He was born in Minsk into a family of opera singers and he studied at the Moscow Conservatory 1967-1972 under Nikolai Sidelnikov, Yuri Kholopov and Edison Denisov.
He was born in Minsk into a family of opera singers. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory 1967-1972 under Nikolai Sidelnikov. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory 1967-1972 under Yuri Kholopov. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory 1967-1972 under Edison Denisov.