Leonid Guryev graduated from the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory in 1997. His teacher was a professor J.A. Usov. He passed an internship in The Luxembourg Conservatory in 1998-1999. Leonid Guryev also graduated from the postgraduated training in Moscow State Conservatory (classes of professor J.A. Usov and professor J.E. Vlasenko). Then he studied to play the baroque trumpet in Germany (class of professor E. Tarr) and in Austria (class of professor A. Lakner).

Leonid is a laureate of The Second International Competition of Trumpet-players (Moscow, Russia, 1997) and The International Competition for Wind and Brass Instrument Players (Markneukirchen, Germany, 1998).

Leonid Guryev works at State Symphony Orchestra “Novaya Rossiya”.

During last years he performs in chamber ensembles, he is also a member of Moscow State Conservatory soloists ensemble “Studio of new music”. He performs with leading musicians of Russia – L. Golub, N. Kozhukhar, H. Gerzmava, A. Gizba, G. Knysh, E. Melnikova and others. Leonid Guryev toures with various orchestras such as The Chamber Orchestra “XXI century ensemble” (conductor is L. O’Riordan), The Russian-American Youth Orchestra, The Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra.

From 2000 till present Leonid Guryev has a class of baroque trumpet in Moscow State Conservatory.

Since 2003 till present he teaches «Methods of learning to play wind instruments» and «History of wind instruments performance» in The Central Musical School at Moscow State Conservatory.

Since 2006 till present Leonid has a class of specialty “Trumpet” in Moscow State Culture Institute.

Among professional hobbies of a musician – playing on natural instruments, performance of baroque music.