Second Piano Concerto

After 11 years of absence, Tan Shuo found that his impression of the city had become blurred when he returned to the place where he once lived in his student days.During those years when he was in college, he always took the train on long-distance trips. He had never been to the airport here. Now that he returned to his hometown, he felt that everything was strange after getting off the plane. While walking out with Qin Haiou and others, he turned his head frequently to look Look around.

The modern airport is spacious and bright, and colorful advertisements can be seen everywhere.Tan Shuo has lived in the ancient town for a long time, and he is used to seeing stone brick and wooden buildings and green mountains and green waters. When he first came to this colorful world, he was greatly shocked visually.Just as he was dazzled, something familiar to him suddenly appeared in front of him. It was a huge light box advertisement, which was installed on the side of the passage that passengers must pass through when leaving the station. There was a familiar figure on the familiar picture, Tan Shuo stopped and opened his mouth to look—if it wasn't Qin Haiou, who else?

This advertisement is made using Zhao Fei's photo of Qin Haiou as a material. In addition to Qin Haiou, the main part of the picture is also accompanied by text:

Seagull Recital

Return

Among them, "Seagull" and "Return" are the most eye-catching. The font size of "Solo Concert" is relatively smaller and the color is darker. Therefore, at a glance, the first thing people notice is Qin Haiou's figure and "Seagull Return". These four majestic characters.

Tan Shuo didn't expect to see the advertisement of the concert here. He was surprised when he saw two girls walking over with their suitcases, and they also stopped in front of the advertisement, looking at Qin Haiou chatting excitedly in the advertisement.They stood much in front of Tan Shuo. Tan Shuo only heard a few words such as "You are so handsome" and "Tickets are so hard to buy".Unexpectedly, looking back, Qin Haiou had already escaped 20 meters away. He was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses most of the time along the way, and Tan Shuo knew why he did this.

After Qin Haiou returned to the city, he did not return to his apartment.He knew that Tan Shuo had no place to live in the city, so he brought Tan Shuo into his own studio, planning to retreat here for rehearsals and performances.This studio originally had three pianos, one of which was transported to Xiaopengmen last year and is now on its way back, and the other two happened to be for Tan Shuo and Qin Haiou for piano practice.Tan Shuo has a piano at hand, so he can try out new ideas at any time, and it is much more convenient to modify the works.When he is resting, he likes to spend time in Qin Haiou's study room, where there are a large collection of rare records and music scores, as well as a sound system with excellent sound quality and a comfortable wooden rocking chair.Tan Shuo likes to sit in the rocking chair to listen to music or read scores, and he is reluctant to get up after sitting down, so this chair has become his fixed seat.

In order to let Qin Haiou prepare for the performance in peace, Yu Doudou declined all the media who wanted to interview Qin Haiou before the performance, and did not plan to arrange for him to appear in public.But even so, there is a problem that Qin Haiou has to face, and that is Wang Yifu's opinion on the selection of music for the concert.

After Xiao Cong's accident, Wang Yifu was very distressed. He not only refused to accept interviews from the media, but also paid no attention to relevant news and comments.So when he finally learned that Qin Haiou would play a new concerto at the comeback concert, the news had already been spread, and Qin Haiou had already returned to the city.Wang Yifu was very surprised. He didn't expect Qin Haiou to make such a risky decision without telling him. However, based on his understanding of Qin Haiou, he immediately thought that Qin Haiou's reason for doing so was probably because he was worried that he would be opposed to.In the past, Wang Yifu would not have interfered in such a matter, but now Xiao Cong just had an accident and his career has been severely damaged. If there is any mistake in Qin Haiou's comeback, Wang Yifu dare not imagine such a result.

Wang Yifu quickly got in touch with Qin Haiou and asked about the new work. After confirming that the new work was indeed a grand piano concerto, he clearly expressed his objection and persuaded Qin Haiou to change the repertoire.Qin Haiou had expected his reaction and understood his current mood. While explaining patiently, he tried his best to eliminate his worries and doubts.In the end, neither the teacher nor the student could convince the other. Qin Haiou decided to speak with facts and invited the teacher to listen to the rehearsal of the work. In order to make his persuasion more convincing, Wang Yifu also planned to listen to the work first before thinking of another way. Persuade Qin Haiou to give up this plan.

