Oleg Akkuratov

Blind from birth, at the age of four, the boy began to show extraordinary musical abilities, playing the melodies he heard on the piano.

And two years later he entered a specialized music school for blind and visually impaired children in the city of Armavir, Krasnodar Territory.

As a member of the Igor Butman Quartet and the Moscow Jazz Orchestra, Akkuratov toured Latvia, Israel, the Netherlands, Italy, India, the US and Canada and many other countries.

On February 1, 2017, in the Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow International House of Music, Akkuratov's first big solo concert with Igor Butman's participation took place.

In October of the same year, Akkuratov, as part of his own trio, performed for several thousand guests of the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi.