Petr Nikonov was born in 2003 in St. Petersburg. He began his musical journey at the Lyceum of Arts under the guidance of Boris Estrin, a Merited Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation. Since 2022, he has been a student at the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory, studying under the same pedagogue.
He is a laureate of the International Creative Festival "Slavic Wreath" in Varna, Bulgaria.
He has also achieved distinction at the International Percussion Instruments Competition-Festival "Drum Wave" in St. Petersburg.
Petr is a recipient of the "Young Talents" award from the government of St. Petersburg, received in 2017 and 2020.
He participated in the international cultural festival "Flowers of Russia" and attended sessions at the Sirius Educational Center in Sochi, under the guidance of Alexander Suvorov (2017-2018).
Petr has been an artist associated with the Vladimir Spivakov Foundation since 2015.
He actively engages in concert performances, gracing the stages of leading venues in St. Petersburg.
