A musical and poetic evening in the White Hall of the Lermontov Museum will combine piano pieces by Sibelius, jazz intonations by Iiro Rantala, and lines from Russian poets of the Golden and Silver Ages. The Finnish epic, the voice of contemporary performers, and the living word create a delicate dialogue of cultures that one wants to listen to attentively and to the end. In the evening, the White Hall of the Lermontov Museum fills with texts and sounds that are rarely encountered in one concert. At the center of the program is the music of Jean Sibelius and composers from his circle, intertwined with Russian poetry from the Golden and Silver Ages. Alongside this sound, pieces by jazz pianist Iiro Rantala and lines from the Finnish epic "Kalevala" emerge, revealing familiar associations with northern culture in a new light. At the piano is Alexey Rybakov, a young pianist whose life is connected to two countries. He was born in St. Petersburg, graduated from the M. Glinka Choral School, and then continued his studies in Tampere, where he studies performance art. For him, this program is an opportunity to present northern music as a living space where academic tradition, chamber lyricism, and a modern sense of rhythm meet. The word during the evening belongs to Olga Milovidova. A philologist and actress, she has worked for many years with texts at the intersection of two cultures, creating a special space on stage where reading poetry transforms into a delicate theatrical gesture. On this evening, Russian poets from different eras, fragments of the epic "Kalevala", reflections on nature, memory, human feelings, and boundaries that exist only on the map are heard. Other participants also join the dialogue. Violinist and kantele performer Elena Vedayko adds familiar yet fresh timbres to the program. Alongside her performs young guslarist Esther Arkhipova, for whom participating in such an evening is an important step and an introduction to an attentive adult audience. Their duet emphasizes how different generations can coexist in one musical space.