Second Piano Concerto

Liu Yang nodded knowingly, but felt a little unhappy in his heart.Of course she knew who the person on the cover was.Professor Wang Yifu has lived abroad for many years. After returning to China in his later years, he has only accepted two disciples so far, one is Qin Haiou, and the other is this Xiao Cong.Liu Yang is a loyal fan of Qin Haiou, but she doesn't like Xiao Cong very much.She felt that Typhoon Xiao Cong was contrived. Although she had never had direct contact with him, she always felt that this man was full of hypocrisy when speaking, which could not be compared with Qin Haiou's sincerity and easy-going.This can be regarded as a woman's intuition, whether it is correct or not, it has become a prejudice deeply rooted in Liu Yang's heart.She doesn't like others to compare Qin Haiou and Xiao Cong, but the media prefers to compare these two brothers.She didn't collect this magazine because of Xiao Cong, but because part of the interview with Xiao Cong was related to Qin Haiou.Now seeing Qin Haiou open the magazine and read the exclusive interview with Xiao Cong, with a look of nostalgia on his face, Liu Yang felt very uncomfortable.

Qin Haiou didn't notice the subtle change in Liu Yang's expression.He concentrated on reading the interview with Xiao Cong. Immediately after the interview was an analysis article written by a music critic for a piano work.This work is a piano concerto entitled "Song of the Long Night", which won the gold medal in the New Sound Cup Composition Competition ten years ago.The author of the work is Sun Chen, a young teaching assistant who works in the same conservatory as Professor Wang Yifu after returning to China. Professor Wang Yifu is in the piano department, and Sun Chen is in the composition department.The Xinyin Cup Composition Competition is the most important composition competition in China. The awards are very important and the prizes are also very rich. In addition to award certificates and bonuses, the competition will also hold a special concert for the award-winning works to officially announce these excellent works. in the world.Each new sound cup competition has a specific theme, and the theme of that year's competition was piano concerto. "Song of the Long Night" stood out from many works, not only brought great honor to Sun Chen, but also attracted widespread attention in the music circle at home and abroad.Afterwards, Sun Chen was promoted by the school as a lecturer in the composition department, and commissions for music festivals and performance groups followed one after another, which quickly established his reputation in the industry.The piano solo during the premiere of the star-studded "Song of the Long Night" was performed by Xiao Cong.

Qin Haiou read this analysis article in the magazine, recalled these past events, and couldn't help humming softly along with the music example of "Song of the Long Night" quoted in the article.He hummed fascinatedly for a while, pointed to the article and said to Liu Yang: "This work is very good, it is very well written!"

Liu Yang was already a little unhappy because of seeing Xiao Cong's photo, but hearing what he said, he felt even more depressed.As a person who loves piano, Liu Yang has naturally heard the CD recorded by Xiao Cong for "Song of the Long Night", but she thinks that if Qin Haiou plays this work, he will definitely be able to play it better than Xiao Cong. It can make this work more radiant.But for so many years, for a full ten years, Qin Haiou has continued to expand his repertoire, but he has never performed this work on any occasion.This made Liu Yang feel very sorry. She also privately guessed that it might be because Qin Haiou didn't like this work, but just now, when he saw Qin Haiou humming along with the score, he obviously liked it very much.Finally Liu Yang couldn't bear it anymore, and asked: "Then why don't you play it? I've always wanted to hear what your interpretation of this piece would look like."

Qin Haiou was silent for a while.The answer to Liu Yang's question is very simple, but it involves a promise that cannot be treated by outsiders.

Since the piano works were selected in the Xinyin Cup Competition that year, Wang Yifu, as a master performer in the piano field, was also invited to be one of the judges of the competition.At that time, Qin Haiou had just turned 17 and was preparing for the International Piano Competition half a year later.After the winners of the New Sound Cup were announced, Wang Yifu asked Qin Haiou to try out the piano score of "Song of the Long Night" when he was instructing Qin Haiou to play the piano. Ability to perform new compositions.The teacher and the student originally regarded this work as a teaching content. Qin Haiou played it while Wang Yifu gave some pointers, but after Qin Haiou played it once, he became very interested in this work. Love, can't say enough about it.At the same time, the organizer of the New Sound Cup also began to prepare for the concert of the award-winning works of the competition, and asked Wang Yifu to recommend a suitable pianist for the piano solo of "Song of the Long Night".The concerts of works like this usually do not invite well-known masters to perform, but choose talented people among young teachers and students. Seeing that Qin Haiou loves this work so much, Wang Yifu thought for a while at first that he wanted to ask the organizer Fang recommended Qin Haiou to be the performer, but after repeated consideration, he hesitated.

