An evening for those who appreciate academic music in its grand and focused form. In one program, spiritual hymns by Verdi and Bruckner's Seventh Symphony will meet - music of inner tension, powerful sound, and rare depth. On this evening, the program is structured to showcase different facets of academic music - from focused spiritual intonation to grand symphonic expression. First, Giuseppe Verdi's "Four Sacred Hymns" for mixed choir and orchestra will be performed. This piece is rarely perceived as a showpiece in the repertoire: its importance lies in the composure, the inner work of feeling, and the subtle transitions from almost prayerful silence to expansive choral sound. Such music requires utmost precision and collective breathing from the performers, and attentiveness to details and readiness to listen from the audience. In the second part, Anton Bruckner's Seventh Symphony is on the program - a score of grand scale, combining strict architectural form, elongated melodic lines, and powerful orchestral climaxes. This composition is valued for its unique sense of the passage of time: the music unfolds leisurely, yet constantly accumulates energy. In the concert hall, this effect is felt particularly strongly - when one episode seems to grow out of another, and the sound gradually becomes more and more voluminous. The program is performed by the State Academic Symphony Chapel of Russia under the direction of Valery Polyansky. For the audience, this is an opportunity to hear an ensemble that works with both symphonic and choral repertoire, thus capable of accurately conveying the contrast between the two parts of the evening. Where to go in Moscow today, KudaGo knows.