Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov (, 14 April 19433 August 2011) was a Russian pianist.
Petrov was born in Moscow, the son of the cellist Arnold Ferkelman and the grandson of the operatic bass Vasily Rodionovich Petrov, and began learning the piano at the age of three. At the Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory his teacher was Tatyana Kestner and in 1961 Petrov entered the class of Yakov Zak at the Conservatory itself.
His awards included the Grande Médaille d'Or of the Académie Balzac, People's Artist of the USSR and the Russian State Prize.
Nikolay Petrov died in August 3, 2011, aged 68. He was survived by his widow Larissa and daughter Evgenia (born 1976).
In a telegram to his family, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev stated:
Honours and awards
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class (2004) and 4th class (1998)
- Order of Honour (2008)