Pavlos Michaelides is a Cypriot violinist and musician with extensive artistic activity in Cyprus and internationally, specialising in Cypriot and Greek traditional music and in the broader musical traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean. Alongside his artistic career, he works at the University of Cyprus as a Senior Research Project Manager in the Research and Innovation Support Service and the Centre for Medieval Arts & Rituals (CeMAR).

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music, specialising in violin performance, from the University of Indianapolis, and an LRSM – Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music professional diploma in violin performance from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. He also holds a BSc in Business Administration, specialising in Management Information Systems, from the University of Arizona, and an MBA in Finance from Northern Arizona University. His musical training also includes specialised study of Middle Eastern violin techniques and advanced work in Greek traditional, Turkish classical and Middle Eastern music.

Throughout his career, he has performed and recorded with a wide range of distinguished artists, including Dionysis Savvopoulos, Glykeria, Pantelis Thalassinos, Alkinoos Ioannidis, Lavrentis Machairitsas, Rita Antonopoulou, Eleni Tsaligopoulou, Vasiliki Hadjiadamou, Dimitris Fanis, Koullis Theodorou, Petros Kouloumis and Dimitris Mesimeris. He has also collaborated extensively with traditional dance ensembles, cultural organisations and television productions in Cyprus and Greece.

Michaelides is a co-founder of Trio Levante and the Aes Cyprium Ensemble. In 2023 he released his first personal recording and research project, Dances of Cyprus, comprising 26 instrumental tunes and their musical scores, documenting Cypriot dance repertoire with particular emphasis on the central role of the violin.