Piotr Pakhomkin

Piotr (Peter) Pakhomkin (born 1985) is a Russian-American classical guitarist who has performed at Carnegie Hall and given performances and masterclasses throughout Europe, Central and Northern America.

Early life Pakhomkin was born in Saint Petersburg Russia and moved to Maryland in the United States in 1991.

Career Pakhomkin took home First Prize from the 2012 Mexican International Guitar Competition in Culiacan and top prizes from the Boston GuitarFest International Guitar Competition, the Great Lakes Guitar Competition, the Montreal International Guitar Competition, and the European International Guitar Competition, “Enrico Mercatali” in Italy.

In September 2024, Pakhomkin and classical guitarist Yuri Liberzon released the album Piazzolla: Music for Guitar on Naxos Records (Catalogue No. 8.574457), featuring arrangements of works by Ástor Piazzolla, including the Tango Suite for two guitars. In a July 2025 review for Fanfare, music critic Peter Burwasser praised their performance of the Tango Suite, writing that it is "enriched by the compelling textures that result from the use of two guitars," and that "Yuri Liberzon and his guest partner Piotr Pakhomkin, both superb technicians, make the most of the delightfully dense patterns of the score."

Technique Pakhomkin plays exclusively on a 2010 Ross Gutmeier Guitar.