King of Classical Music

The long-quiet Huaxia classical music world seems to be a calm pool of water, except for occasional messages like "I heard that the S City Symphony Orchestra is about to start a tour", "A few days ago, so-and-so won the Huaxia "Youth Cup Piano Award" news, almost as if it has entered a lukewarm period.

Until... the "Hall of Music" in May 2016 was officially released.

"Music Palace" is one of the top classical music magazines in China. It has been established for more than 30 years and is a well-deserved big brother in the industry.Compared with other peers in the industry, the "Hall of Music" with the support of the state has branches in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, New York and other places, delivering the most first-hand information at home and abroad.

On the cover of such a magazine, there are usually some portrait photos or performance photos of specially invited well-known Chinese music masters.But in this issue of "Hall of Music", everyone was surprised to find——

Is this a recital? !

In the center of the main perspective on the cover, there is a handsome young man holding a violin and looking at the audience with a smile.On the right side of the screen, occupying one-third of the space, is the handsome and profound left half of a man's face, almost completely shrouded in the shadow of the stage.

The lights in the picture are concentrated on the stage, so few people can recognize the man's face, but... as long as anyone knows the young man in the center of the picture, no one will not exclaim when seeing the magazine cover: "Qi Mu?!!!"

Look at the title written in large characters at the bottom of the cover——

"The first evaluation of the Paris National Higher Conservatory of Music this year is over, and Qi Mu won the No.1 with the Huaxia violin."

This seemingly small stone was thrown into China's long-silent classical music world on an ordinary morning, and soon, it began to ripple layer by layer... and after only a few days... In four hours, there was a huge wave!

"It turns out that Qi Mu has really become a student of Reed Arcade!"

"Sure enough, I went to the Paris National Higher Conservatory of Music. I didn't expect that I guessed it right..."

"It's really amazing to be able to become a student of Reed Arkad!"

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"What?! No.1 in the academy's evaluation?! That's the Paris National Supérieure de Conservatoire, is this true?!!!"

"Haha, I knew that Xiaoqi was the best. What kind of evaluation is No.1? Isn't it very simple haha!"

"You know what, that's the evaluation of the whole school of the Paris National Higher Conservatory of Music. Didn't you see it in the report? The No.2 of their evaluation this time, the one who plays the piano, has accepted the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's evaluation. Invitation to serve as their resident pianist directly after graduation!"

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All kinds of voices sounded from all over China, and the discussions were heated.

When Qi Mu left Huaxia back then, he went very secretly, and he didn't reveal which college he went to or which teacher he studied under.Many of them speculated whether they went to the Paris National Higher Conservatory of Music, and some well-informed musicians even knew: Reed Arcade seemed to be in Paris recently.

But guesses are always guesses, and when this matter really became a fact, it still shocked the guessing musicians.

Not only did he enter the Paris National Supérieure de Conservatoire, he also became a proud student of Akkad, and in the end... Even just over a month after entering the school, he won the No. !

It's not so fast by rocket, is it?

Looking at the beautiful and fluent report of "The Palace of Music", many people are secretly cursing Zhou Kangsheng who wrote the article——

"Who wants to know how well Qi Mu played? Wouldn't you let us feel it more intuitively by directly taking pictures?! And! Why don't you introduce more about Qi Mu's specific situation in Paris!!! "

Some people are observing Qi Mu's recent fiery current situation, while some people's focus...seems to be different.

"Hey, look... is the person applauding the chief judge, Min Chen?"

"It's kind of like...it shouldn't be, he stood up and applauded Qi Mu?!!!"

"Then this Qi Mu is too powerful!!!"

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They also discovered the existence of Min Chen. Some people felt that "Min Chen must be a very good violinist who can stand and applaud", while some people made a transatlantic phone call and asked directly in doubt: " Xiao Qi, so Mr. Min was also in Paris before? Why didn't you tell me?"

When he received Zheng Weiqiao's call, Qi Mu was cooking dinner for himself. He held the phone in one hand and chili sauce in the other, and replied, "Ah? He left Paris a few days ago...Brother Zheng, I didn't tell you You? Min Chen has been in Paris for a long time, about a week or so..."

