Artyom Dervoed

Artyom Dervoed (Russian: Артём Дервоед), (October 25, 1981, Rostov-on-Don, USSR) is a classical guitarist from Russia.

[1] Artyom Dervoed began his guitar studies at the age of six with Sergey Annikov, Elena Svetozarova and Leonid Reznik.

Artyom Dervoed is the head of the classical guitar department at the Bashmet Center in Moscow and teaches a select group of young players at the prestigious Gnessin Academy as well as the Moscow State University of Culture & Arts.

Its programs feature Sergio and Odair Assad, Boris Berezovsky and other international stars in solo, chamber and orchestral performances, including Russian and world premieres of new guitar repertoire, all of which are streamed online.

festival opened with Mr. Dervoed’s performance of his own transcription of Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Svetlanov State Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Fabio Mastrangelo.