The program combines wit, stage energy, and a rare genre in academic music - musical satire. Works by Mussorgsky and Shostakovich will be performed by soloists, choir, and piano, revealing sharp humor, theatricality, and that freedom of intonation that instantly captivates the listener. At the heart of the program is music where irony, grotesque, and a precise sense of words become the main expressive means. This evening is particularly interesting for those who are used to perceiving academic music as a strict and serious sphere: here it shows a completely different character - sharp, biting, mobile, and very theatrical. In one concert, the works of Modest Mussorgsky and Dmitri Shostakovich are combined. Mussorgsky's pieces will include "Raek", the vocal cycle "Children", as well as "Seminarist", "Song of the Flea", "Rascal", and "Goat". Shostakovich's program includes the Fool's Songs from the music for Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear", the cycle "Satires" on the verses of Sasha Chorny, and the "Anti-Formalistic Raek". This combination is particularly expressive: both authors share the ability to hear the absurd, catch the comic intonation, and turn it into a precise artistic gesture. The soloists will work on the border between vocals and theater, where not only musical accuracy is important, but also the word, timbre, pause, and intonational jab. The piano and choir make the program more voluminous, adding scale and contrast. Because of this, the evening can interest both regular concert hall listeners and those who seek plot, character, and a living human expression in academic music. The poster for St. Petersburg is available on KudaGo.