Listening to the voice on the other side of the phone, Qi Mu nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "Okay, I will definitely inform you in the future. Don't worry, I have always respected him... well, you don't have to worry... ...Well, let's talk later, good night."

After putting the phone aside, Qi Mu twisted open the can of chili sauce and poured it into the pot.

On the phone before, Zheng Weiqiao specifically mentioned that Qi Mu should not be more..."frivolous" to Min Chen just because he is younger than those masters.

Although Qi Mu fully agreed, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed... Is his attitude towards Teacher Akad different from Min Chen?

After thinking about it carefully, Qi Mu finally got a satisfactory answer.

"Well, when you think of that man's appearance when he saw the bug, no matter how much you admire him... you should be disillusioned, right?"

Of course, although they were not so polite when they got along, in Qi Mu's heart, he still respected Min Chen very much.

A few days ago, he also watched the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra's concert in Zurich live on TV. That concert was the penultimate performance of Bai Ai's spring tour this year. Min Chen was the pianist. His piano skills won warm applause from the audience.

So, if you worship a person, you should worship his merits, and don't think about any messy things carelessly.

——As a victim of this poison, Qi Mu thought so.

Before the evaluation of the whole hospital, Professor Akad did not tell Qi Mu what kind of expectations he had for Qi Mu.

After Qi Mu actually got the No.1 result, the little old man said while chewing chocolate: "Xiaoqi, this is a good start, do you want to keep it in the future? The teacher has already agreed with the dean, As long as you get No.1 in three consecutive assessments, you can graduate directly."

When hearing this difficult task, Qi Mu had just finished playing the "Scottish Fantasia" arranged by Professor Arkad.

At the beginning, when Professor Akkad sent out the score of Paganini's "Caprice No. 24", he gave Qi Mu two weeks to practice; when it came to Sarasate's "Carmen Fantasia", it became a week; by the time the next piece of Tartini's "G minor", the deadline has become five days...

When it was the turn of the "Scottish Fantasia", Professor Akad said bluntly: "Xiaoqi, you have to practice this piece quickly, I have already booked a ticket for three days later, you don't want Could you please change the flight, teacher?"

Qi Mu: "..."

But now, after Qi Mu finally practiced this "Scottish Fantasia" to the satisfaction of the discerning master Akkad, he has not yet breathed a sigh of relief, and he has triggered the "No. 1 (1/3)" task.

I am afraid that the amount of homework and tasks of all the students in the entire violin department combined is not as much as that of him alone? !

Qi Mu showed a difficult smile, and said through gritted teeth: "Okay, teacher, I will definitely... work very hard."

Professor Akad nodded with a smile, and said: "Okay, go back tonight and tidy up your clothes, this time...you can take the violin away, it might be useful then."

At this time, Qi Mu was finally able to ask the doubts that had troubled him for two days: "Teacher, where are we going? Is there any activity for you to participate in?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Qi Mu's words fell, Professor Akad's eyes widened in surprise, and he asked, "Xiao Qi?! Don't you know what month it is?"

Qi Mu was startled when he heard the words, and subconsciously replied: "...May?"

Professor Akad nodded, and said as a matter of course: "That's right, this is Golden May! Don't tell me...do you want to waste your beautiful time in this boring academy?"

"..."

Do you dare to say this sentence again in front of the dean?

Professor Akkad continued to sigh: "Spring has fully recovered, and Europe has ushered in another beautiful season. Xiaoqi, those beautiful music are calling us, shouldn't you hurry up to feel them and welcome their embraces ?"

Qi Mu: "..."

Professor Akad put down the chocolate in his hand, and said, "Xiaoqi, you have to remember that it is difficult to achieve success if you practice hard with your head down. Don't you have an old saying in China, what is it called building a car with the door closed?"

Qi Mu kindly reminded: "It's behind closed doors..."

"Oh yes, that's what it means. So, we still have to leave the academy, go out and see more, and enrich ourselves more, you know?"

The young man smiled helplessly and surrendered again and again: "Yes, yes, teacher, I understand. But... can you tell me first, where are we going?"

Qi Mu's question made Professor Akad stand up abruptly. The master walked towards him with a smile and said word by word: "Seven, in Europe, there is a place you must go to."

"It's... called Vienna."