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He was born into a family of balalaika players, musicians of the Andreevsky Orchestra Nadezhda Dokshina and Rinat Gafarov. He learned to play the balalaika at a music school from his father. Further studies took place under the guidance of Honored Artist of Russia, Honored Artist of Russia, Professor M.I. Senchurov at the St. Petersburg Music College named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov and the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. He served in the orchestra of the headquarters of the Leningrad Military District, during which he performed many solo numbers at concerts, including on tour in Sweden and Finland.

In 1998 he was accepted into the prima balalaikas group of the State Academic Russian Orchestra named after V.V.Andreev. In the group’s concert programs, he often performs in a duet with his brother, balalaika player Rustam Gafarov.

Oleg Gafarov performed as a soloist with the Andreevsky Orchestra and other groups of St. Petersburg on numerous tours, international competitions and festivals in Russia and abroad.