Vyacheslav Gryaznov (born 1982) studied at the Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory with Manana Kandelaki.  He went on to study under professor Yuri Slesarev at the Moscow Conservatory, and in 2006, he graduated with honors; in 2009, he also completed his postgraduate studies there.  Gryaznov began teaching at the Moscow Conservatory as assistant to professor Slesarev in 2008.  In the 2008/2009 season, Gryaznov became a soloist of the Moscow Philharmonic Society.