Background
He was born in Saint St. Petersburg.
He was born in Saint St. Petersburg.
He studied with Maximilian Steinberg and Pyotr Ryazanov at the Leningrad Conservatory.
He graduated in 1936. Early on, he had worked on stage works. He participated in the civil defense of Leningrad during the blockade.
He was afterwards evacuated to Sverdlovsk from 1942 to 1944.
He lived in Moscow from 1944 to his death.