Andrey Shilov was born in Dniepropetrovsk in Ukraine in 1957. He began to play the guitar at the age of 14. From 1974 to 1979 he studied at the College of Music in St.Petersburg (then Leningrad) with the leading two Russian guitar teachers Eugene Larionov and Jadwiga Kowalewskaja. From 1996 to 2001 he studied simultaneously at the two Universities: East-Ukrainian Teacher Training University in Lugansk (the music faculty) and Dniepropetrovsk National University in his home city (philological faculty). Andrey finished all his studies with distinction.
From 1993 he has been teaching at the Music College in his home city of Dniepropetrovsk. Andrey gives recitals in many cities of the former Soviet Union including Moscow, Odessa, Tcheliabinsk, Vilnius and many others. He has taken part in many guitar festivals including three guitar festivals in Poland where he played with great success. In 1992 he took part in the 6th International Guitar Competition in Lubin as a member of the jury and guest-artist.
Andrey has received many good reviews and has made television and radio recordings. He has given concerts and masterclasses in Czech Republic, Yugoslavia, Poland, Lithuania, Denmark and Great Britain. His recitals include works by composers from Europe and North and Latin America as well as music from the Russian repertoire.
Andrey makes arrangements and transcriptions for guitar. His works have been published in Ukraine, Great Britain and Italy.