Musicology Annotation << Back Portrayals in New St. Petersburg Publications Medvedeva Nadezhda V., Koshelev Oleg Yu. The paper briefl y overviews two new books published in St. Petersburg in 2021. These multi-author monographs are relevant as they depict the outstanding personalities: composer Vadim Bibergan (b. 1937) and pianist Pavel Yegorov (1948–2017) — two professors and People’s Artists of Russia. These books are the first scholarly publications of complete materials about their life and work. The collection “Vadim Bibergan: Memoirs and Research Papers” (compiling editor N. Medvedeva, editor L. Marchenko; St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture Publishers) consists of two parts. The fi rst one includes V. Bibergan’s own writings: he recalls his teachers N.N. Poznyakovskaya, V.N. Trambitsky and D.D. Shostakovich, reflects on film music as a separate musical genre, shares his experience in this area, and also analyzes the development problems of the Russian folk orchestra. The second part is divided into the following sections: "Portrait of the composer", "V. Bibergan through the Eyes of His Students”, “Music for Film”, “Piano Works”, “Vocal Music”, “Russian Folk Orchestra”, “Friends and Colleagues Speak”. Thanks to the above rubrics, the thematic diversity of materials, along with the wide geography of writers, creates a very logical and complete structure of the book. The second collection “Arabesques of Fortune: Remembering Pavel Yegorov” (compiling editors N. Otyugova and N. Kachaev, Gelikon Plus Publishing House) is a tribute to the memory of the outstanding pianist from his students, colleagues and friends. In total, there are 53 contributions to this joint monograph which result in a multifaceted image of this bright performer, researcher, music editor and revered teacher. These creative portraits of Vadim Bibergan and Pavel Yegorov are presented in the context of the Leningrad and St. Petersburg musical culture of the second half of the 20th – early 21st centuries. Keywords: Vadim Bibergan, Pavel Yegorov, new St.Petersburg publications, “Arabesques of Fortune”, St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture, St. Petersburg State Concervatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. DOI: 10.25791/musicology.2.2022.1237 Pp. 32-40.