Plots you remember by heart and melodies that are recognized from the first notes meet in a grand orchestral sound. The Presidential Orchestra of Russia, together with musicologist Elena Zaitseva, will take you through the history of film music - from black-and-white films to modern movies, showing how music can tell stories without words. Music from movies and cartoons can do what words rarely achieve: instantly transport you back to childhood while simultaneously holding the attention of adults. This time on stage is the Presidential Orchestra of the Russian Federation. At the podium is the artistic director and chief conductor Evgeny Nikitin, and the connecting voice of the program will be musicologist Elena Zaitseva. The concert is conceived as a live narrative: familiar themes will sound in rich orchestration, where colors, rhythms, and characters change - from a light smile to true drama. The host helps to hear how film music is structured: why one melody "paints" a character, another quickens the heart, and a third makes you hold your breath even before the heroes appear on screen. Together with the artists, the audience will journey from early, almost silent stories, where music took on the role of text, to large modern films, where the score works subtly and multilayered. The conversation about timbres and intonations here does not turn into a lecture - these are clear hints that make listening more engaging even for those who are attending an academic program for the first time. Ideas on where to go in Moscow are collected on our website.