Nikolai Paskal was born on April 12, 1984 in Odessa, the second of three sons. His father was a physicist at the University of Economics and Technology and his mother was a computer scientist.

After graduating from high school, he studied at the Music Academy in Odessa from 2005 - 2009, from which he graduated with an excellent master's degree and then also received the title of soloist.

After studying, he won the competition for a position at the Odessa Municipal Theater for Brass Music and thereby acquired the position of principal clarinetist.
In 2011 he immigrated to Germany, where he earned his living through music lessons and as a conductor.

Since then, Nikolai Paskal has completed many international master's courses, including with Prof. Thomas Lindhorst and Prof. Norbert Kaiser, with whom he also successfully completed contact studies at the HMDK (State University of Music and Performing Arts) in Stuttgart.
Since 2017 he has been solo clarinetist and lecturer at the Oberallgäu Wind Philharmonic.