On May 24, 2013, the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia, hosted an Exhibition and Concert explicating the career and compositions of Vladimir N. Drozdoff, a graduate and a professor of the Conservatory. These are the introductory remarks from Elena Necrasova, Director of the Scientific Library, and Mikhail Gantvarg, Rector of the Conservatory.