Since 2007: Artistic Director of Düsseldorf Symphony and Tonhalle concert hall (since 2018 also Managing Director of Tonhalle Düsseldorf gGmbH)

1994 to 2006: Director of Niedersächsische Musiktage festival

Musical experience: Studied viola with Jürgen Kussmaul in Düsseldorf, former member of the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, the European Community Youth Orchestra and the orchestra of the Städtische Bühnen Krefeld/Mönchengladbach

Journalistic experience: Studied at the Institute for Journalism and Communication Research in Hanover, worked for newspapers such as the Hannoversche Allgemeine and radio stations such as MDR and NDR. Currently presenting concerts including a subscription series in Hamburg Elbphilharmonie

Comes from a family of musicians:  Father was president of the Hanover Academy of Music, mother was a music teacher in primary schools; one of his two brothers is a pianist and professor at the Hanover Academy of Music. Michael Becker lives with his wife, the pianist Sara Koch, and their four children in Düsseldorf.

honorary positions (current and previous)
Opus Klassik award, speaker of the jury
Schumann competition for young pianists, member of the jury
Georg Solti conductors' competition, member of the jury
Lower Saxony foundation, senator
Child protection association, patron
Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestral Academy, board chairman
Lobby for democracy, board member
Hannover Girls' Choir, curator