Raimo Kangro was born on 21 September 1949 in
Tartu. In 1968, he graduated in composition from the
Tallinn State Conservatory (now the
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre). From 1989 until his death in 2001, Kangro taught composition at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Between 1993 and 2000, he served as the director of the Estonian Music Foundation. He became a member of the
Estonian Composers' Union in 1973. He died on 4 February 2001 in
Ruila,
Harju County, and was buried at
Tallinn Forest Cemetery (Metsakalmistu). ==Personal life==