• 1984 – 1988

    Military Conservatory of Vít Nejedlý, Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic (Karel Waldhausser, Pavel Kuczmann)

  • 1989 – 1991

    Conservatory Bratislava (Emil Culinka)

  • 2001 – 2005

    Academy of Performing Arts Bratislava (Jaroslav Peterský, Emil Culinka, Jozef Gašparovič)

  • 1988 – 1991

    member of the Central Band of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Environment

  • 1993 – 2000

    member of the Orchestra of Slovak National Theatre

  • since 2001

    tuba player in Slovak Philharmonic

  • since 1998

    pedagogue of tuba at Conservatory Bratislava

Nikolaj Kanišák is a member of the Slovak Brass Quintet (with Rastislav Suchan, tr, Ľubomír Kamenstký, tr, Roman Bielik, cr, Albert Hrubovčák, tu). He cooperated mainly with domestic ensembles (Bratislava Hot Serenaders, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava and others).

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