A graduate of Urals State Conservatory (class of V.Derun), participated in a lot of competitions of guitar music both in Russia and abroad. As a guitarist V.Kozlov won the first Region Contest of performers on Russian folk instruments in Chelyabinsk 1988 (first prize). He won a diploma at the Russian Contest in Gorky city in 1990. Viktor Kozlov performed solo programs in Chelyabinsk, Bishkek, Tomsk, Ekaterinburg, Moscow and St-Petersburg.
As a composer of original music for classical guitar Viktor was awarded first Diploma in Donetsk (1982), Moscow (1988). At the Ninth International Guitar Festival in Estergom (Hungary) he became a third prize winner as a composer (1989). Some of his compositions have already been published in Russia, England and Germany. Guitarists N.Komolyatov (Russia), E.Gridushko (Byelorussia), V.Zshadko (Ukraine), Simon Dinnigan (England) include his compositions in their programs.
Currently Viktor is a teacher in Chelyabinsk Musical College. He is the chair-man of Classical Guitar Association in the Regional Musical Society.