Alexei Gorokhov was a Russian-Ukrainian violinist and music teacher. He was born in Moscow on February 11, 1927, and died in Kyiv on February 3, 1999.
He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1949, studying violin with Lev Zeitlin and Abram Yampolsky. He also graduated in musicology. After completing his studies, he competed internationally: he won first prize in Prague in 1949, third prize at the Second World Festival of Youth and Students in Budapest in 1949, second prize at the Bach competition in Leipzig in 1950, and fifth prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 1951. During this period, he toured the Soviet Union and several European countries.
In 1957, Gorokhov moved to Kyiv and began teaching at the Kyiv Conservatory, where he worked until the end of his life. His students included violinist and conductor Igor Andrievsky, National Philharmonic of Ukraine soloist Herman Safonov, and Nina Sivachenko, an associate professor at the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine.
Over a performing career of more than fifty years, Gorokhov made many recordings. His discography includes all six violin concertos by Niccolò Paganini; before his recording, the only violinist to have recorded the complete set was Salvatore Accardo. Ukrainian composers Andriy Shtoharenko, Vitaliy Kyreyko, and Mykola Dremliuha dedicated works to him.
Gorokhov received second prize at the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig in 1950 and fifth prize at the Queen Elisabeth International Competition in Brussels in 1951. He was named an Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR.