In 1998, he graduated from the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory under the guidance of Professor A. Knyazev.
In 1984, he became the winner of the Regional Competition for young cellists in Moscow.
In 1989, he was awarded at the Moscow Young Cellists' Competition.
In 1998, he joined the "Sheremetiev Ensemble" (piano quartet) as a member and leader.
In 2001, as part of the "Sheremetiev Ensemble", he was a laureate of the International Brahms Competition, Austria.
In 2002, with the "Sheremetiev Ensemble", he recorded a disc of works by the American composer John Mitchell.
In 2005, a new "Sheremetiev Ensemble" disc was released, featuring piano quartets by R. Schumann and J. Brahms.
From 2003 to 2018, he worked with the Russian National Orchestra under the direction of M. Pletnev.
Since 2012, he has been actively involved in reviving and further developing the so-called Old School of Performance. Representatives of this school were Liszt, Paganini, Kontski, Chopin, Cortot, Rachmaninoff, Kreisler, Pyatigorsky, Shafran, and many other eminent musicians. One of the last representatives of this School is Martha Argerich, a performer who has most fully preserved the technological and musical techniques.
From 2012, he teaches the art of cello playing.
Since 2018, he has been performing as a soloist. He has experience performing both solo and chamber concerts in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, England, Singapore, Ukraine, and Russia.
Since 2022, he resides in Latvia.