An evening for those who love strong emotions in academic music: the program combines the Russian premiere of Anton Lubchenko's suite from the ballet "The Song of Rusalka" and Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony. Conducted by the composer himself, which means the audience can expect a particularly precise, lively, and dramatic interpretation of the score. This program is aimed at listeners who value large symphonic form, internal tension, and music that can lead them from the first notes to the finale. The evening is built on a rare combination of two works. First, the suite from the music of the ballet "The Song of Rusalka" by Anton Lubchenko will be performed - and this alone makes the event notable on the program, as it is the Russian premiere. For the audience, this is an opportunity to hear a contemporary composer's work in a live orchestral performance, to feel how his musical language works, how it connects stage thinking, the plasticity of ballet form, and symphonic breadth. The special sharpness is added by the fact that the conductor will be Anton Lubchenko himself: such a coincidence of the author's intent and concert interpretation always makes the perception sharper and more specific. In the second part, Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony will be performed - one of the most poignant works in the Russian symphonic repertoire. It is often chosen by those who seek not pomp but genuine emotional depth in academic music. This score has nerve, lyrical confessional quality, bursts of strength, and a sense of utmost sincerity, which is why the composition sounds modern time and again. The meeting of a new work with such a recognized masterpiece builds a clear dramaturgy: from fresh authorial expression to music that has long become part of cultural memory. We share ideas on where to go in St. Petersburg this weekend.