Nikolai Solonovich was born in 1970 in Moscow. After finishing his studies at the Gnessins Music School he entered the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory which he graduated from with honors and took the post-graduate courses there (classes of Professor Natalia Shakhovskaya).
In 1992-2012, he had played in the «Soloists of Moscow» Chamber Orchestra under Yuri Bashmet. Since 2012, he has been the second concertmaster of the cello section in the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia. Together with Petr Gladysh, he organized the NPR Cello Ensemble; he is the author of numerous arrangements for cello ensemble and other instrumental ensembles.
Nikolai Solonovich is the Associate Professor of the P.I.Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory. In 2001 he was awarded the Nunzio Freni Prize (Italy) as the best musician. In addition to classical music he plays other genres. He has recorded about 10 CDs as a soloist
In 2011 he was awarded the title of «Honored Artist of Russia».