Yuri Kasparov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yuri Kasparov

Armenian composer

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1955

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Profession: composer, musician, music pedagogue

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Yuri Sergeyevich Kasparov (born 8 June 1955, in Moscow, Russian: ???? ?????´???? ?????´???—his name is variously transliterated) is a Russian composer, music teacher and a professor at the Moscow Conservatory where he had studied for his doctorate under Edison Denisov.
Under the patronage of Denisov, he founded the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble in 1990 and is its Artistic Director.
He is the chairman of the Russian section of the International Society for Contemporary Music.