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Year after year, the Section "Music" gives participants and guests of the Forum an opportunity to hear the most unexpected interpretations of great pieces of music and long forgotten scores, to learn secrets of technical mastery and get acquainted with outstanding musicians of modernity.

The section annually gathers together professional journalists from various countries, media experts, bloggers and all those who want to have a good sense in the informational flow and understand modern cultural context.

Events of the section bring together writers, publishers, critics, book sellers, librarians and readers. It’s here where experts discuss new platforms for promotion of reading, further development of book culture and book industry and transformation of the reading infrastructure.

What defines the look of cities today? How do visual images and architectural objects shape the image of cities and countries in the eyes of their residents and guests? Who creates the human habitat today, and what do people want to see around them? These and other important topics are in the center of discussion at the section.

One of the most popular and democratic art forms at the Forum is represented by famous directors, actors, producers, script writers, film critics and other representatives of "the most important of all arts".

Fine arts include exhibitions and art projects, pictures and sculptures, video art and installations, as well as many other visual genres. The multitude of forms and manifestations in today’s world, preservation of heritage, international cooperation and cultural exchanges — all these themes become topics of lively discussions at the section.