Shortly thereafter, Qin Haiou and Tan Shuo ushered in their first rehearsal with the orchestra.This rehearsal will last a whole day. In the morning, the conductor and the orchestra will rehearse the band part of the work alone. Qin Haiou does not need to participate. In the afternoon, the orchestra and piano—that is, the joint rehearsal with Qin Haiou.Therefore, on the rehearsal day, Qin Haiou and Tan Shuo did not show up in the rehearsal hall in the afternoon, when the conductor and musicians had already had lunch and were preparing for the afternoon rehearsal.

Qin Haiou left the stage for more than a year, and now he finally reappeared, attracting everyone's attention.The head of the orchestra did a good job of keeping the secrecy secret. Previously, he only explained that the group reserved specific days and did not reveal the content of the rehearsal. Until the news of Qin Haiou's comeback spread, the group got the sheet music for the performance. Only then did the musicians learn that they will be on stage at this important concert and play a concerto for Qin Haiou.

According to Yu Doudou's request, Tan Shuo's name did not appear on the scores provided to the orchestra and conductor.Like the media, the musicians were also curious about this mysterious composer. After looking at Qin Haiou enough, they began to whisper to the man beside him who was suspected to be the composer.

Qin Haiou ignored everyone's whispering, and led Tan Shuo straight to the conductor to introduce them.The conductor's name is Yu Song. He is a well-known conductor who has been widely acclaimed both internationally and domestically. He was also the conductor selected by Yu Doudou and Qin Haiou after repeated consideration.This experienced conductor, who is over fifty years old, has always been meticulous about music, and has meticulous and strict requirements on himself and others. Not long after he got the score of "Return", he made a full desk for this work. However, due to the tight schedule and lack of resources, he first sent his assistant to meet with Qin Haiou and Tan Shuo a few days ago to exchange views on some fragments in the work and listen to the composer's own opinions to ensure the rehearsal went smoothly.

But even so, Qin Haiou knew that the conductor was usually a little arrogant, especially in front of juniors, and always made people feel inaccessible, so he didn't expect the other party to pay attention to Tan Shuo when they first met.As expected, Yu Song's reaction was very flat, he just shook hands with Tan Shuo politely, nodded his head as a greeting, then turned his eyes away, and started talking to Qin Haiou.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Qin Haiou agreed to the rehearsal sequence proposed by Yu Song, and first practiced the more difficult passages, and then conducted a complete rehearsal from beginning to end.Tan Shuo had no objection to this, so he listened quietly from the sidelines.Seeing that the piano had been put in place, and Qin Haiou also said that it was ready, Yu Song said loudly, "Start rehearsal", turned around and walked towards the podium.

This rehearsal hall is the orchestra's internal rehearsal place. Although it is well-equipped, its specifications are far from the standard concert hall. There are only about 200 seats in the auditorium.Yu Doudou and Chen Ganning also came today. Seeing that the rehearsal had started, they sat in the front row of the auditorium with several staff members of the orchestra to take care of the emergency needs of the people on stage.Tan Shuo walked a few rows back alone, found a place with the best sound effect and sat down, crossed his legs, opened the music score and put it on his lap.

The conductor, the piano, and the band are all in their positions, and the rehearsal has begun.

Yu Doudou and Chen Ganning are no strangers to such rehearsal occasions, but the meaning and importance of this rehearsal is far greater than any rehearsal they have ever participated in with Qin Haiou.Today, the concert for which they have worked hard and painstakingly has finally entered the warm-up stage. How Tan Shuo's works are and whether Qin Haiou's state is stable will all be tested in this rehearsal.Seeing Qin Haiou sitting on the stage in the rehearsal hall with the band at this moment, Yu Doudou and Chen Ganning had mixed feelings about this long-lost familiar scene, and they also looked forward to Qin Haiou's next performance.

