Straussian waltzes, lively polkas, sparkling cancan, and arias from operettas will be performed by soloists from the Vienna Opera and the orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory under the direction of Rainer Ross. An evening in the Viennese style, where each number breathes celebration and a light dizziness from the music. To the sounds of the orchestra, waltzes and marches come together in a musical celebration. This concert addresses the image of Vienna that many know from films and old postcards: dazzling chandeliers, the rustle of dresses, the whirlwind of waltzes, and the sparkle of brass plates at the finale of the march. On stage, the traditions of classical music and the lightness of the operetta genre merge, and the orchestra seemingly transports the hall to a ballroom of the 19th century, where each beat marks a step of dance. The Strauss repertoire forms the basis of the evening. Waltzes that have long become musical symbols of the city on the Danube, witty polkas, and concert pieces written as festive surprises for the audience are performed. These melodies are built on simple themes, but within them lie exquisite nuances: the play of accents, an unexpected pause, a soft transition from the whisper of strings to the shining tutti of the orchestra. The soloists of the Vienna Opera add a vocal line to the sound of the orchestra. In the arias and duets from the operettas of Johann Strauss and Franz Lehár, one can hear light humor, subtle irony, and bright melancholy. A few phrases, a change of intonation, a gesture - and characters of the heroes, who live by the laws of the stage but remain surprisingly close to the modern audience, already grow before the listeners. At the podium is Rainer Ross, who has been associated with the orchestral tradition of Strauss for many years. His task is to preserve the recognizable Viennese style: a resilient yet flexible rhythm, free breathing of phrases, lively tempo work, where the waltz can freeze for a moment and then whirl again. In close dialogue with the musicians, he constructs the evening as a single performance, where the change of numbers is felt as a development of the plot. Where to go with a child in Moscow, look for on our website.