Modest Mussorgsky's piano cycle "Pictures at an Exhibition" is a vivid musical journey filled with fantastical images. Young listeners will learn interesting facts about it and hear it performed by pianist Ksenia Maximova. First, musicologist Evgenia Chukhrova will talk about Mussorgsky - a man with a complex character, an interest in folk intonation and spoken language. The cycle "Pictures at an Exhibition" was inspired by the works of Mussorgsky's friend - artist and architect Viktor Hartmann. After Hartmann's death, an exhibition of his works was held, which Mussorgsky attended, and the impressions from the drawings, sketches, and architectural fantasies served as the basis for the future musical cycle. Concert guests will learn how musical images are structured, why the miniatures come together into a cohesive journey, and how movement, grotesque, childlike innocence, anxiety, triumph, and the composer's personal memory manifest in music. The lecture is not overloaded with terminology but helps to tune the ear to important musical details. Then pianist Ksenia Maximova will perform the cycle in full. After the story, each piece will be perceived as an exciting tale. Where to go in Moscow, KudaGo knows.