After Francois finished playing, both the judges and the audience clapped their hands involuntarily, because they felt from Francois's music what people long for most, freedom.
Wei Dongkui, who was sitting in the background, was not only happy for Francois, but also under great pressure. Music competitions are not like sports. The person who comes out first has an advantage, because the music he plays is better.
The lingering sound surrounds people's ears and takes a long time to fade away. It may even never fade away. Therefore, the music played by the person who comes later will be compared. If the playing is not good, it will last for almost a few seconds.
You can tell the difference and even feel disgusted.
The notes played by each of the four players in front left a deep mark on the hearts of the judges and the audience. Wei Dongkui didn't know how to show himself, nor how to show the freedom that Cang Long said.
, it wasn’t until his name rang out in the Philharmonic Hall that he reacted and walked towards the stage with his head lowered.
"Think about the past and reflect on the present. Don't think of this place as a competition ground. Think of this place as a scene in a nocturne. Let go of your heart, slowly let go, and then integrate into the environment in the nocturne to imagine what you love most.
Someone is by your side." At this moment, Canglong suddenly said.
Wei Dongkui steadied his steps and did not look back, but he still nodded and walked to the stage. Yu Xue looked at him from the side, full of worry. Although she was not a well-known musician, she had also learned piano since she was a child.
, and Wei Dongkui was trained by her, and his current appearance made her very worried.
"If I still had confidence in him before, but now I have no confidence, it's not his fault. The main reason is that I, the teacher, don't have the ability to break the sky with thunder and lightning." Yu Xue said with self-blame.
"That's not necessarily true. If he can liberate his inner freedom here, he will succeed." Canglong was not worried.
"You can stand and talk without pain in your back. If it were you, you would definitely be greatly affected. After all, the first few are so outstanding." Yu Xue said.
"How about we take a gamble? If he succeeds, you will marry me honestly." Canglong said confidently.
"What if he fails?" Yu Xue asked.
"You still have to marry me." Canglong said with a smile.
"Rogue." Yu Xue looked at him angrily, and both of them looked at the field.
Wei Dongkui also bowed to everyone present, and then sat in front of the piano. All the lights on the scene were turned off, leaving only one to illuminate the position where Wei Dongkui was, but for some reason, he did not touch the keys for a long time.
The judges in front could easily see that his body was shaking, as if he was nervous.
But they all waited politely and did not rush him. After all, they had read Wei Dongkui's information. This was his first time participating in a competition. He had not participated in any piano competitions in China. His ability to persist until now has already given the judges
They left a deep impression.
Ten minutes later, Wei Dongkui finally calmed down. His mind recalled what Cang Long said. He didn't know how to liberate his heart, but he recalled the scene of playing the piano with his mother in the piano room when he was a child.
, he was still young and very naughty at that time, but every time his mother played the piano, he would sit aside and listen quietly, and every time his mother played, she would ask him affectionately: "Do you want to learn Dongdong?"
Wei Dongkui always nodded, and his mother would hold him on her lap, explain the piano key by key, and tell him what sound each key would make. The most impressive time for him was when his mother said that music can make him happy.
You can also be sad. When the notes played by the keys are connected together, you can see the person you want to see.
Until his mother passed away due to serious illness, Wei Dongkui played the music that his mother tried to play in front of the piano every day, but he never saw his mother's appearance, no matter how he weaved the notes, no matter how fast or slow he went
, the last thing that falls on the piano keys are always tears.
Ten minutes passed, and the scene was already a little noisy, but in Wei Dongkui's eyes, it seemed that more than ten years had passed. In the more than ten years of his growth, he remembered that he had stopped crying when he was six years old, but his love for the piano
His love remains the same but becomes more and more obsessed with it, because it expresses his deep longing for his mother.
Suddenly, he stood up and turned to the judges. Everyone thought that he might be nervous and leave the stage, but he didn't. Instead, he said calmly: "I'm sorry, my playing today may be different from what everyone imagined.
But today’s song, I just want to dedicate it to my mother who has passed away. She is the person I love the most. Thank you!”
After saying that, Wei Dongkui walked towards the piano. When he touched the first key, a tear fell from his eyes. Everyone, including the four players in front, saw the tears falling on the keys and the warm notes.
, this is Chopin's nocturne, yes, but it is not the original tune. Wei Dongkui changed the tune temporarily and played every note according to his heart.
At that moment, the whole place fell silent. No one made a sound. Countless people held their breath. They closed their eyes and felt the different Chopin and different nocturnes lingering in their ears for a long time. Everyone felt that they had already
Not in this concert hall.
