was born in Lugansk, Ukraine. There he graduated from the Music College. From 1975 till 1982 worked in the music theatre orchestra. From 1982 till 1991 he accompanied the vocal and dance folk ensemble of Lugansk city. He toured a lot the cities of Russia and Ukraine. In 1991 he came to Israel and started to play in the orchestra "Karmiel". In 2000, as a member of the orchestra, he became a laureate of The All-Israeli Contest of Orchestral Groups. He has been taking part in all the tours of the orchestra in Europe and America.