Qin Haiou put the score and pencil on the music stand and rubbed his hands together habitually.He has already memorized this work thoroughly, and he can practice together at any time.He was worried that he would be a little nervous today, after all, he was no longer facing his friends, but the orchestra and conductor - but he didn't.As soon as he thought that the whole picture of this work would be fully presented for the first time, his heart was filled with a strong sense of excitement and desire to perform, and he could no longer tolerate other feelings.

When the piano and band played, Tan Shuo was stunned for a moment before realizing that what he heard was the sound of his own work.Although he had heard Qin Haiou play the piano part of this work countless times when he was in Longjin, this was the first time he heard the effect of the piano and the orchestra.During the several months of immersing himself in creation, it is not that he has not imagined the scene of the performance of the work, but this has always been so out of reach for him, just like someone who has never eaten cake imagines the taste of cake, no matter what If you think about it, you lack the sense of reality that convinces you.However, at this moment, he actually heard the music he composed played in this small rehearsal hall, and really saw the cooperation between Qin Haiou and the orchestra.Only then did he truly feel that this performance was about to happen, not just a dream or his own imagination, but a fact that would happen in the near future.

Tan Shuo was dizzy from the excitement in his heart, and listened absent-mindedly for a while, then gradually calmed down, took out the pencil he brought with him, and began to record his thoughts and problems in the performance on the score.

Yu Song asked the piano and the band to rehearse several clips one by one, stopping from time to time to talk about the details, and everyone on and off the stage listened quietly.Just as he asked everyone to stop again, there was a sudden sound at the entrance of the auditorium.Tan Shuo turned his back to this entrance, but he was the closest to it. When he heard the movement, he turned his head and took a look. He saw that the closed entrance had been opened, and an old gentleman was walking slowly along the aisle in the auditorium. Behind him was a young man who looked like a student and two staff members of the orchestra.

Even though Qin Haiou had heard it beforehand, Tan Shuo was still taken aback for a moment—not only him, but the musicians in the auditorium were all surprised when they saw this scene, and Qin Haiou got up immediately and walked quickly. Step off the stage and go up.

Mr. Wang Yifu, the master of the piano industry, has not bid farewell to the stage despite his advanced age. In recent years, there are still a very small number of public performances dedicated to the audience, and each performance is regarded as a treasure by music fans.In order to maintain his physical condition, he has always had the habit of taking a nap on time, but today he adjusted his schedule specially to watch Qin Haiou's rehearsal, but unexpectedly it was still a bit late. At this time, he saw that the rehearsal was interrupted by himself, and the work in the front row of the auditorium The staff, Yu Doudou and others also stood up one after another, and hurriedly raised their hands to signal everyone to sit down, and said kindly: "Go ahead, don't delay the rehearsal."

At this time, Yu Song had put down his baton and came over.He has shared the stage with Wang Yifu many times. In terms of qualifications and prestige, he is Wang Yifu's descendant, so when the two sides met, he took the initiative to shake hands with Wang Yifu. The two greeted each other and had a brief conversation.

Seeing that Wang Yifu was surrounded by the crowd, Tan Shuo didn't want to join in the fun, but if he didn't come forward to say hello, he would be impolite, and hesitating, he saw Qin Haiou beside Wang Yifu waving to him, motioning him to go over .

"Teacher, this is Tan Shuo, the composer of this work." Qin Haiou has been waiting for this moment for a long time. Although he knew that the teacher still had objections to performing Tan Shuo's works, he actively introduced Tan Shuo to Wang Yifu.

"Hello, Teacher Wang." Tan Shuo said politely, seeing that Wang Yifu didn't intend to reach out, he didn't dare to reach out rashly.

"Hello." Wang Yifu nodded slightly, looking at Tan Shuo with a look of scrutiny.As an artist who has been accompanied by the piano all his life, he has a calm and elegant temperament, but when he is not smiling, people can feel the solemnity and majesty of the elders.After taking a deep look at him, Tan Shuo knew that today might not be so easy to pass.But no matter what, the rehearsal still has to go on, and the rest can only be put aside for now.