was born in Odessa (Ukraine) . He began his cello studies at the Stoliarsky School. He studied with L. Evgrafov at the Gnessin Institute (Moscow), received his diploma in 1981 and completed an assistantship there in 1984.

He studied chamber music with V. Berlinsky (Borodine Quartet) and completed graduate studies at the Paris National Conservatory with Alain Meunier.

 

In 1981, he won First Prize in the All Russia Cello Compétition; in 1984 he was a winner in the International Cello Competition, Belgrade.

 

In 1988, he joined the Anton String Quartet.

The following year, as a member of this quartet, he won  the Grand Prix and the International Press Jury's Prize at the Evian International Competition.

In 1993, again with the Anton Quartet, he won First Prize and the Special Prize for the best interpretation of Russian music at the third Schostakovitch International Competition for String Quartets in St. Petersburg.

 

As a member of the Anton Quartet, he has made numerous tours in France, Germany, Finland, Hungary, Russia, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Japan, Mexico, Morocco,... and performed in some of the most prestigious halls and festivals: Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Théâtre du Chatelet, Théâtre de la Ville, and Salle Gaveau (Paris); the Herkulesaal, Munich; Academia Santa Cecilia, Rome; the Barbican Center, London; Santori Hall, Tokyo; etc...

 

He was invited to play by M. Rostropovitch (Prokofiev Festival, London), by S. Richter (December Nights in Moscow festival), by the Borodine Quartet, ....and has played with such artists as Yuri Bashmet, Valentin Berlinsky, Stefan Metz, Vladimir Mendelssohn, Gérard Caussé, Alain Meunier, Michael Vaiman, Dina Yoffe, Michel Portal, Paul Meyer, Patrick Messina, Yves Henry, Emile Naoumoff, Frank Braley, Sonia Wieder-Atherton, Dmitry Kirichenko, Eleonora Babitsky, etc....

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He has done numerous recordings for radio and television as well as numerous CDs with, among others, the Anton Quartet.

Member of the Élysée String Quartet since 1995, Trio Alta of Paris, InBreve Trio, Europe Quartet, Arioso Trio, Chabrier Trio