King of Classical Music

A large orchestra is generally divided into two parts, the first violin group and the second violin group.Usually, the former is responsible for the treble lead part, while the latter is often responsible for the ensemble part.Each of the two violin groups has two principals and deputy principals, who help manage the entire main string group.

Since the accident last year, the position of deputy principal of the first violin group of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra has been vacant.No one knew what Mr. Evra was thinking, and he actually left this seat vacant for a full year. Only recently, under the strong request of the music director of the orchestra, open recruitment began.

Originally, the members of Weijiao thought that Mr. Evra would directly promote a violinist in the orchestra as the new deputy principal.

But what they didn't expect was that Mr. Evra said at the end of the rehearsal one evening: "I decided to hold a recruitment meeting for the deputy chief next weekend. Starting tomorrow, Jia Si Ke, you will be responsible for accepting the report." The task of the list, if the applicant has participated in any other orchestra before, remember to record it."

Just when everyone was puzzled by this sentence, Jasko the black fat man asked in surprise: "Mr. Evra, are we... going to recruit outsiders this time?"

"Oh yes, let our orchestra absorb fresh blood from the outside world! That is the driving force for our growth and maturity!"

Just such a simple sentence made the violinists in the whole orchestra nervous.No one doesn't want to go up, only the higher you stand, the farther you can see.

Among them, Luo Yusen was probably the most active one. He signed up with Jia Sike that day, and with Jia Sike's mocking smile, he seriously reported the names of several small bands he had participated in in the past.

The members of the orchestra were very enthusiastic, but outside the orchestra... more violinists were shocked.

For a large orchestra like Weijiao, it is a very grand event to recruit musicians every time, and this time the recruit is directly the deputy chief!Such an opportunity is really once in a lifetime.

So in just three days, there were dozens of names added to Jia Sike's registration record, from fresh graduates to grizzled old musicians, as of the day before the registration, more than 50 people had signed up, waiting The start of the recruiting meeting on the second day.

But Qi Mu was not among these people.

This time... It's really not that he wanted to go through the back door and play special games, but that Mr. Lance called him when he was about to sign up.On the other end of the phone, Mr. Lance said with a smile: "Xiao Qi, I called Evra this morning, and he has already reserved a registration seat for you. You can just go directly tomorrow."

Qi Mu: "..."

With such an enthusiastic elder, Qi Mu really felt that he didn't have to do anything.

That is to say, but the day before the recruiting meeting started, Qi Mu still practiced in the piano room for a long time.

Just like what Min Chen said, this spacious and clean piano room is really a good place to practice piano. Its sound insulation and acoustics are very good. Although it only has an area of ​​forty or fifty square meters, it can have a space comparable to that of a concert hall. music effect.

In the center of this piano room, only a black nine-foot Steinway grand piano is placed, other than that there are empty floors and simple Bauhaus architectural style.

When Qi Mu came to this apartment, he found that it was cleaned very well. After asking Min Chen, he found out that someone came to clean it every week.But after Qi Mu came, Min Chen dismissed him, lest he would disturb Qi Mu.

With such good conditions for practicing the piano, Qi Mu practiced several pieces the day before the recruitment meeting, most of them were Bach pieces, and only a few were Mozart pieces.

Every member who has stayed in Victoria for more than five years will probably find that although Maestro Evra seldom conducts Bach's pieces, he often listens to Bach's albums in the conductor's lounge by himself.

Qi Mu had a pretty good relationship with Mr. Evra in his previous life. Once he curiously asked why the other party didn’t conduct Bach’s pieces, Mr. Evra replied like this: “Oh, Lu, I like the pieces of a composer. , does not mean that I can conduct it well. Bach's style is too deep and self-centered. Maybe Austen Bertram and Farrer Lewis can bring out his German style, but I... can't. "

Bach is one of the greatest German composers in the 17th century, and he is honored as "the father of modern Western music".Like many serious Germans, Bach's music style is very sad and majestic, with a breath of assiduous study, which is incompatible with the free and casual Italians.

And Mr. Evra... is Italian.

According to Qi Mu's understanding of Mr. Evra, he, who has always been willful and willful, will probably adopt two methods of selecting songs at this recruitment meeting.The first is to let the musicians draw lots among the repertoires given by the orchestra, and finally select the repertoire; the second is to let the musicians choose the repertoire freely.

No matter which of these two methods is used, Qi Mu thinks...

It is really necessary to practice Bach's pieces well.

Some members of Weijiao are probably still complaining about why Mr. Evra recruited the deputy chief, but some members chose their own repertoire through their usual observation of the conductor.

But what they don't know is...

Qi Mu will also do this kind of "opening the eyes of the sky".

