la jeunesse, Blonay (Switzerland)

  • 1997

    scholarship at Internationales Orchesterinstitut Attergau (Austria)

  • 1997

    scholarship at Holland Music Sessions Bergen (Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Maria Tchaikovskaya)

  • 1998

    scholarship at Holland Music Sessions Bergen (Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Ivan Monighetti, Wolfgang Mehlhorn)

  • 1998

    Master Classes in Piešťany (Raphael Wallfisch)

  • 1999

    International Musicians Seminar Cornwall, Great Britain (Steven Isserlis)

  • 2002

    Kronberg Academy, Germany (Steven Isserlis)

Michal Sťahel cooperated with conductors such as Jiří Bělohlávek, Dennis Russel Davies, Mário Košik and Ronald Zollman, with orchestras and chamber ensembles such as Slovak Philharmonic, Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Radio Symphonieorchester Wien, Orquestra Sinfónica Portugesa and Beethoven Ensemble Wien. He also attended several music festivals, mainly: Kultur-Festival im Weinviertel Retz (Austria), Hietzinger Herbst Vienna, Klosterneuburg Festival (Austria).

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