He then studied at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, gaining his bachelor's degree in 2003 with the Anton Rubinstein Prize as an outstanding pianist.
He was named winner of the William Petschek Piano Debut Recital Award for 2006.
His NYC debut recital was on April 20, 2006 at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.
Before moving to the United States, Soukhovetski performed extensively in Western Europe and Russia.
During 1998 and 1999, he toured and performed with the Russian violinist Vladimir Spivakov in France, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and North America.