Graduated from the Rimsky–Korsakov Conservatory (class of A. Massarsky) in St. Petersburg in 1997, and finished his post–graduate studies in String Quartet with A. Dogadin. He is one of the founders of the Nevsky String Quartet, with which he has won at several international competitions.
As a member of various chamber ensembles, Mr. Khrychev has performed in many cities of Russia and abroad (in Holland, Germany, Austria, the UK, the USA, and France), and has recorded for radio and CDs.
Currently, Mr. Khrychev is a professor at the Rimsky–Korsakov College of Music.