He was born in Novosibirsk, Russia. He began studying with Galina Turchaninova, who has trained generations of musicians, some of them at an international level.
In 1977, he obtained the Diploma at the Violinists’ Competition of Russia, in Kazan, and in 1979, the First Prize at the Wieniawsky Young Violinists’ Competition in Lublin, Poland.
In 1980, he moved to Kiev, Ukraine, and continued his studies with Professor Olga Parkhomenko, a former student of David Oistrakh. Between 1982 and 1986, he completed his studies at the Gnesin State Institute in Moscow with Valentín Berlinski, founder and current member of the Borodin String Quartet, and with Vladimir Spivakov, founder of the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra.
In 1986, he began his professional career as a member of the Moscow Virtuosi. That same year, he won First Prize at the International Competition of the Academy of Musical Art in Tours, France.
With the Moscow Virtuosi, he has participated in multiple tours of countries in Asia, North and South America, and Europe, playing in the best halls in the world: Carnegie Hall in New York, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the Philharmonic Halls of Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, and the Albert Hall in London, among other venues.
In 1990, he moved to Spain with the Moscow Virtuosi Orchestra at the invitation of the Principality of Asturias. From 1994 to 2002, he held the position of concertmaster of the Seville Symphony Orchestra. In 1998, he created the Chamber Orchestra of the Royal Symphony Orchestra of Seville, with which he offers, as artistic director and soloist, a wide repertoire from the 17th century to the music of our days.
He was also concertmaster of the National Orchestra of Spain between 2002 and 2011. He is currently Professor of Orchestral Training and Development at the Reina Sofía School of Music.