Victor Khotulev was born in Moscow in 1982. He studied at the Gnessins Music School, the Gnessins Russian Academy of Music and the post-graduate courses there.

Since 2007 he has appeared with the Modus Vivendi Moscow Wind Quintet. In 2009, he took part in tours of the “Philharmonia of the Nations” International European Orchestra under the baton of Justus Frantz.

In 2010-2012 he was a member of the Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, while in 2012 he joined the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia.

He has got awards at several international competitions. He is taking part in various concerts, giving master classes in various Russian cities and is a member of the jury boards of many All-Russia and international contests. He is a permanent participant of the James Galloway Flute Festival in Switzerland; in 2021, he took part in the “Flute Virtuoso” International Competition at the Mariinsky Theater (Saint Petersburg).

His tours include France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Estonia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Salvador and other countries. He has recorded two CDs: “Masterpieces of French and English Music for Flute” and “Baroque Music for Flute and Basso Continuo”. In 2020, the Expert Council of the European Community awarded him for his “contribution to the development of music arts”.

He plays a hand-made silver flute by Japanese master Kanichi Nagahara.