Graduated from the Central School of the Moscow Conservatory, Erzhan Kulibaev is one of the few contemporary violinists whose violinistic and pedagogical approach integrates the traditions and teachings of the two most prominent violinists of the 20th century: David Oistrakh and Jascha Heifetz. For many years, he studied with Zakhar Bron, a disciple of David Oistrakh, at the Reina Sofía School of Music, and later honed his skills with Pierre Amoyal, a student of Jascha Heifetz, at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. 

He has been awarded in prestigious competitions, including the Henryk Wieniawski Competition in Poznan, the George Enescu Competition in Bucharest, the First Prize and Tango Award at the Buenos Aires International Competition, the ‘Washington Award,’ the Manhattan International Music Competition in New York, and the Berliner International Music Competition. In 2006, 2010, and 2011, he was honored with the Honorary Diploma by Her Majesty Queen Sofía.