- Nikolai -

Guitarist
​Nikolai Svishev is an accomplished guitarist who has an active international career which has taken him across Europe, the Midwest and East Coast of the United States. His music expands from a solo guitarist to ensemble. With his musical background and variety of styles, Nikolai is in high demand for prestigious events performing concerts, corporate events and parties. He has performed for President George W. Bush, the Governor of South Carolina as well as the South Carolina Speaker of the House.

Nikolai’s musical background includes both film and television soundtracks, numerous music festivals and recordings in Russia, Europe and the United States. Nikolai has been fortunate to share the stage with world famous guitarists like Chet Atkins, Larry Carlton and Lee Ritenour, Guinga.
He earned a Master of Art Degree in Music with concentration in Jazz Guitar from the University of Arts in Russia and has studied for his Graduate Degree in Classical Guitar Performance at the University of South Carolina. Equally conversant with Spanish/Classical repertoire, Brazilian guitar music and Gypsy Jazz, Nikolai is active in performing in both jazz and classical genres that exhibit his exceptional musicianship. He plays eight and ten string guitar and has written works for orchestra, voice and various instrumental ensembles as well as for solo guitar. 
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With his musical background and variety of musical styles, Nikolai is in high demand for corporate events, weddings, receptions, local hotels and convention centers. He can be found playing throughout Charleston and the surrounding areas!
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* Nikolai is also available to perform with his daughter, Audrey

Nikolai's Sample Song List

Nikolai specializes in Spanish and Brazilian guitar, classical, jazz standards, gypsy jazz, and popular selections.
He enjoys performing as a soloist or partnering with violinist, saxophonist, flutist, or clarinetist to form a duo.
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Being a jazz musician, he is adept at creating original arrangements of songs. Many selections are available upon request!

A
A Felicidade - A.C. Jobim
A Little Spanish Memory
A Little Spanish Memory
Adelita - F. Tarreg
Adelita - Tarrega
Affirmation - Jose Feliciano
After You’ve Gone - H. Creamer
Ain’t Misbehaving - T. Walker
Air on the G String by J.S. Bach
All of Me
All the Things You Are
And I Love Her - Beatles
Aqua De Beber - A.C. Jobim
Asturias (Leyenda)
Autumn Leaves
Ave Maria by F. Schubert

B
Barcorolle (From the Tales of Hoffman) by Offenbach
Begin the Beguin - C. Porter
Besame Mucho
Brazil - A. Barrogo

C
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Capricho Arabe - F. Tarrega
Choro #1 - Hector Villa-Lobos
Corcovado - A.C. Jobim

D
Dark Eyes (Russian Gypsy)
Days of Vine and Roses
Deep Purple
Desafinado - A.C. Jobim
Dindi - A.C. Jobim
Django - J. Lewis
Django’s Tiger - D. Reinhardt
Don’t Cry for me Argentina - A Lloyd

E
Embraceable You
Eu Sei Que Te Amar - A.C. Jobim
Exactly Like You - Fiels/McHugh

F
Fleur de Lavande - F. Lafortin

G
G.D. Weiss
Gente Humilde - Goroto
Gently Rain
Georgia On My Mind
Girl from Ipanema - A.C. Jobim
Guitar de Amour (latin popular)
Gypsy Samba - (Original)

H
Here Comes The Sun - Beatles
Here, There, Everywhere - Beatles
Hey Jude - Beatles
Honeysuckle Rose - T. Walker
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
How Insensitive - A.C. Jobim
Hungaria - D. Reinhardt

I
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
If I Fell - Beatles
If I Had You - Irvin King
It’ Don’t Mean A Thing -D. Ellington
It’s Impossible (Somos Novios) - A. Manzanero
I’m Beginning To See The Light - Ellington/George

J
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - J.S. Bach

L
La Cumparsita - (Traditional)
Lady Be Good
Laura
Laura - D. Raksin
Love Song
Luiza - A.C. Jobim

M
Mambo Inn - G. Sampson
Manha do Carnaval - L. Bonfa
Meditation - A.C. Jobim
Meditation - A.C. Jobim
Micro - D. Reinhardt
Milonga Del Angel
Minor Swing - D. Reinhardt
Misty
Moon River - Mancini

N
Nature Boy
Night and Day - C. Porter
Nuages

O
Ode To Joy - Beethoven
On The Street Where You Live - C. Porter
On the Sunny Side of The Street
On The Sunny Side Of The Street - J. McHugh
One Note Samba - A.C. Jobim
Over the Rainbow - H. Arlen

P
Paper Moon
Pegao - H. Feliciano
Poor Butterfly
Price of Denmark’s March - Clarke
Putting on the Ritz - C. Porter

Q
Que Pasa? - (Gypsy)

R
Rose Room

S
Samba do Aviao - A.C. Jobim
Samba Preluda - B. Powell
Shake of Araby - T. Snyder
Shine - R.C. McPherson-Ford
Sinti - D. Rosenberg
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
So Danco Samba - A.C. Jobim
So Nice - B. Gilberto
Sonata Pathetique Theme. Adagio - L. Beethoven
Sons De Carilhoes
Stardust
Stars Fell on Alabama - Frank Perkins
Summertime - G. Gershwin

T
Tea for Two
Tears
Tenderly
The Bridal Chorus - Wagner
The Dolphin - L. Eca
The Shadow Of your Smile
Torija - Moreno Torroba
Triste - A.C. Jobim
Tronblant Bolero
Trumpet Tune - Clarke

U
Unforgettable

W
Wave - A.C. Jobim
We and the Sea - L. Eca
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Wedding Song
What a Wonderful World

Y
You Are the Sunshine of My Life

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