Pavel Vernikov[a] (born 1953) is a Ukrainian violinist, a member of Vienna University and a winner of Munich International Competition.

[1] Vernikov was born in Odesa where he graduated from the Stolyarsky Music School where he studied with the Mordkovich brothers under the mentorship of Semyon Snitkovsky at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory.

[2] He is partner with such violinists and pianists as Sviatoslav Richter, James Galway, Maria Tipo, Oleg Kagan, Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansen, Andres Mustonen, Frans Helmerson, and many others.

[1] During his life he served as an artistic director at various Chamber Music Festivals such as in Eilat, Israel; Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia and Gubbio, Italy.

Currently he teaches violin at the Queen Sofía College of Music in Madrid, Spain, Keshet Eilon in Israel, Kronberg Academy in Germany and others.