He was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1970.
He began attending his father's workshop, run by the well-known Moscow violin maker Andrea, at the age of fourteen, where he gained his first experience building violins.
In 1997, he moved to Cremona and enrolled at the International School of Violin Making.
In his free time during this period, he attended the workshop of Maestro Gio Batta Morassi, refining his building techniques with the valuable advice he received there.
He took part in international competitions in Poznań and Moscow (the Wieniawski and Tchaikovsky competitions), achieving significant results.
He currently lives and works in Cremona, where he builds violins, violas and cellos.
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