In the hall named after Alfred Schnittke, miniatures by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Dmitri Shostakovich, and their contemporaries will be performed. The musicians of the String Quartet of the Svetlanov Orchestra and Alexander Leontiev create a vivid image of Mstislav Rostropovich through music and words. The name of Mstislav Rostropovich has long become a symbol of the era in which academic music sounded in a new personal voice. This program constructs a chamber portrait of a person whose life was intertwined with the most significant cultural events of the 20th century, built from facts, memories, and intonations. The audience will hear stories about the first steps on stage, working with major composers, difficult decisions, and bold actions, all rooted in a dedication to art. The musical part of the evening is handled by the String Quartet of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia named after E.F. Svetlanov. Nadezhda Palitsyna, Sergey Sivolgin, Anton Khlynov, and Maxim Tarnorutskiy have gathered an evening of miniatures, which includes compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinsky, and Dmitri Shostakovich. A separate block is dedicated to Shostakovich's Eighth String Quartet - its fragments permeate the hall with a nervous concentration and inner strength. The artistic word in this program belongs to Alexander Leontiev. He carefully connects documentary evidence, personal statements, and small stage sketches to show the scale of Rostropovich's personality without unnecessary pathos. Gradually, the feeling arises that the listeners are present at a confidential conversation about a person who could speak equally precisely through sound and through word. If you don't know where to walk in Moscow, visit KudaGo.