On May 12, 1855, the outstanding Russian composer, teacher, and conductor Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov was born.

His father, a well-known conductor, began teaching his son music at the age of five. These lessons led to Anatoly's admission to the St. Petersburg Conservatory, which he graduated with honors. He had a particular interest in the piano, for which he later wrote numerous works.

Interestingly, during his sixth year of study, Anatoly was expelled from the conservatory for non-attendance, but soon returned, became a student of Rimsky-Korsakov, and was the best in his class. Almost immediately after graduating, he was invited to teach at the conservatory and later at the Court Chapel. Among his students were famous composers such as Gnessin and Prokofiev.

At the same time, Lyadov, who was not wealthy, began to earn a living by creating musical works. He wrote pieces, waltzes, and symphonic poems that brought him fame. Sergey Pavlovich Diaghilev commissioned music from him for the Russian Ballet. Anatoly Konstantinovich was a unique composer, creating both a collection of songs based on Russian folk texts and the famous symphonic poems "Kikimora" and "Dance of the Amazon."

Unfortunately, his life was short. Lyadov passed away on August 28, 1914, at the age of 59. He was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in St. Petersburg, but after the revolution, the cemetery suffered destruction, and in 1936, the composer's remains were reburied in the Necropolis of Arts.

The outstanding composer was remembered only in the year of the centenary of his birth, with the release of a stamp featuring his image. Since 1990, an arts festival named after Lyadov has been held annually in the city of Borovichi, where his wife was born. In Borovichi, a music school and a street in the neighboring village of Polynkovo, where his house once stood, are named after him. In Moscow, a children's music school bears his name.