Music and Time Annotation << Back Eclectic and Cosmopolitan: to the 70th Anniversary of Composer Mikhail Bronner E.I. Pererva On February 25, 2022, the famous Moscow composer Mikhail Bronner celebrates his 70th birthday. Today he is the author of more than 400 compositions (with versions), including operas, ballets, symphonies, vocal and chamber works. His music is regularly performed not only in Russia, but also abroad; he collaborates with leading musicians and bands of our time. The list of his awards and achievements – laureate of the Prize of the Union of Composers of Russia named after D.D. Shostakovich, laureate of the International Prize "Star of the Theatergoer" (2017), owner of the "Silver Disc" of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music "For merits in bayan art", member of the Board of the Moscow Composers’ Organization, chairman of the Admission Committee of the Union of Composers of Moscow, member of the Organizing Committee of the International Festival of Contemporary Music "Moscow Autumn", "Composer of the Year" (2002), as well as "Person of the Year" (2013) according to the newspaper "Musical Review" – is a natural result of many years of intense creative activity. In our conversation, Mikhail Bronner shared his memories of childhood, studies at the Moscow Conservatory, discussions about his (and not only) music, and much more. Pp. 43-46.