King of Classical Music

The evaluation of the entire school twice in each semester is one of the most solemn events in the entire Paris National Supérieure de Conservatoire.

In the past two assessments, Qi Mu didn't feel the tense atmosphere in the college at all, because Professor Akad let him teach normally every time, and didn't give him any time to review.But this time, with a week before the assessment, Professor Akad stopped his class.

Facing Qi Mu's doubts, Professor Akad explained: "Xiaoqi, you don't have any major shortcomings that need to be pointed out by the teacher. What you lack most now is experience. In your future life, your skills You will improve step by step, and your understanding of music will become more and more profound, so in the end...you will probably surpass the teacher." After a pause, Professor Akad shook his head: "No, it should be...you will surpass the teacher sooner or later I."

Such words are too much praise, and Qi Mu couldn't help but say: "Teacher, I have always admired you very much. You are the violinist I admire the most. I don't think I will be able to reach your height in my life..."

"Xiaoqi," Professor Akad gently put the music score in his hand aside, and looked up at Qi Mu seriously, "I have always believed that the future classical music world is the world of you young people. You, as me How can you be so unconfident about yourself as a student? Well, this is probably the last test you are going to take. You decide the repertoire for this test. I want to know... what kind of song will you choose? .”

After a short conversation, it was decided that Qi Mu would choose the repertoire for evaluation next.

Later, Qi Mu asked Professor Akad again if it was really just to boost his confidence that the other party gave him the opportunity to choose the repertoire this time.

Afterwards, Professor Akad also said that there was indeed a reason for this, but on the other hand, he also wanted to see what kind of music Qi Mu would choose to test his lovely student's understanding of his own strength.

Of course, the repertoire chosen by Qi Mu did not disappoint Professor Akad——

"Spring Sonata".

This Beethoven's "Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major" was written in his early years. It is different from the passionate emotions in the later period, because this piece depicts a vibrant spring scene, so it is called by later generations. "spring".

The difficulty of this piece is really not that high, especially compared with the difficulty of the pieces that Qi Mu evaluated twice before, the difference is too far.But Professor Akad was very satisfied with the music selection this time, and gave Qi Mu a whole week to practice.

A piece of music is divided into two difficulties: technique and expression.

In terms of the former, Professor Akad has always believed that Qi Mu doesn't have too many flaws, and it can even be said that he has reached a certain bottleneck in his life - even though this bottleneck is something that most people will never meet in this life.

As for the latter, a few days ago, Professor Akkad's good friend, Master Lance, came to Paris from Vienna to visit an old friend.As a violinist with delicate emotions and meticulous control of emotions, Master Lance expressed in surprise that the hostility in Qi Muqin's voice has gradually disappeared, and even began to clarify.

And at this time, a seemingly "ordinary" piece, but actually very connotative - "Spring Sonata", came just right.

In order to better understand the piece, Qi Mu specially invited Lanster from the piano department to help him practice for a day.

After all, "Spring" is a piano and violin ensemble. If only the violin is played solo, even Qi Mu would have difficulty mastering this piece in a very short time.

The seven days of preparation passed quickly, and when Qi Mu officially prepared for the assessment, it was already the last day.

It has been more than half a year since he came to this academy.Qi Mu even remembered the first time he pulled a suitcase and stepped into the gate of this academy, and also remembered being deliberately embarrassed by Professor Akad in the special recruitment exam.

...But up to now, more than eight months have passed, and everything has become a cloud of the past.

On the evening of the last day, Qi Mu and Professor Akad carefully cleaned the piano room again.Of course, Qi Mu was basically moving, and Professor Akad was making garbage—eating chocolate.

Eight months later, Professor Arkad still likes chocolate very much.Such heart-sweet sweets have never been Qi Mu's favorite, but recently, under the leadership of Professor Akad, he would eat a piece every day.

When asked why he likes chocolate so much, Professor Arkad said of course: "Because I am from Turin!"

But that night, after Qi Mu wiped the last piece of glass clean and reflective, Professor Akad handed him another piece of chocolate.Qi Mu didn't take it immediately, but said with a smile: "Teacher, I already ate a piece this morning, you can eat it yourself."

Holding a box of delicate and gorgeous chocolate gift bags in his left hand, Professor Akad shook his head lightly, and said sincerely: "Xiao Qi, do you know why Teacher...why you like eating chocolate so much?"

Qi Mu was slightly taken aback, he subconsciously wanted to answer "Isn't it because you are from Turin?" But looking at Professor Akad's deep and muddy eyes, he couldn't help but shook his head and said, "I don't know. "

Hearing this, Professor Akad pointed to the vast expanse of sky outside the window.

The floor-to-ceiling glass was polished transparent and shiny by Qi Mu, without a trace of dust.Looking out through the clean and tidy window, I saw a round moon hanging quietly in the dark and deep sky. The moonlight was so bright and bright that it created a halo in the surrounding sky , and even the stars looked much dimmer.

"I like to eat chocolate because...it is like this moon, it can drive away the darkness around." Professor Akad said in a hoarse voice, "Xiaoqi, I have experienced too much in my 70 years of life. There are so many things, living to my age and to my position, I have already experienced too much pain. Since life is already so difficult, then...why can't we be happier?"

Qi Mu stared at Professor Akad in a daze, and didn't know how to speak for a moment.

"You're fine. You always put some sugar in your coffee. Auston has always liked black coffee without adding any sugar. There are only two situations for a person like him. The first is that his life goes smoothly and he has never experienced Any ups and downs, so sweet in the heart and bitter in the mouth. There is another kind of..."

"He likes to swallow bitterness in his stomach, and he is not good at expressing his feelings. He will share joy with you, but he will not share pain with you. Such people will live very hard. If they meet someone who doesn't understand them People." Professor Akad smiled and said: "Xiao Qi, the teacher doesn't want you to be like Oston, but when you get together in the future, the teacher hopes that you will understand each other more. Love is never alone. Things, the teacher missed it in this life, and you... don't miss it again."

Looking at Professor Akad's weather-beaten face, Qi Mu nodded heavily.

He never thought that the teacher was so addicted to sweets, and it was because of his bitter heart.That is to say, Reid Akkad walked out of poverty and poverty. As a violin master without any family background, he must have paid hardships that ordinary people can't imagine to be able to get to today's status.

Compared with his teacher, Qi Mu suddenly felt that he was lucky.At least...he still has a lover, a lover who didn't catch a sudden illness but deliberately concealed it from himself during his hard work in his career, and never saw his lover for the last time in the end.

Thinking of the teacher's wife who passed away early, Qi Mu was deeply moved. He dragged Professor Akad to talk for a while, and after making sure that the old man had really forgotten the pain, he left with his piano case .

After returning home, Qi Mu immediately called Min Chen.But the other party didn't pick up immediately, but called back after a while.Hearing the voices of Kedori and Daniel over there, Qi Mu was slightly taken aback, and suddenly realized: "Are you still rehearsing?"

Bo Ai's world tour will start in two weeks, so Min Chen has been very busy during this period.

The man's low-pitched and elegant voice sounded: "Well, there is a small problem tonight and it has been delayed for a while." After a pause, Min Chen suddenly remembered: "Is there going to be the third assessment tomorrow?"

Qi Mu turned on the lights in the room, and said: "Well, it's tomorrow. I told you before that I would play "Spring" tomorrow, right? It's a pity that no one recorded the album in the evaluation, otherwise I can send it to you I heard it."

The reason why Qi Mu chose "Spring Sonata" this time was not only that this piece was really suitable for him, but also because of the record he received last week.

Before Min Chen left Paris, he said that he would send Daniel the record of his piano recital to Qi Mu soon.Daniel's efficiency was indeed very high, and within three days, Qi Mu received the record.

Min Chen's private piano concert basically played Chopin's repertoire, except for a few Beethoven's piano pieces, only one "Spring Sonata" was not a pure piano piece.

When Qi Mu listened to this piece of music, he seemed to be able to see a pair of thin and slender hands moving quickly on the black and white keys, using the music to describe a lively scene of spring.

Now he can't stand shoulder to shoulder with that man.But if it's this song, Qi Mu believes...

He can do it at the level of a ensemble with that man.

The night before the last assessment, Qi Mu didn't chat with Min Chen for long, after all, Bo Ai was still there waiting for rehearsal.He regretted that the other party could not come to the scene tomorrow to listen to his last performance in the academy, but he also encouraged the other party, hoping that he could bring more wonderful symphony in the next tour.

What Qi Mu didn't know was that just after he hung up the phone, Kedori looked at the calm and calm man under the stage in surprise, and asked, "Min, isn't it because you played for the whole orchestra tomorrow?" It’s a [-]-day vacation, so...is everyone practicing so enthusiastically tonight?”

The members of Bai Ai on the side heard this, and immediately discussed in a low voice——

"What?! Don't you have a holiday tomorrow?!"

"Impossible... We agreed to give us a whole day off tomorrow."

"I'm going to be on tour soon, if I don't have a holiday, I won't have time at all!!!"

……

Listening to the "whispering" of these guys, Min Chen's handsome and profound face was still calm, he nodded slightly, and asked, "Did I say that tomorrow will not be a holiday?"

Kedori smiled helplessly: "But you told Angel on the phone just now...do you have to rehearse tomorrow?"

"Shh..." The man stretched out his right hand, put his index finger lightly on his lips, and his thin lips curled slightly: "Kedori, do you know what is...surprise?"

Kedori: "..."

Well, he just felt that what Angel would feel tomorrow would probably not be a surprise, but...

frightened.