Career Viola player with major orchestras Europe, America., Asia; player chamber ensembles with Sviatoslav Richter, Vladimir Spivakov.
Achievements Honorary Professor of Moscow State University (2004) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `description` = VALUES(`description`); Honorary Citizen of Rousse, Bulgaria (2005) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `description` = VALUES(`description`);Grammy Award (February 2008; United States of America) - with the orchestra "Soloists of Moscow" - for the execution of works by Stravinsky and Prokofiev in the category "Best performance by small ensembles"