In the White Hall of the M. Yu. Lermontov Library, the music of Robert Schumann, inspired by carnival masks and swift mood changes, will be performed. The solo program will be presented by pianist Grigory Fedorovich Uglov, transforming familiar pieces into a lively theater of characters at the piano and linking the Maslenitsa evening with the romantic tradition. Maslenitsa week in Lermontovka sounds especially bright when attention in the White Hall is focused on the piano and the world of Robert Schumann. The cycles inspired by carnival masks create a sense of celebration, where a whole gallery of characters and moods unfolds behind a few pages of sheet music. The evening program includes three piano cycles related to the theme of the carnival. They feature a whimsical juxtaposition of dreamy miniatures and swift dance scenes, ironic sketches and lyrical confessions. Each piece sounds like a small scene without words: sometimes the image of a shy hero emerges, sometimes a brave jester appears, and sometimes one can almost hear the whisper of masks conversing behind the scenes of the celebration. At the piano is Grigory Fedorovich Uglov, a graduate of the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov. He works as a conductor, composer, and pianist, leading the musical part at the "Workshop" theater of Grigory Kozlov, where he creates scores for performances and is responsible for arrangements. Additionally, the musician teaches vocals and ensemble at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, is a member of the International Union of Concert Artists, and regularly participates in the jury work of the creative association "Triumph." Such experience makes his performance particularly focused and theatrically flexible: each piece grows from an internal action and seems like an episode of a large imaginary performance. The romantic academic music of Schumann gains a living speech on such an evening - in the nuances of dynamics, in subtle rubatos, in contrasts between the carnival liveliness and the concentrated, almost confessional episodes.