Yuri Kasparov

Kasparov, Yuri

Yuri Sergeyevich Kasparov (born 8 June 1955, in Moscow, Russian: Юрий Серге́евич Каспа́ров—his name is variously transliterated) is a Russian composer, music teacher and a professor at the Moscow Conservatory[1] where he had studied for his doctorate under Edison Denisov. Under the patronage of Denisov, he founded the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble in 1990[2] and is its artistic director.[3] He is the chairman of the Russian section of the International Society for Contemporary Music.[4]

  1. ^ Nikitskaya, Bolshaya (n.d.). "Academic staff: Yuri Kasparov". Moscow P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ^ anon (2005). "Biography: Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (MCME)". Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ^ anon (2006). "MCME – Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble". ISCM Russian National Section. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. ^ anon (2004). "ISCM Members". ISCM. Retrieved 24 January 2010.