Michalis Trachalios was born in Chortiatis. He studied composition in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, from where he graduated with an outstanding academic record. At the same time, he was studying Conducting with Michalis Economou and Athanasia Kyriakidou. Later, he continued his studies in Orchestral Conducting on a graduate level at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee which he entered with full scholarship and assistantship. While a student at UWM, he worked as an Orchestral Office Manager and Assistant Conductor for the UWM Symphony Orchestra. He also won the Gerondelis Foundation Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement.

He is the founder, artistic director and conductor of JoveNata Ensemble. JoveNata is a chamber orchestra formed by young musicians who have already gained wide appreciation from the audience of Thessaloniki and Greece. Michalis is responsible for the orchestral activities of the Municipal Conservatoire of Pylaia Chortiatis. Maestro Trachalios collaborates also with Thessaloniki’s Concert Hall Organization as the conductor of Megaro Youth Symphony Orchestra (MOYSA). He has performed with Thessaloniki City Symphony Orchestra, Athens City Symphony Orchestra, UWM Symphony Orchestra, MDW Orchestra, MOYSA, Camerata Junior, Big Band of Northern Greece, Oreias and Cascais Chamber Orchestra, and he has collaborated with: Igor Gruppman, Thomas Sanderling, Zuill Baily, Philippe Forget, John Thomas Dodson, Dimitar Ivanov, Marcin Markowich, Mixed Choir of Thessaloniki and Voci Contra Tempo.

Michalis Trachalios has been an active participant in multiple Master Classes in Greece and abroad, such as the National Master Class for Orchestral Conducting in Athens, Malta International Conducting Master Class and Competition, and Cascais and Oreias Master class and Competition where he won the third prize.