Vasily Pautov was born in 2006 in Saint Petersburg. He began his musical education at Children's Music School No. 33 in Saint Petersburg, where he studied in the class of Boris Ivanov. Since 2022, he has been a student at the M. P. Mussorgsky Music College in Saint Petersburg, studying under the guidance of Kirill Lobikov.
Vasily Pautov is a laureate of international competitions:
In 2023, he was awarded third prize at the Seventh International Competition for Performers on Wind and Percussion Instruments “Northern Rhapsody” in Cherepovets.
In 2024, he received second prize at the Fourth International Educational Festival *Open Art* in Veliky Novgorod.
He was also awarded second prize at the Seventh Saint Petersburg Open Competition for Young Performers on Wind and Percussion Instruments in Saint Petersburg.
In the same year, he won first prize at the Fifth International Music Competition named after A. K. Glazunov in Petrozavodsk.
In 2019, Vasily Pautov took part in the creative session of the Sirius Educational Center in the class of Maxim Ignatyev. In 2021, he received the “Young Talents Award” of the Government of Saint Petersburg.
Since 2025, Vasily Pautov has been participating in the programs of the Saint Petersburg Music House.