When Qi Mu arrived at the recruitment meeting the next day and was told to play the repertoire he had prepared, he smiled and thanked the staff very politely: "Thank you, Annie."

The female staff member in charge of managing applicants was taken aback for a moment, and then subconsciously asked, "You... how do you know my name is Annie?!"

Qi Mu calmly pointed to the metal name card on Annie's chest, and explained with a smile: "Look, your name card is already written on it, it's really a lovely name."

After Qi Mu left, Annie was surprised and did not recover.When her colleague came over and asked her to go to the other side to deal with affairs, she woke up like a dream: "God, how can there be such a gentleman? When he pronounced my name, I really felt that he So familiar... as if he used to call me that often!"

"Annie, what are you talking about?"

"Oh Richard, you can't believe it... I just saw a really great new guy..."

The two walked away while talking, and when they walked out of the preparation room, Qi Mu couldn't hear their voices clearly no matter how good his hearing was.But he didn't take it seriously, just shook his head lightly, smiled, and continued to prepare his violin.

After staying in Weijiao for ten years, except for nearly a hundred members of the orchestra, Qi Mu has already remembered the names of the other staff members in his heart.The good memory he trained at the Geneva Academy made him feel like a fish in water here, and he was voted "the most gentle and caring musician" by the Victorian diplomatic relations staff several times——

Perhaps among the nearly [-] members of Weijiao, only Lu can remember the names of all of them.

This kind of familiarity with him for ten years allowed Qi Mu to know the whole headquarters of Weijiao diplomatic relations like the back of his hand, but when he found that the members of the orchestra had also entered the preparation room one after another, he was slightly taken aback, and soon found someone in the crowd. familiar figure.

A handsome and beautiful black-haired young man stood out among a group of blond-haired and blue-eyed people.Luo Yusen also spotted Qi Mu at a glance, his eyes flashed with surprise, and then he walked over quickly: "Huh? So you came here to participate in the recruiting meeting, Qi Mu?"

He deliberately spoke Chinese, deliberately trying to get closer to Qi Mu.

During Qi Mu's return to Paris, Luo Yusen also often sent text messages to the other party, wanting to use Qi Mu's identity to meet Professor Akad.But Luo Yusen didn't know why, this young man who was very warm to him when they first met rarely replied to his messages, and occasionally popped out a few words, which was also very cold.

This situation of turning from active to passive made Luo Yusen a little worried.

He originally wanted to use this simple and stupid young man to get acquainted with Master Akad, but with the recommendation of Master Akad, he must have [-]% certainty that he will be the deputy chief of the diplomatic relationship with his direct members.But after that, Qi Mu didn't pay much attention to him...

How could Luo Yusen not be anxious?

But what Luo Yusen didn't know was that after getting the information he needed, Qi Mu really didn't bother to pay any attention to this scumbag.Originally, his purpose of getting close to the other party has been achieved, so he just needs to settle the matter, and he doesn't need to let this guy dangle in front of his eyes all day long, disgusting himself.

So Qi Mu casually slapped Luo Yusen with a few words, and the recruiting meeting had already started.

Among the applicants waiting in the preparation room, some knew Qi Mu, and some of them even went to the Paris Philharmonic Hall to listen to the performance of Qi Mu and the academy orchestra.So soon, the chatting crowd pushed Luo Yusen aside, making him no longer have the chance to contact Qi Mu.

However, this exchange didn't last long. When one after another the applicants were called to their numbers and performed on stage, the atmosphere in the preparation room suddenly became tense.

The performance order of applicants inside and outside the orchestra was disrupted, so when a violinist from South Korea finished his performance, Luo Yusen walked out of the preparation room with his violin.

At this time, Qi Mu was looking down at the piano score that he had memorized by heart. Seeing that he didn't look at him, Luo Yusen left the door of the preparation room very disappointed.But at the next moment, Qi Mu suddenly raised his head, and looked at Luo Yusen's back with long eyes.

"Hi Richter, can you take a look at something for me, I want to go to the bathroom."

"Oh yes, Xiao Qi, there is no problem."

After putting away the piano score and the piano case, Qi Mu started off alone and walked out of the preparation room.At this moment, everyone was concentrating on preparing the piece they were going to play next, and did not notice his movements.

Exit the gate and turn left.

Qi Mu completely ignored the prompt "Turn right in the bathroom", and walked forward familiarly.When he suddenly stopped in his tracks, he was already at the door of an orchestra rehearsal room. In that room, the melodious and low sound of the violin was slowly coming.

Lo and behold, Mr. Evra sure would use the rehearsal room as a recruiting location.

Just like the piece Luo Yusen chose, it was indeed Bach's Violin Sonata, as it should be.