Graduated from the Tula State Musical College (1990) and the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (1995, under Prof. Petrov).
In 1995, the singer, still a student, joined the Helicon Opera theatre of Moscow, where he performed major baritone parts such as Onegin (Eugene Onegin), Eletsky (The Queen of Spades), Police Chief (The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk), Amonasro (Aida) and Ford (Falstaff). In 1992-96, he also was as a soloist with the Moscow Kremlin Choir.
(c) Text by Bolshoi Theatre