Arseny Kotlyarevsky was a student of Isay Braudo at the Leningrad Conservatory, where he studied in Braudo's organ class. In 1938, Kotlyarevsky received his second diploma as an organist from this class.
Kotlyarevsky is recognized as one of the outstanding performers among the notable students taught by Braudo during his career as a professor and researcher of organ music.
