He is a professor at the faculty of special piano at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire from where he graduated in 1988 (studied with Professor A. Ugorsky), then he was a student on special course by Professor T. Kravchenko.

In 1991 he took First Prize at the Viotti competition in Italy, Diploma of the Prokofiev competition and complimentary prize in Germany. As a participant of St. Peter-Trio, the Neva Trio and St. Petersburg Chamber Players he has toured Russia and abroad.

Not only has he recorded six solo CDs, but as the ensemble player has also recorded a number of programs included works by Schnittke and Piazzolla played alongside with Mstislav Rostropovich.