BIOGRAPHY

As a chamber musician, Timur is a founding member of Quatuor Fratres and has performed extensively with the Aviv Quartet. His collaborations include artists such as Robert Levin, Clara-Jumi Kang, and Antje Weithaas. His work as Principal Viola places him at the center of the orchestral texture, combining leadership with a focus on clarity, balance, and inner voice within the repertoire. Alongside his performing career, he is actively engaged in teaching as docent of Viola at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, working with advanced students and young professionals. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory and the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève with N. Fikhtengoltz, A. Koshvanets, S. Kravchenko, and G. Takács-Nagy.