Efim was born in Tomsk in 2000. In 2017, he began studying at the Edison Denisov Tomsk Music College under Rustam Salmankhanov. Since 2021, he has been a student at the M. I. Glinka Novosibirsk State Conservatory, where he studies under Professor Valery Boldin.
Competition awards:
2019
- Third Prize at the 2nd Pekker International Competition (Barnaul);
- Third Prize at the 3rd Koussevitzky International Youth Double Bass Competition (Saint Petersburg);
- Third Prize at the 5th EDES Interregional Competition for Young Composers (Tomsk).
2023
- First Prize at the 4th Pekker International Competition (Barnaul).
He has taken part in masterclasses given by Artem Chirkov.
He has been a participant in the programmes of the Saint Petersburg Music House since 2022.
