Nikita was born to a family of musicians in St. Petersburg in 1994. He graduated from the Secondary Specialized School of Music at the St Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire (class of People's Artist of Russia, Professor Sergei Roldugin). At present, he is a student at the St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (class of the same teacher).
Laureate of international competitions:
2006: The 1st Prize Award at the International music contest “Young talents” (New York),
2007: The 1st Prize Award at the Northern Lira International Instrumental Competition (St. Petersburg),
2008: The 3rd Prize Award at the Shostakovich Chamber Ensembles International Competition (Moscow),
2011: The 1st Prize Award at the String Music contest (Astrakhan),
2012: The 1st Prize Award at the International Music Competition “Art of the 21st Century” (Vienna),
2012: The 2nd Prize Award at the Svyatoslav Knushevitsky International Competition (Saratov).
In 2006 he became a laureate of the Yuri Temirkanov Prize, in 2010 he received grants from the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the Russian Performing Arts Foundation.
He successfully combines educational and concert activities and performs in major Russian cities. Nikita has participated in international festivals: New Talents, Musical Olympus. He attended a mastreclass by Yo-Yo Ma.
