Born in 1960 in Moscow, he graduated from the city’s Music College (1979) and the Lviv Conservatory (1984), where he studied composition with Leshek Mazepa. In 1992 he attended masterclasses given by Poul Ruders and Edison Denisov and a workshop with the percussionist Gert SNrensen in Denmark.
His honours include Second Prize at icons Composers’ Competition in Turin (1994, for chamber work Sounds and Voices) and an honourable mention at the International Composers’ Competition in Besanćon (1996, for the orchestral work Dreams).
In 1995 he spent two months in Germany thanks to a grant from the Berlin Akademie der Künste working on his stage composition Incarnation of Colour.
His works have been performed by many prominent Russian and foreign musicians and ensembles.

Selected works: Dreams for symphony orchestra (1990), Rain Music for strings (1993), Chose de soir, vocal cycle for soprano and chamber ensemble (1994), With the Stream for soprano saxophone and chamber orchestra (1994), Incarnation of Colour for three painters, three dancers, chamber ensemble and tape (1995), Harmonies of Silence for reciter and chamber ensemble (1997), Paysages tristes for mixed choir and chamber ensemble (1998), Chanson d’amour for cello and chamber orchestra (1999), Concerto for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra (2002), Septet for Oboe, Bassoon, Piano, Percussion, Violin and Cello (2005).

Septet consists of three movements which are played attacca. Even though the character of each is different, they share a common principle of development.
The first movement is based on short melodic phrases, which are joined in pairs, creating a specific musical texture. The second movement may be likened to a scherzo – short groups of notes are initially performed by the marimba and the piano, and then by other instruments. The third movement combines the thematic elements of the preceding ones, with the main role assigned to timbre and various combinations of instrumental colours.