Pavel was born to a musical family and studied music from
the young age. He became the laureate of
Young Soloists Festival (1995) and
Classic Heritage International Competition (1998). He graduated from Gnessin State Academy of Music in 2008. Pavel has received the Best Accompanist diplomas from the Russian Vocal Levko Competition (2008), the International Festival
Modern Art and Education (Ruza, 2007), the International Antonin Dvorak Singing Competition
(Karlovy Vary, 2006), the Glinka International Vocal Contest.
He joined the
Bolshoi Theatre's Young Artist Programme in October 2009 and became an in-house accompanist and repetiteur of the Bolshoi in 2011. Pavel has taken part in master classes given by such renowned musicians and music educators as George Darden (Metropolitan Opera), Lubov Orfenova, Antonello Allemandi, Eugene Nesterenko, Irina Bogacheva, Laura Claycomb, Richard Bado and many more.
Together with the participants of the Bolshoi Theatre's Young Artist Programme, he performed at the International Chaliapin Competition
Voices of Plyos (2010).