Dmitry Zagumennikov is a Russian classical guitarist born in 1987. He received his first guitar lessons at the age of eleven from Vadim Belov and also studied piano at music school, completing his studies with distinction.
In 2002 he moved to Moscow to focus on the guitar, studying with Nikolay Komolyatov first at the Alfred Schnittke College of Music and later at the Gnesin’s State Academy of Music, where he graduated in 2011. From 2012 to 2015 he continued his education at the Graz University of Art in Austria with Martin Mysliveček. During this period he received numerous awards at competitions in Moscow, Paris, Berlin, Kiev, St. Petersburg, Belgorod and Pescara.
Since 2014 he has lived in Berlin, Germany, where he completed his master’s degree at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music.
He performs internationally, appearing in Russia, throughout Europe and in the Middle East, and collaborates with chamber and symphony orchestras as well as smaller ensemble groups.
His playing is noted for brilliant technique, refined control of dynamic nuances, depth of interpretation and a wide repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to Impressionism and contemporary music.
In 2016 he recorded a CD featuring works by Villa-Lobos, Ponce and Rodrigo.
He is now based in Berlin, where he dedicates most of his time to performing and teaching classical guitar.
Performing at Siccas Guitars
Every classical guitarist who performs at Siccas Guitars brings a distinct musical path to the instrument — shaped by years of study, competition experience, and the particular musical tradition they have chosen to inhabit. The classical guitar demands sustained technical commitment and a deep engagement with a repertoire that spans from the Renaissance through to works written for living performers. It is an instrument whose full possibilities only reveal themselves over time.
