Music and Time Annotation << Back "The Firstborn of Pianism, the Discoverer of Culture: Isai Mikhailovich Renzin". To the 100th Anniversary of the Philharmonic and the 160th Anniversary of the Conservatory L. Belyakaeva-Kazanskaya The article is dedicated to Isai Mikhailovich Renzin, a prominent figure in the musical culture of Leningrad and Russia, pianist, teacher and educator, professor of the Leningrad, Ural and Petrozavodsk conservatories. Author describes main events of his creative life, emphasizing brilliant pianist-artist career start, approved by A.K.Glazunov, and constant content of his activity – creative friendship with D.D. Shostakovich. Keywords: conservatory, philharmonic, piano duet, pioneer of pianism, pioneer of culture. Pp. 08-14.