Nikolai Studenikin: Concert Guitarist and Educator
Nikolai Studenikin was born in 1992 in Simferopol, Crimea. After completing his school years, he first studied at the Gnessin College in Moscow with Anastasia Bardina and, from 2015 onward, at the University of Music and Dance Cologne/Aachen with Prof. Hans-Werner Huppertz. He graduated with top marks in 2019 with a Bachelor’s degree and completed his Master’s degree in 2022.
He has participated in numerous masterclasses, including those with Aniello Desiderio, Scott Tennant and Goran Krivokapić.
His achievements include a third prize in the “Guitar Plus” competition at the Twents Guitar Festival in the Netherlands, as well as being a semi-finalist at the Koblenz International Guitar Competition and the Gevelsberg Guitar Festival Competition.
Nikolai began his teaching career in 2010 as a private instructor in Moscow. Since 2015, he has been teaching in Germany, currently at the Youth Music School Heinsberg. He performs both as a soloist and in various ensembles, including collaborations with singer and violinist Franziska Groß and guitarist Vladislav Fedorov.
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He now teaches at the Konstanz Music School and performs as a duo with Vladislav Fedorov.
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.
