Nikhil Goswami is a classical guitarist who has given solo and chamber performances throughout the United States, in venues such as Sol Joseph Recital Hall in San Francisco, Christ and Saint Stephen’s Church in New York City, the Fairfield History Museum in Connecticut, and Kilbourn Hall in Rochester, New York. He has been described as “at the forefront of a new breed of guitar virtuosi,” and aims to bring energy, focus, and beauty to his performances, regardless of the period of repertoire.

Nikhil began his classical guitar studies at age seven with Michael McCallie. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in guitar performance from the Eastman School of Music in 2023, and a Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2025. His primary teachers at the collegiate level have been David Tanenbaum, Nicholas Goluses, Marc Teicholz, and Richard Savino. He has also taken lessons with David Russell and Zoran Dukić during his Master’s degree studies at San Francisco Conservatory.

Nikhil has privately taught students from the beginning to pre-college levels. As of the fall of 2025, he teaches music theory and guitar at the Suzuki School of Westport, CT. Previously, Nikhil served as a program notes writer for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music orchestra, covering works from composers such as Beethoven, Schumann, Strauss, Grieg, and Respighi.

Nikhil plays a guitar by luthier Lubos Naprstek.