Dmitry Pimanov

classical guitar virtuoso

Dmitry has graduated from Maimonid State Classical Academy (Moscow), class of Professor Evgeny Finkelstein. For more than fifteen years, Dmitry has been actively teaching, participating in competitions and festivals, giving concerts as a performer on classical guitar. He is a laureate of many international competitions. His playing invariably captures the soul, revealing new facets of music to the audience, captivating with undoubted skill and talent.
Dmitry performed together with many well-known musicians such as Mikhail Arkadiev (conductor, Moscow), Ekaterina Antokolskaya (cello, Moscow), Argishti (duduk, St. Petersburg).
Among those with whom Dmitry learned the skill and took master classes are the most famous guitar players of the world: Roland Dyens (France), Manuel Barrueco (Cuba), Deykun Chan (S.Korea/Spain), Remy Jusselm (France), Zoran Dukic (Croatia/Spain) and others.
Dmitry Pimanov is a laureate of many competitions and festivals, among them are the following:
2008 "Flores guitar competition" Vladivostok (I prize)
2008 "Brahman guitar competition" Vladivostok (II prize)
2009 "Guitar Virtuosi" St. Petersburg (III prize)
2010 "III Baltic classical guitar competition" Lithuania (II prize)
2011 "Guitar open festival" Serbia (I prize)
2013 "Guitar Virtuosi" St. Petersburg (II prize)
Currently, Dmitry continues to conduct active concert and teaching activities, inspiring listeners to touch the magical world of the guitar again and again.
Since January 2023 Dmitry has been teaching guitar at the International Center for Music in Doha.