Pavel Vernikov, a student of David Oistrach and S. Snitkowsky, gained a reputation as virtuoso violinist more than twenty years ago. He has appeared at such prestigious venues as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall in London, La Salle Gaveau in Paris, La Scala in Milan and Santa Cecilia in Rome.

His collaborators have included S. Richter, C. Zimmermann, J. Galway, C. Ivaldi, A. Meunier, P. Gallois, M. Tipo, N. Gutman, O. Kagan, Y. Bashmet, E. Versaladze and A. Pay. He inaugurated the Russian Academy of Higher Learning in Portogruaro.

He teaches and gives master classes around the world, Italy, France, Finland, Spain, Israel, etc. and has been invited to be a member of the jury at international competitions (Szigeti, Kreisler, Gui, Budapest). Pavel Vernikov has recorded for RCA, Ondine and Dynamic.

He plays the well-known Guarneri violin "Baron Knoop" (Venice 1743) owned by the Fondazione Pro Canale of Milan.

At present he's teaching at Vienna University.