In the native city he graduated from a musical school and college, and then studied at the Leningrad Institute of Culture and at the jazz studio of Leningrad Conservatory.
He graduated from a musical school. This was in the native city. He graduated from college. This was in the native city. He then studied at the Leningrad Institute of Culture and at the jazz studio of Leningrad Conservatory. This was in the native city.