Nikita was born in Kazan in 1992. He began to study music at Children's Music School No. 1 (class of teacher Larisa Pokrovskaya). In 2007 he continued his studies at Secondary Specialized School of Music of the N.G. Zhiganov Kazan State Conservatory, in the piano class with Professor Alexander Starikov and in the composition class with Professor Alexander Rudenko. He graduated from the N.G. Zhiganov Kazan State Conservatory (class of Professor Alexander Starikov).
Laureate of competitions:
2004: The 1st Prize Award and an Audience Award at the Republican festival and competition of piano ensembles “Consonance-2004” (Kazan).
2005: The 1st Prize Award at the “Altyn Avaz” International Competition for Young Pianists (Kazan),
2009: A laureate of the 1st Saydashev Open Republican Competition “Young Composer” (Kazan),
2007: The 2nd Prize Award at the Ismagilov International Performers Competition (Ufa),
2010: The 2nd Prize Award at the Bach Republican Young Performers Competition (Kazan),
2013: The 2nd Prize Award at the 5th International Youth Jazz Competition “Lights of Kazan” (Kazan).
2014: The Special Festival of Classical Music in Annecy Award at the 13th International Piano Campus Competition (Pontoise, France).
2014: The 5th Prize Award at the 18th Hamamatsu Piano Academy (Japan).
Nikita is a winner of the Russian President's Talented Youth Support Award (2011). He holds a scholarship from the Head of the Kazan City Administration (2006).
