short biography

born january 11, 1959

Born and raised in Moscow, Soviet Union (back then)

A happy family

Started on violine but switched soon to piano.

1966 - 1976 attended the Central Music School

Anna Artobolewskaja, my first piano teacher

1976-1979 Moscow Conservatory

Edisson Denisov

Sergej Balasanjan

Victor Merzhanov

1979 - the family emigrated to U.S.A. and settled in New York

1980-1984 the juiliard school of music

Josef Raieff

Anna Dorfmann

While still in school, spent more and more time learning and playing jazz - open jam sessions, private hangs, going to the clubs - exciting times…

1989 - moved to cologne, germany