His education as a pianist began at the age of seven at a special conservatory for gifted children in St. Petersburg.
Beginning in 2000 Zuev studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg with Alexei Lubimov and since 2007 with Eliso Virsaladze in Munich.
[2][3] In 2012, Zuev appeared together with Alexei Lubimov on a CD released by ECM Records entitled Claude Debussy Préludes, which contained the Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune in the 1895 transcription for two pianos.
He has recitals and concerto performances in Luxemburg, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Russia.
He performed with Sir George Solti’s World Orchestra for Peace under the baton of Valery Gergiev.