King of Classical Music

In the simple and unadorned piano room, gorgeous violins are constantly playing.Qi Mu is a considerate person. Over the years, he seldom thinks that he is very good at and proficient in that piece of music, but for this song "The Bell", he dares to say with confidence: "I am very good at it. "

I saw the bow jumping rapidly on the strings, each time it only bounced a little higher, and was quickly controlled by this skilled player.Able to be called the king of the violin, Paganini has always been praised by the world for his dazzling and excellent violin skills.

For violinists who are not skilled, this "The Bell" is naturally a nightmare.But for the skillful Qi Mu, he has already been completely immersed in this piece of music, until the end of the whole piece, he was still a little bit intoxicated by the familiar music, unable to extricate himself.

When Qi Mu came back to his senses, he happened to hear the distant and long buzzing of the bell.

Today is Christmas Eve, and the big tower clocks in many places in City B are ringing at midnight, the sound of the bells and drums is very penetrating, even in Qi Mu's piano room. Reverberation.

Qi Mu put his violin into the violin case, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect it to be past twelve o'clock." After closing the violin case, Qi Mu turned to look at the man sitting opposite, with a tone of Said briskly: "Merry Christmas!"

Min Chen had already closed his eyes, still looking calm and calm as usual.He nodded and said, "Merry Christmas."

The notes of the violin were still dancing in the piano room, Min Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, and commented: "You have a good grasp of "The Bell", I have heard Leon Zayer, the principal of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Husband has played "The Bell" in duet, you are not inferior to him in terms of technique, and you are also very good at handling some details."

Facing the compliment the other party gave him, Qi Mu was not shy, but nodded very gracefully: "Thank you for your compliment."

Min Chen raised his eyes and asked casually, "Whose album "The Bell" are you listening to?"

For any musician, listening to the performances of music masters is a very important thing.Even Min Chen, in the huge piano room of his Berlin home, used an entire wall of bookshelves to display music albums of various masters dating back to the last century, including the oldest Records, tapes, and now Blu-ray CDs.

Qi Mu recalled it for a while, and replied: "I bought Mr. Accardo's tapes before, and I have listened to his version of "The Bell" many times. Among other versions, I also like his version very much."

Min Chen raised his eyes when he heard the words, and looked at Qi Mu seriously. After a long time, he asked again: "Have you only heard Akado's "The Bell"?"

Qi Mu nodded as a matter of course, and smiled without thinking too much: "I must have heard the other versions, but Mr. Akado's version I have heard the most and liked it the most. Why, you also like his "" Bells?"

Min Chen shook his head slightly, and said, "I like...your version of "The Bell" better."

As soon as these words fell to the ground, Qi Mu was startled for a moment, and after a while he smiled helplessly: "This hat is too big, I dare not wear it anymore."

Being praised by Min Chen as his favorite version, Qi Mu really didn't dare to take it seriously, he could only mock himself and push back such an overly glorious praise.But Min Chen didn't say too much, after the two chatted a few more words, it was getting late, so they separated.

It's also been a long time since Qi Mu prepared a table of meals by himself. After a busy day, he already felt a little tired, so he went to bed and rested soon after a simple grooming.And at the place separated by a wall, the spacious and simple living room was silent and dark. The owner did not turn on the lights, only the city lights shining through the floor-to-ceiling windows made the room more illuminated.

The tall and straight man leaned back on the black Steinway piano that Qi Mu praised just now as a king. He frowned and looked down at the bright moonlight on the ground. He didn't say a word, but he was dignified. The deep look seemed a bit complicated.

No one knew how long Min Chen stood there, he just leaned against the side of the grand piano, bowed his head and said nothing.It wasn't until the distant east gradually revealed a fishy belly that he finally took the first action: dialed a certain number.

After a short beep, the phone was quickly picked up by the other party. There seemed to be some family banquet over there, and the laughter of children came from the listening hole.

"Hey Min! Happy Christmas Eve! It must have passed midnight over there, right? You called me too early, and I still have more than an hour to get to midnight! By the way, it will be here soon It's time for the New Year's concert, you damn guy should come back, right?"

With a little effort on his feet, Min Chen straightened up from the piano.He walked casually to the clean and smooth floor-to-ceiling windows, and whispered: "Daniel, Merry Christmas Eve, help me book the ticket, and wish you a wonderful Christmas Eve."

"Haha, Min, you are only so talkative at Christmas time. Well, what can you do for me? My sweetheart is waiting for me to cut the turkey. The quality of this year's turkey is really good. Roasted to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, tsk tsk..."

Min Chen got straight to the point: "Help me find someone."

There seemed to be someone talking at Daniel's side, he answered a few words before turning his head and said to Min Chen: "Are you still thinking about that Luo Yusen? Hey, Min, I'm about to find out his background, you I'll be able to investigate everything about him and Jasko in a while. I really don't know where that Luo provoked that black fat guy Jasko, but he will squeeze him out to death."

A few days ago, before Min Chen left Hong Kong City, Daniel had already found out that the reason why Luo Yusen had been isolated and excluded in the Vienna Symphony Orchestra these days seemed to be the deliberate hand and foot of the orchestra's chief Jasko.Although Daniel still doesn't quite know why Jasko did this, but he is quite sure that it was Jasco who did it.