The light and warmth from the outside world penetrated into the heart, and the decorative notes danced around everyone like spider silk. The first section revealed thick and sweet memories, making everyone think of their mother, and the middle section was uneasy
However, the sun did not lose its warmth. Instead, it stabilized the heavy emotions, like a young man growing up, and like the colorful mist in the distant summer sky slowly disappearing.
In the end, people couldn't help crying for this music.
Like an illusion, they suddenly saw another person appear on the field, a beautiful and kind woman, and Wei Dongkui turned into a child. They were chatting happily, and then the beautiful woman suddenly disappeared.
The child began to sit alone in front of the piano and play lonely songs, just like the latest chapter of his heart.
The child is longing for something to appear, and has been longing for something. At that moment, the audience can't help but think of the woman and the mother.
Everyone's mood changed, until finally the children grew up and sat here to play this different nocturne for them. When people were worried that it was going to end, the boy didn't end it. By this time, there should have been a judge calling stop because of timeout.
That's right, but everyone has forgotten something.
The sound of his piano began to become cheerful, and the next reprise of the nocturne began. This time there were no memories, as if the boy had grown up and had transcended the constraints. His back seemed to have wings. The music was cheerful and full of joy.
It is dull, elegant, and also has an unexpected kind of freedom. The natural and free and easy freedom lights up everyone's heart.
When Wei Dongkui touched the last note, the lingering sound surrounded the field, and everyone fell silent. No one applauded, and no one made the proper sound. Even the music-loving audiences around the world sat in front of the TV for a long time.
There was silence until Wei Dongkui stood up.
"Thank you!" A smile appeared on his face, and he bowed in several directions.
At this time, people in the entire Philharmonic Hall stood up, and the strong applause overwhelmed everything. Some people still had tears in their eyes. If it weren't for respect, maybe they all wanted to run up and hug the eighteen-year-old.
Young man, because what he played for them today was not just music, but soul, maternal love, and freedom that was hard to appreciate.
Before the game, no one believed that this Chinese boy could play so well. He was even shaking nervously before playing. But now he has proved to the whole world his courage and his free music, which is not even influenced by Chopin.
Under the influence, I played my own nocturne.
Several other contestants ran over excitedly and hugged Wei Dongkui. It was a kind of enthusiasm that was difficult to express in words. They were also moved by Wei Dongkui's song.
When people finally came to their senses, the five contestants stood on the stage and bowed to everyone. At this moment, it was no longer important who got the first place. What was important was that this Chopin International Piano Competition will be better than any other.
Every session is going to be exciting. Not only are there talented and well-known piano prodigies, but there are also surprise dark horses who come out of nowhere.
"Teacher, thank you, thank you for giving me a free heart." Wei Dongkui walked to the backstage and bowed to Canglong, "I will always be proud of having such a teacher."
Later, after Wei Dongkui became an internationally renowned music master, every time the media asked him how he got to where he is today, Wei Dongkui would always answer with this sentence.
"In my class, you have graduated, and you are also the first student to graduate. I can finally let go. I have nothing to teach you in the future." Canglong couldn't help but be excited in his heart, but he was more relieved.
Wei Dongkui nodded, then looked at Yu Xue: "Thank you too, Teacher Yu. Without your company all the way, I don't think I would be able to get where I am now. Thank you, marry Teacher Cang. He is not only the best
The best teacher and the best man."
Yu Xue blushed, but said with a smile: "I lost to him in a bet just now."
At the same time, at one o'clock in the morning the next day, Wei Dongkui had no hope for the first place, because he had violated the regulations and did not play Chopin's tunes, but changed the tune of the piece without authorization, which was disrespectful to Chopin.
However, for some reason, the organizing committee changed its mind and allowed this 18-year-old Chinese boy to win the gold medal and a special adaptation award, the first of its kind in the competition.
When Wei Dongkui received the award, he found out that the reason why he got the first place was because the other four contestants went to the judges and asked to give the first place to Wei Dongkui. They felt that the nocturne played by Wei Dongkui was a sound from heaven. They thought that the nocturne played by Wei Dongkui was a sound from heaven.
Can't be surpassed.
The most important thing is that this piece of music by Wei Dongkui is dedicated to his mother. If Chopin was still alive, he would definitely not care. In the eyes of Westerners, mother is better than everything else. Wei Dongkui's love for his mother has moved them.
Everyone.
Various reasons made Wei Dongkui the winner of this competition. When he held the trophy in front of the eyes of the world, he said softly: "Mom, I succeeded!"