Pechersky Pyotr Lvovich (December 14, 1914 – 1974) was a pianist, accompanist, teacher, lecturer, and music editor. He held the academic degree of Candidate of Art History.

Pyotr Pechersky graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, studying under Professors Heinrich Neuhaus and Konstantin Igumnov. In 1936–1937, he worked at the M.M. Ippolitov-Ivanov Music School. From 1937 to 1939, he lived in Sverdlovsk, where he served as acting associate professor at the conservatory and was the artistic director of the philharmonic.

In 1939, he entered the graduate program at the Moscow Conservatory with a dissertation topic on The Piano Works of Claude Debussy, while also teaching at the Gnessin Music School.

Between 1939 and 1946, he served in the Red Army. He was first with the ensemble of the Moscow Military District and later served on the Northwestern Front, in the 4th Shock Army, on the 2nd Baltic Front, and the Western Air Defense Front. He held positions as a club director and ensemble leader.

From 1946, Pyotr Pechersky lived in Riga. Between 1946 and 1948, he taught at the Jazeps Medins Music School. That same year, he began working as a lecturer at the Latvian Philharmonic and became a piano instructor at the Latvian Conservatory in 1950. He was promoted to senior lecturer in 1968.

Pechersky performed both as a soloist and accompanist. He premiered numerous works by Latvian composers, including the E minor Variations by Jazeps Ivanovs. He recorded a vinyl album with works by George Gershwin and gave lectures at the philharmonic, the Officers’ Club, and local cultural centers. He also created many piano transcriptions.

He became a member of the Latvian Composers' Union in 1959 and authored monographs on Latvian composers.

Sources:

SKV, pp. 29–30
Padomju Latvijas mūzikas darbinieki, Riga, 1965, pp. 440–442

Rīgas Balss, May 28, 1974