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1984 – 1988
Military Conservatory of Vít Nejedlý, Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic (Karel Waldhausser, Pavel Kuczmann)
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1989 – 1991
Conservatory Bratislava (Emil Culinka)
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2001 – 2005
Academy of Performing Arts Bratislava (Jaroslav Peterský, Emil Culinka, Jozef Gašparovič)
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1988 – 1991
member of the Central Band of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Environment
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1993 – 2000
member of the Orchestra of Slovak National Theatre
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since 2001
tuba player in Slovak Philharmonic
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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).