There were no guests. Gradsky's son spoke about the maestro's last birthday on November 3, Alexander Gradsky would have turned 77 - the maestro has been gone for five years. His eldest son Daniel said that on this day the main tradition was a concert: first a large-scale performance, then a small circle of those close to him at the table - "drink a glass to your health", and Gradsky himself preferred good wine. For food he liked meatballs and late autumn watermelons.
The best people of the country gathered at the maestro's place - Alexander Abdulov, Oleg Yankovsky, Joseph Kobzon. The most difficult was the last birthday in 2021: Gradsky was recovering at home after covid with low satiety, and his son congratulated him only by phone. But why this particular birthday turned out to be special is explained here.