He studied music at the Moscow Conservatory,[1] piano with Viktor Merzhanov and organ with Natalia Gureeva[2] and Alexander Fiseiskyn.
He attended further master classes for organ and harpsichord, including with Siebe Henstra in Utrecht, and participated in various ensembles for Early Music, among others working with Alexei Lubimov[2] and Yuri Bashmet.
[2] He received a scholarship of the Hamburg Busche-Stiftung, and studied further with Harald Vogel, and at a historic organ in Stade with Martin Böcker [de][2] He took master classes in Paris with Jean Guillou and Olivier Latry.
His partners in chamber music have included violinist Gunar Letzbor, oboist Diethelm Jonas, flutist Susanne Ehrhardt and balalaika player Alexander Paperny.
[2] He has appeared as duo partner of clarinetist Giora Feidman,[5][6] on tours with a program from classical to klezmer,[7] at places including the Berliner Dom.