- 1960
- Born August 24, 1960 in Leningrad.
- 1983
- Graduated from Rimsky-Korsakov Leningrad State Conservatory (diplomas of 1983 and 1987) and the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation in 2009.
- 1981–1982
- 1981–1982 – lab assistant at Leningrad State University’s Earth Crust Research Institute.
- 1982–1983
- 1982–1983 – director of a music band.
- 1983–1987
- 1983–1987 – Komsomol committee secretary at the Rimsky-Korsakov Leningrad State Conservatory.
- 1987–1989
- 1987–1989 – opera soloist; lecturer at the Rimsky-Korsakov Leningrad State Conservatory.
- 1989–2004
- 1989–2004 – head of the directing department and soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre; senior lecturer and dean at the vocal department of the Rimsky-Korsakov Leningrad State Conservatory.
- 2004–2012
- 2004–2012 – Adviser to the President of the Russian federation.
- Yury Laptev is an Assistant Professor and Ph.D. holder.