King of Classical Music

On the night of February 2016, 2, the cold and desolate night wind blew into City S from the dark East China Sea, breaking into this brightly lit city that never sleeps.Probably because of the cold sea breeze, the temperature did not reach below zero, but it made many pedestrians on the street feel the biting cold——

This is wet and cold in the south.

But even in such wet and cold weather, there are still many brightly dressed women wearing only a thin layer of clothing, stepping off from one car after another, and walking in with their male companions. Opened the gate of the Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall in S City.

For the centennial celebration of the S City Symphony Orchestra, a total of 1200 invitation letters were sent out. In addition to world-renowned music masters, there are also outstanding talents from various industries in China.Among the 1200 invitations, except for a very small number that did not get a response, over a thousand people gathered here tonight, waiting for this grand concert.

The guests who came to the centennial concert tonight can almost be regarded as the top figures standing in the world of classical music.

Among the world's four major conductors, Min Chen, the chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and Master Farrer Lewis, the chief conductor of the Dresden Symphony Orchestra, were present one after another.

In addition, Bella Keim, who is known as the queen of violin in the United States, the composer Sphind Rice who is a national treasure of Canada, and the principal violinist of Bo Ai, Christopher Slaughter... These are well-known in the international arena. All the famous music masters also arrived in City S and gathered in this grand and majestic concert hall.

The S City Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall is one of the top concert halls in China. This fully suspended building has a 1200-seat main concert hall and a 400-seat chamber music concert hall.

In its open-designed main hall, whether it is the golden architectural style or the scientific design through computer calculation, it is eye-catching, and one can't help but sigh the formal magnificence of Chinese classical music.

There are 2 VIP lounges and 10 actor preparation rooms in the backstage of the concert hall. Qi Mu and other invited young musicians are waiting to play in 10 private preparation rooms.The backstage was busy, but it was orderly. After a while, the members of the S City Symphony Orchestra came on stage one after another.

Qi Mu was doing the final pitch comparison in his preparation room. He had just reconfirmed the pitch of the e string when he heard the high-spirited and mournful erhu sound coming from the other side of the stage.With the cooperation of the orchestra, the song "Erquan Yingyue" successfully won full applause.

—Obviously, this is a good start.

An erhu piece ended, followed by Guzheng's "Spring River Flower and Moon Night", Pipa's "Overlord Disarming Armor"... When Qi Mu walked out of the lounge with his violin, he happened to see a young and immature youth from his Walked in front of him, clenched his fists and walked towards the stage.

It's Wang Zheng.

The thunderous applause in the main hall hadn't stopped yet, Qi Mu saw thin beads of sweat oozing from Wang Zheng's forehead at a glance.He frowned slightly, and immediately stretched out his hand to hold Wang Zheng's arm, and the latter turned to look at him in surprise.

The young man smiled and raised the corners of his lips, and said in a gentle tone: "Wang Zheng, yesterday... When I was talking with Min Chen, he said that he was looking forward to your performance today. He has seen your video on Xiao Sai, and he I think your level is very good."

Wang Zheng was taken aback when he heard the words, not knowing what to say.

He believed that the young man in front of him would not lie. After all, the media reported that Min Chen and Qi Mu participated in the Ocean Music Festival in Hong Kong before, which showed that they really knew each other.

Wang Zheng subconsciously swallowed his saliva, his heart jumping for joy: "You... are what you said true?"

A quick smile flashed across Qi Mu's eyes, and he nodded calmly: "Yes, Min Chen is sitting under the stage now, and he said yesterday that he believes you will be able to perform well today."

After a pause, Qi Mu said again: "Wang Zheng, you can get Xiao Sai's approval, which shows that you have the ability to perform well. Don't be nervous, just like the rehearsal a few days ago, remember not to just focus Your own performance, you still have the orchestra, and you still need to hear the orchestra's voice in your ears."

He was obviously a few years older than Qi Mu, but in front of this young man, Wang Zheng looked a little immature, of course he didn't realize it himself.Hearing Qi Mu's words, he nodded seriously, his pale face due to nervousness was replaced by excitement at this moment.

Qi Mu watched him turn and walk towards the stage.

After shaking hands with the conductor, Wang Zheng sat on the piano bench, and after a while, the soft and soft piano sound gradually sounded.The first movement and the second movement were all the way to the end. When the last coda ended, even Zhu Wenjun breathed a sigh of relief, but Qi Mu nodded with a smile and did not speak.

