Vladimir Vavilov

Vladimir Fyodorovich Vavilov (5 May 1925 – 3 November 1973) was a Russian guitarist, lutenist and composer. He was a student of P. Isakov (guitar) and I. Admoni (composition) at the Rimski-Korsakov Music College in St Petersburg. He played an important part in the Early Music Revival in the Soviet Union. Vavilov was active as a performer on both lute and guitar, as a music editor for a state music publishing house, and more important, as a composer.