Igor Klokov was born in Yelets, Russia, and began playing guitar at fifteen. He completed his bachelor’s degree with Prof. Vladislav Blaha at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno, then finished study at the Hochschule für Musik Mainz in January 2022 under Prof. Hubert Käppel with highest distinction.

Klokov has won more than 20 international competitions, including the Koblenz International Guitar Competition (2019) and the XX Guitar Art Festival and Competition in Belgrade (2019), and received the award for best interpretation of the music of J. S. Bach at the Iserlohn Guitar Festival and Competition (2018). He is regularly invited as a performer, pedagogue and jury member at guitar festivals.

Sources:

• https://www.wfimc.org/artists/igor-klokov
• https://www.klokovigor.com/