String instruments by great masters, exquisite melodies, and theatrical design create a special sound for the holiday. This evening with live sound, refined performance, and visual accents gives a sense of magic, anticipation, and celebration. A musical finale of the year, filled with light and subtlety of sound. The string instruments of Amati, Stradivari, and Guarneri are works of art in themselves. But when played by the best soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra, music is born, filled with history, depth, and special warmth. These instruments do not just sound - they tell stories, breathe, and live. Each of them has traveled a long way from the Italian workshops of the 17th-18th centuries to the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre. The concert will feature the Stradivari Ensemble - a group created at the initiative of Valery Gergiev, uniting more than twenty soloists whose performances are recognizable from the first notes. Since 2013, the ensemble has been led by violinist Lorenz Nasturica-Gershovich. Under his leadership, the ensemble reveals not only classical scores but also turns to "light" music - Viennese operettas, Argentine tango, and other genre forms. The program for the evening has not yet been announced, but a traditional combination of delicate expressiveness, high professionalism, and unexpected accents is expected for this lineup. The format promises to be theatrical, meaning that an element of stage action will be woven into the performance, emphasizing the festive mood of the end of December. The concert will be a highlight of the pre-New Year season and will be of interest to both regular fans of classical music and those seeking encounters with art outside the format. Emotional richness, a rich timbral palette, and live interaction among musicians - this is how the musical year concludes. Each performance of the ensemble is a carefully thought-out interaction of sound, space, and the audience. In the concert programs of the ensemble, one can hear Vivaldi, Stravinsky, Strauss, and Piazzolla, but their interpretation always remains alive and unconventional.