Misha began studying piano aged eight in Nalchik (Russian Federation), and his outstanding early promise blossomed into graduation with distinction from the Russian Academy of Music named after Gnessins in Moscow.
He studied with Lina Bulatova, herself a pupil of the revered professor Helen Gnessina and legendary H. Neuhaus, and later became her assistant for two years. In 1996 after successful career in Russia, where he gave numerous recitals all over the country, he decided to broaden his musical horizons and moved to the West.

After winning major prizes at International piano competitions Misha was invited to take part in important venues such as 'Chopin-Liszt' Festival in Leipzig and perform with first-class orchestras. Misha Fomin is now extensively in demand throughout Europe and is frequently heard in TV and radio broadcasts.
Misha has always been renowned for his fine communicative skills in front of an audience, allied to effortless technique and inspiring musicianship in everything he performs. One of the foremost Dutch pianists Jan Wijn has said of Misha : 'His virtuosity enables him to play the most difficult works of the piano repertoire and his musicality expresses itself by perfect phrasing and timing, good taste, and sense for style and structure.. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.