Wang Yifu became famous at a young age, and has been famous in the international music scene for decades. As a genius, he has not only met many geniuses, but also competed or cooperated with many geniuses.From the first time he saw Qin Haiou, he clearly realized that this child's talent and ability are far superior to Xiao Cong's, and his future prospects are limitless, and he is likely to surpass himself.But Xiao Cong is also a student he has devoted all his efforts to training.At the same time, two students with such a significant gap were accepted under the school. As a teacher, Wang Yifu sometimes had to make more plans for Xiao Cong's future.

That year Xiao Cong was 22 years old and Qin Haiou was 17 years old.Xiao Cong just participated in a piano competition not long ago, but failed to get a satisfactory ranking. As long as Qin Haiou plays steadily, he has the hope of winning the upcoming piano competition. The premiere of "Song of the Long Night" is the icing on the cake for Qin Haiou, but it is a rare opportunity for Xiao Cong.The brilliance of this work can make up for Xiao Cong's limited talent and ability, and the award-winning work will definitely receive many performance invitations. As long as Xiao Cong successfully completes the premiere, he will be irreplaceable in the following performances It is very beneficial to expand his popularity and help him gain a firm foothold in the industry.

As the piano soloist of "Song of the Long Night", from a technical point of view, both Xiao Cong and Qin Haiou are competent, but Wang Yifu knows that Qin Haiou has more talent and aura in terms of musicality and handling of music. After comprehensive consideration, Qin Haiou is undoubtedly the best candidate.However, this also means that Xiao Cong will lose a precious opportunity.After all, Qin Haiou is only 17 years old, and he still has a lot of time in the future, and he will surely spread his wings. However, Xiao Cong has practiced hard for many years, but his development has not been smooth, and he has not yet become famous.Wang Yifu thought about it and weighed it again and again, but it was still difficult to make a decision.But at this moment, the organizer of the competition informed him that Sun Chen, the composer of "Song of the Long Night", had asked Xiao Cong to perform his composition by name.On the contrary, Wang Yifu was relieved, and told his two students the news.

Qin Haiou is still young and innocent. He has no reservations in front of the teacher. He has long expressed his love for "Song of the Long Night". After hearing the news, he is inevitably disappointed, but he is also happy for Xiao Cong from the bottom of his heart. .But he couldn't put it down so much that he couldn't put it down, so he took the score of "Song of the Long Night" that Wang Yifu used to guide him. Down.This matter was soon discovered by Wang Yifu.Wang Yifu was worried, and finally had a long talk with Qin Haiou, putting Xiao Cong's situation and his own worries in front of Qin Haiou.Qin Haiou was shocked when he heard it. He never thought that there was such a complicated human relationship behind the piano.He respected Wang Yifu very much, and loved Xiao Cong very much. Hearing the teacher's helpless sigh, he promised without hesitation: "Teacher, I may not be able to stop other people, but I will not perform "Song of the Long Night" publicly." ", not now, and never in the future!"

Wang Yifu sighed, patted his head and said, "Teacher, you are ashamed. You are a good boy, and there will be more and better works waiting for you to perform in the future. Concentrate on preparing for the competition."

Wang Yifu read it right.Shortly thereafter, the premiere of "Song of the Long Night" caused a sensation, and Xiao Cong attracted much attention. Since then, he has become one of the top pianists. "Piano World" specially interviewed him for this.Three months later, Qin Haiou won the first prize in the piano competition and became a rising star in the international music scene.Invitations from music schools all over the world came like snowflakes, which dazzled his eyes.After winning the award, he also accepted an exclusive interview with "Piano World", and then bid farewell to his mentor and embarked on the road of studying abroad.In the same year, Xiao Cong and Qin Haiou, a pair of brothers, appeared on the cover of "The Piano World" successively, which was once a good story in the industry.

It's been nearly ten years since this happened.Qin Haiou's promise to Wang Yifu was sincere, and he never regretted it in the past ten years.Now when he hears Liu Yang's question and thinks about it, he just feels nostalgic in his heart, without any more emotions, so he replied: "Brother has already played this piece very well, if you let me play it, I will definitely play it well." Not as good as his."

After hearing this, Liu Yang wanted to refute, but seeing Qin Haiou's expression, he held back again.Since Qin Haiou respects Xiao Cong very much, and his seniors and brothers get along well, if she speaks out, she will be suspected of provoking, and it is more likely to cause Qin Haiou's displeasure.Liu Yang thought about it, changed the subject calmly, and took out some CDs to listen to.The two drank coffee and ate snacks, chatting happily, and the whole morning passed quickly like this.

Near noon, Qin Haiou got up to say goodbye.Liu Yang had just sent him out of Liu An's gate, and when he turned around, he received a call.

The call was from Tan Shuo, probably because he saw a missed call from Liu Yang after waking up, so he dialed back.His voice sounded vague and hoarse, and his attitude seemed extremely improper: "Hey, are you looking for me?"

Thinking of Qin Haiou's finger, Liu Yang was furious, but he had to hold back, so he said coldly: "I made a mistake." After speaking, he hung up the phone mercilessly.