MICHELLE ABBOTT Michelle Abbott has combined a successful career of performing with active teaching in Hong Kong, her home for over 10 years. She has been principal harpist of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong since 2002. She is also harp instructor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Baptist University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and has given Master classes in Ohio, USA. She received her harp training at the University of South Florida under Ms. Kathryn Case Holm of the Florida Orchestra and through the Cleveland Institute of Music with Alice Chalifoux, former principal harpist of the Cleveland Orchestra. She also received instruction from Anne Hobson Pilot of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sarah Bullen of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Sebastian Lipman, a former member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. During her time in the US, Michelle performed with the Cleveland Institute of Music Harp Ensemble which toured the state, the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, the Cleveland Requiem Orchestra and the Cleveland Choral Society. She is a member of the American Harp Society.