He is one of the most interesting pianists of his generation in Russia.

He graduated from Moscow Conservatoire after studying under Professor Sergei Dorensky. In 1995 he became professor at the special piano forum. He has been a prizewinner of the various competitions including those in Vienna (Beethoven Competition, 1985), in Santander (Paloma O’Shea, 1986), and in Dublin (1991).

He conducts a wide range of concert activities in Russia and abroad and has recorded a number of CDs with programs of Chopin, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Scriabin, Schostakovich, as well as giving master classes in the USA, Japan, Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia, Republic of Korea, and Russia.

Since 2005 he has had the title of Merited Artist of Russia.