Born in the town of Tchaikovsky in the Ural region of Russia, Pavel Gomzyakov began his cello studies at the age of nine. At the age of fourteen, he moved to Moscow, where he studied at the Gnesin School, and then at the Moscow State Conservatory under Dmitry Miller. He continued his studies with Natalia Shakhovskaya at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía and he later graduated from the “cycle de perfectionnement” in the class of Philippe Muller at the Paris National Conservatory.
Pavel Gomzyakov made his highly acclaimed US debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Trevor Pinnock in April 2010, leading to an immediate second performance in June 2012.
Mr. Gomzyakov has performed throughout Europe, South America and Japan. Recent and upcoming engagements include appearances with the Finnish Chamber Orchestra (Jukka-Pekka Saraste), Orchester National du Capitole de Toulouse (with Tugan Sohiev), Russian National Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, I Pomeriggi Musicali Milano, Polish Baltic Philharmonic, Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, Orchester d'Avignon and the National Philharmonic of Russia. In past seasons he has been guest soloist with the New Japan Philharmonic, London Chamber Orchestra, Orchester National de Montpellier, Kansai Philharmonic Orchester, Orchester National de Lille, led by conductors such as Jesús López Cobos, Christopher Warren-Green, Trevor Pinnock and many others. He also participated in the "White Nights" festival in St. Petersburg at the invitation of Valery Gergiev. Other festival appearances include the Povoa de Varzim, Menton and Colmar festivals.
Pavel Gomzyakov is a sought-after partner in chamber music as well. Spotted by the pianist María Joao Pires, they also performed together throughout Europe, the Far East and South America at venues such as the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, the Victoria Hall in Geneva, the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Cologne Philharmonic, the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the CCB in Lisbon and Sumida Tryphony Hall in Tokyo.
Their recording of Chopin's late works for Deutsche Grammophon, released in 2009, received a Grammy Award nomination. In addition to working with Maria Joao Pires, he regularly collaborates with artists such as Augustin Dumas, Louis Lortie, Andrei Korobeynikov, Vanessa Wagner, Anastasia Terenkova, performing concerts at venues such as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
In the 2017-2018 season we can note, among other projects, several concerts with the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, where he was "Artist in Residence" together with the composer Magnus Lindberg. Concerts with the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchester de Tours, Orchester Symphonique de Québec, Orchester Philharmonique Royal de Liège followed.
His latest recording of Russian works with pianist Andrey Korobeynikov was released in March 2018 on Onyx. His previous recording of the Haydn Cello Concertos was released on 20 May 2016, still on the Onyx label. Thanks to the generous loan of the Museo Nacional da Musica in Lisbon, for these recordings Gomziakov played the Chevilard King of Portugal 1725 Stradivarius cello, formerly belonging to the Portuguese royal family.
He also recorded Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 and “La Muse et le Poète” with the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra and Augustin Dumais for the Onyx label, released in 2012. His performance of the Schumann Cello Concerto with the Orchester de Chambre de Wallonie and Augustin Dumas as conductor was filmed for Arte and televised in Belgium, France and Germany in 2008.
Gomzyakov currently lives in Lisbon, Portugal. Thanks to the generous loan of Mrs. J. Ng (Hong Kong), Pavel Gomziakov is currently playing a beautiful instrument by David Tekler: the former Romberg (Roma, 1703).