Born in Leningrad. In 1995 he graduated from the Glinka Choral School of the St Petersburg Academic Capella and from the St Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire in 2000. Formerly a soloist with the Zazerkalye theatre. Joined the Mariinsky in Company in the 2010–2011 season.
Repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre includes:
Vakula the Smith (Christmas Eve)
Minion (Khovanshchina)
Misail (Boris Godunov)
Monsieur Triquet (Eugene Onegin)
The Astrologer (The Golden Cockerel)
Prince Nilsky (The Gambler)
Mikola (Semyon Kotko)
Don Antonio (Betrothal in a Monastery)
Selifan (Dead Souls)
the Lefthander (The Lefthander)
Protopope Avvakum (Boyarina Morozova in concert)
Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia)
Rinuccio (Gianni Schicci)
Ferrando (Cosi fan tutti)
Don Basilio (Le nozze di Figaro)
Messenger (Aida)
Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto)
Malcolm (Macbeth)
Shepherd (Oedipus Rex)
Iopas (Les Troyens)
Flute (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Count Hauk-Šendorf (The Makropulos Affair)
Števa (Jenůfa)
Fourth Jew (Salome)
A Young Servant (Elektra)
1st Voice from the Forge, 2nd Voice from the Forge, Voice of the Salesman (La vida breve)