He studied at the Gnessin Academy in Moscow and later with Elisso Virsaladze at the Moscow Conservatory. In 2001, he joined the International Piano Academy at Lake Como, and in 2003 he gained international recognition by winning the Géza Anda Competition in Zurich.

Renowned for his musical sensitivity and brilliant technique, Volodin regularly collaborates with major orchestras and conductors on stages around the world. His repertoire spans from Beethoven and Brahms to Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Shchedrin, and Medtner.

He has performed with orchestras such as NHK, Philharmonia, Mariinsky, and Montreal, under the baton of Valery Gergiev, Semyon Bychkov, Stanislav Kochanovsky, and Robert Treviño, among others. In the 2024/2025 season, he will appear with orchestras including Suisse Romande, the Singapore Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony, Vancouver, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Extremadura.