Pyotr Grigorievich Goncharov (Russian: Пётр Григо́рьевич Гончаро́в; 18 October 1888 – 20 March 1970, Kyiv) was a Russian/soviet composer, conductor and choirmaster.
Born to a poor family in Kyiv in 1888, in what was then the Russian Empire, Goncharov was a choral singer in his youth.
During his time at the college, he received lessons in conducting, harmony, composition and orchestral score reading from the famed Russian composer Reinhold Glière.
[2] Goncharov lost his sight due to illness in 1921, but remained active as a conductor and composer.
There he became the conductor of the newly-founded and now famous Ukrainian Trembita Chorus, while simultaneously working for the Lviv Opera, conducting its choir and orchestra.