After listening to Daniel's words, Min Chen rarely asked Luo Yusen anything.He closed his eyes and said, "It's not Luo Yusen's business, I want you to check...Qi Mu."

Daniel was stunned, and asked subconsciously: "Didn't I check his information for you before? His father is the permanent conductor of the Huaxia City Symphony Orchestra, and his mother is also the principal violinist of the S City Symphony Orchestra. He has been working since he was 4 years old. Learned the violin, won the Menuhin junior championship at the age of 13, and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra at the age of 14..."

"Daniel."

The man's deep voice interrupted Daniel's words, and Daniel suddenly sensed something was wrong. He frowned, opened the door, walked out of the happy and lively banquet living room, walked to the small balcony, and asked, "Min, what happened?" What are you looking for?"

"I want you to check..."

"The relationship between him and Lu Ziwen."

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As the New Year approaches, major orchestras in Europe will hold a grand New Year's concert.Among the world's classical music circles, the most eye-catching ones are the Vienna New Year's Concert and the Berlin Philharmonic New Year's Concert.

The latter is a musical feast played every New Year's Eve in the Berlin Philharmonic Hall.The former is usually grandly held in the Golden Hall on January 1 every year, and there will be live broadcasts in dozens of countries around the world, making this annual symphony event play in every corner of the world.

In Vienna, the capital of music, the protagonist of the New Year's Concert is naturally the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Every year at this time, music lovers from all over the world will gather here to listen to the performance of Weiai.

As for the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, although they are also a world-class symphony orchestra, at this time they will not compete with Wei Ai for the limelight.In previous years, they often conducted some world tours. After all, there are still a small number of people who can come to Vienna to listen to the concert. It is their mission to pass on the beauty of classical music to music fans around the world.

But this year, probably because of some troubles within the orchestra, Mr. Evra, as the chief conductor, did not hold a global tour. Instead, he asked the entire orchestra to make adjustments this winter and wait for the public performance in the new spring next year.

Vienna in winter still has warm sun and rare rainfall. Even near the end of the year, the sun is still so warm that people don't want to move.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the headquarters of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.

Although it is said that it needs to be adjusted, the necessary daily rehearsal training is indispensable. Finally, at the afternoon tea time, the chief of the temporary conductor, Jasko, just announced a break. The man sitting in the second violin group's deputy chief position He rushed out with one stride.

The black fat man who was still standing in the conductor's position sneered, looked at the black-haired Chinese man who was running towards the conductor's lounge, muttered something, and then went out for afternoon tea with other orchestra members.

On the other side, Luo Yusen stood at the door of the command lounge tremblingly, and after getting permission, he tiptoed in.

Stravinsky's "Petruska" is playing in the room, and the elegant piano sound flows slowly with the rotation of the record.Since someone entered the room, Mr. Evra turned down the volume of the record, turned around, looked at Luo Yusen expressionlessly, and asked, "Luo? What's the matter with you looking for me at this time? "

Luo Yusen looked down at the floor. He struggled in his heart for a long time before he said: "Mr. Evra, during the next season's tour, there will be many songs that need to be led by the deputy principal. Keep going."

The deputy chief that Luo Yusen mentioned naturally did not refer to him, the deputy chief of the second violin group, but the deputy chief of the first violin group.More than four months ago, it was still Lu Ziwen's position, but since the accident, Mr. Evra has kept that position vacant and has not made any seat adjustments or external recruitment.

Facing Luo Yusen's sudden words, Mr. Evra was not too surprised. This serious little old man still kept his face straight and did not say a word, as if he was still waiting for the other party's next words.

Luo Yusen hesitated for a while, and said: "Mr. Evra, I also thought a lot during this time. Ziwen's death made me very sad, and I often dreamed about him every night when I fell asleep. I think, he I definitely don’t want to see the orchestra forever lack a deputy chief because of him.” As he spoke, Luo Yusen seemed to gain confidence, he looked up at Mr. Evra, and said, “Mr. Evra, I would like to recommend myself to you, please You test me!"

Luo Yusen's voice fell, but there was no echo in the room.

This weird silence made Luo Yusen feel uneasy. After a long time, he heard Mr. Evra sigh and ask: "Luo, you should go to the training, the matter of the deputy chief... I have this number in my heart." I am also very sad about Lu's death. He is a very potential and excellent violinist. As his lover, you should work hard together for his sake."

Luo Yusen became anxious for a moment: "Mr. Evra, I am really willing to accept your test, I..."

"Rom." Mr. Evra looked indifferently at the anxious black-haired man in front of him, and said in a flat tone: "Your level is not yet good enough to be the deputy chief. You should practice hard. The orchestra is always improving. I hope you will keep up with everyone's pace. For Lu's sake, let's forget about the termination of the contract I mentioned to you before, but... your strength is what will bring you the next contract renewal guaranteed."

Under Mr. Evra's stern refusal, Luo Yusen left the command lounge resentfully.

The piano sound belonging to "Petruska" rang for a long time in the lounge, and finally became calm.Mr. Evra took down the disc and put it back in the record holder with a calm expression.It seems to belong to the nagging of the menopausal old man. He put it on and muttered: "Do you still want to be the deputy chief at that level? Alas, it's a pity that a talented person like Lu left first..."