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.

Between 1985 and 1989, he worked for the Russian State Central Studio of Documentary Films as editor-in-chief for music.

In 1996, Effet de nuit was awarded Grand Prix in the Henri Dutilleux competition.

[7] In 2007, Kasparov was awarded Honored Art Worker of Russia by order of the Russian President; in 2008, he was awarded Chevalier dans L’ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Minister of Culture of France.