He was born in Moscow in 1977. From 1992 to 1997, he studied at the Academic Music College of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in 2001 and completed his postgraduate studies in bassoon there in 2003.
In 1995, he was a prize-winner at the International Youth Competition in Kharkiv and joined the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra that same year.
Since 1997, he has been a soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. He has served as Artistic Director of the “Bassoon+” project since 2008 and as director of the Bolshoi Theatre Woodwind Quintet since 2013.
On 28 August 2019, he received a commendation from the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation for his significant contribution to the advancement of culture and many years of dedicated work.
He is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Woodwind Instruments at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music.