Wang Zheng originally had the ability to perform well, but some people would get nervous if they made a mistake, so they were more likely to make mistakes.Mistakes, nervousness, mistakes, nervousness... If such a vicious circle continues, there will be no way to get out of the vicious circle.

Seeing Wang Zheng walking off the stage with excitement, Qi Mu smiled and gave him a hug, then took a deep breath, stepped forward and went on stage.

There are at least 1200 people sitting in the 1100-seat open concert hall at the moment.The stage is located in the middle of the seats, which is equivalent to being surrounded by all the audience.Some of the audience sat on the second floor, and some sat on the first floor. Under such almost no blind spots, many newcomers would panic.

Under the illumination of dozens of lights on the ceiling, a tall and handsome young man walked onto the stage from one side of the stage with a smile.He reached out and shook Zhu Wenjun's hand, then turned around and bowed to the audience off the stage.

Under the watchful eyes of more than 1000 people, Qi Mu put the violin on his shoulder and confirmed that he was all ready.He was just about to turn his head to indicate to Zhu Wenjun that it was time to start, when he raised his eyes, he saw the man who was sitting in the third row looking up at him.

Qi Mu was startled for a moment, then smiled, and after sending a smile to the other party, he turned his head to gesture to Zhu Wenjun.

Then, a cheerful and passionate "Violin Sonata in D Major" sounded suddenly.

In the third row facing the stage, Daniel is staring at the young man on the stage with a smile, even through a pair of glasses, his eyes seem to want to tear the other party apart and devour them directly It can't be hidden at all.

Especially at the end of the cadenza in the first paragraph, after Qi Mu perfectly blended the sound of the violin and the serious and deep bassoon, even Daniel couldn't help showing a smile, and gave this young man a heartfelt sympathy. Potential value plus a level.

Such a good seedling, it would be great if he could be signed to Bai Ai's banner in advance!

But on the stage, Qi Mu naturally didn't know that there was a person in the audience who was..."eyeing" him.

He and Zhu Wenjun have played "D Major" dozens of times in the past month. Whether it's with the orchestra and ensemble, or his own solo performance, Qi Mu can confidently say that there will be no problem with the last sentence.

This is not only his confidence in himself, but also his confidence in Zhu Wenjun and the S City Symphony Orchestra.

Of course, the development of things will definitely not let him down.From the intense and joyful first movement, to the slow and soft Adagio of the second movement, and then transition to the song-like and gentle Andante of the third movement, to the fast and impassioned Allegro of the last movement.

As soon as the entire 20-minute "D major" ended, Qi Mu gasped slightly to let himself recover from the intense music, but before he could completely relax, he heard a low magnetic sound. A dumb male voice sounded from the audience——

"bravo!"

Then, there was warm applause gathered from all around the concert hall, which almost lifted the ceiling.

There were also audience members who looked at the man who shouted in surprise. They were not only surprised how Min Chen, who had always been silent and introverted, would suddenly support a newcomer in such a high-profile manner, but more importantly——

The repertoire played by this newcomer was Min Chen's own "D Major"!

It is a great honor for any musician to play a piece of music and get a "bravo" from the composer.

Therefore, those who noticed Min Chen's existence in the field couldn't help but look at the young man on the stage more solemnly, wanting to see what kind of character he was, who could receive such a high level of praise and appreciation from Min Chen.

But Qi Mu didn't care about the serious eyes of the audience at all, he turned his head to look at Zhu Wenjun, and the two looked at each other and nodded.Then, Zhu Wenjun raised his baton, and the music from the flute group sounded leisurely.

For many Chinese people, they may not have heard Beethoven's "Symphony of Destiny" or Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" if they are far away. Any song, but—

"Blessings of Love", but almost every Chinese can hum a few words.

Not only in China, but also in the world, this song "Blessings of Love" is often played in major concert halls around the world, arousing the resonance of Europeans and Americans.They may not understand the love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, but they do know what it is - "Romeo and Juliet of China".

Especially the most familiar violin section, which has become so well-known that everyone on the street can hum a few lines along with the music.In fact, many music laymen don't know that the song "Blessed Lovers" is more than 20 minutes long.

The difficulty of this piece is not too high, but it is not low, especially in the anti-marriage part of the development part. The requirements for playing the violin are very high. Really practice well.

But after experiencing the extremely difficult "D Major" just now, the audience in the audience naturally believed that this very young and beautiful young man would definitely be able to play this piece well. The problem is...

Can he really express the complex and deep feelings of "Blessed Lovers"?