Born September 30, 1937 in Novosibirsk. In 1960 he graduated from the Tchaikovsky National Conservatory in Moscow in composition class (teachers: Chaporin, Sidelnikov). Author of a series of works for symphony orchestra (oratorios, cantatas, concerto for viola and orchestra, concertos for piano and orchestra, etc.), shorter works (romances, preludes for piano, sonatinas, etc... ). Author of music for more than thirty plays.
Member of the Union of Composers and the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, president of the association founded by him in 1990 "Russian Association of Electroacoustic Music" and also a member of the executive committee of the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music ICEM of UNESCO. Teaches composition students at the Moscow Conservatory and conducts master classes.
Received the Europe Prize in the “Music” category.
