The organ here sounds like a living interlocutor: Bach will reveal himself as both a strict architect of sound and a passionate improviser. Lyudmila Golub will showcase different facets of the Bach school, while Artem Vargafitik will cleverly and wittily highlight the accents, turning each piece into a small narrative about family, faith, and freedom. The organ evening featuring the music of the Bach family is structured as a journey through several generations of one musical dynasty. At the center of the program is a dialogue between father and son: the strict, meticulously detailed scores of Johann Sebastian and the more free, sometimes almost sentimental pages of Carl Philipp Emanuel. In the lively sound, it becomes clear how the choral discipline and church service gave rise to the style that is now considered a model of European organ tradition. Lyudmila Golub, one of the most recognizable Russian organists, plays on the large instrument as if she is inquiring about long-past events. Sometimes the register bursts forth with a bright chorale, sometimes heavy basses descend into the pedals, while quick passages swirl above them, reminiscent of a living manuscript. In these contrasts, one can hear both the strict life of the Lutheran community and family joys, as well as the focused prayer that the composer transformed into music. A special emphasis is placed on Johann Sebastian's relationships with his children. Artem Vargafitik narrates how the future author of sensitive clavier fantasies and concertos took his first steps alongside his father, what expectations were placed on the heirs, and how he paved the way for a new style through pedagogical exercises. Short stories between the pieces help listeners without special education grasp the drama of the concert and feel the living people behind the great names. Where to go in Moscow on the weekend, our website will tell you.