Laureate of many Russian and international competitions, teacher of Balakirev Children’s Musical School. Graduate from Schnittke Moscow State Institute of Moscow (2017; F. Lips – teacher).
Maksim is a winner of TV show “Moment of Glory” (2007). He performed at State Kremlin Palace, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow International Performing Arts Center, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and Moscow Government. Maksim had the honor of performing before the current presidents of the Russian Federation, at the residence of Patriarch of Moscow Alexy II.
He took part at “Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival” on Red Square (as a soloist with “The Massed Military Band of the National Guard” and with such famous singers as Zara and Mireille Mathieu). Participant of the opening concert of Olympic Games in Singapore.

Maksim Tokaev is a repeated winner of different competitions, fellow of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation “Young Talents”, fellow of the Administration of Tula Region, fellow of the Russian Performing Arts Foundation and the New Names Foundation. Winner of the international award “Hope”.
He conducts active concert activities in Germany, France, Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine and other countries. Since 2004 to 2017, famous musician Valery Covtun regularly invited Maksim to the concert program “Accordion Carnival” in the State Kremlin Palace.
The musicians pays great attention to charitable activities (he takes part in numerous charity events in Russia and abroad), he is also an active supporter of the volunteer movement.