The concert showcases the late Shostakovich in all the complexity of his musical language - with anxiety, irony, hidden quotes, and unexpected clarity of intonations. Symphony No. 15 will be performed in the context of works that help to hear its secret echoes, and the author's commentary will make the encounter with the score even deeper and more interesting. The programs of the cycle "The Story of a Masterpiece" are good because they help to hear familiar academic music as a living and multilayered narrative. At the center of this evening is Dmitri Shostakovich's Fifteenth Symphony, a work from his late period, where detachment, confessionalism, memory of the past, and almost mysterious theatricality converge. This is music that leaves space for reflection and does not reduce itself to a single explanation. Symphony No. 15 is often perceived as a labyrinthine work. It juxtaposes play and anxiety, transparency of orchestral writing and internal tension, personal intonation and numerous cultural references. The program also includes the march of the Soviet militia, the overture to Rossini's opera "William Tell," and the funeral march from Wagner's "Götterdämmerung." Such comparisons help to hear how Shostakovich works with quotation, memory of the genre, and associations, transforming familiar musical images into part of a larger, complex statement. A special role in this concert is played by the format. The Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Fyodor Beznozikov, will perform, along with Artem Vargafitik - the host and author of the cycle. Thanks to this, the evening is directed both at those who have long followed symphonic music and those who are just beginning to listen to it. The author's commentary helps to catch the logic of the program's construction, notice connections between the works, and not get lost in the complex score. On our website, we tell about free events in Moscow.