Ilya Berdnikov graduated from the Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Mogilev State Music College with a degree in academic chorus conducting in 2021. During his studies at the art school and college, he achieved remarkable success, winning a number of accolades in regional competitions and festivals. Since 2018, his achievements have extended to international platforms. Currently, he is a student at the Belarusian State Academy of Music, majoring in academic singing under the tutelage of Associate Professor Nikolai Moiseenko. In 2019, he showcased his skills at the Fourteenth Youth Delphic Games of the CIS Member States, held in Moscow.