Born in the Urals, Nikita began to play the trumpet under the guidance of his father. He studied with Professor Anatoly Dmitrievich Selyanin of the Saratov Conservatory, took part in master classes with Timofei Dokschitzer

1997-2001 studied at the Academy of Music in Gothenburg (Sweden) with Professor Bengt Eklund.

In 2001 he entered the Hanns Eisler Conservatory in Berlin under Professor William Forman. He completed his postgraduate studies in 2008.

 2005 - Intern at the Berlin Symphony Orchestra.

In the same year, he won a competition for the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, in which he played for 4 years under the baton of such conductors as Claudio Abbado, Simon Rattle, Ivan Fischer, Christian Thielemann and others.

Since 2008 - soloist of the Babelsberg Film Orchestra.

Since 2013 he has been a soloist with the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra.

Since 2022 - soloist of the orchestra La Voce Strumentale

Laureate of all-Russian and international competitions.

Nikita's Equipment: 

Bach 1-1/2 c

Ricco Kuhn german trumpet

Bach 72

Schilke P7-4