The wind is roaring, the horses are braying, and the Yellow River is roaring...
Liao Yuan's hands rushed back and forth on the piano keys, like a long, endless river, rolling in. The intense scene shocked Zhou Yijun and was momentarily speechless.
God!
What kind of song is this!
So majestic, so turbulent, so breathtaking!
Zhou Yijun's heart was filled with turmoil.
After the first song, Liao Yuan was still full of ideas and immediately started playing "The East Is Red" again.
After the fierce and magnificent "Defend the Yellow River", which seemed to swallow up the mountains and rivers, the long and lingering sound of "The East is Red" instantly soothed Zhou Yijun's voice. With every movement and silence, his emotions were uncontrollable.
Live till I burst into tears.
“Perfect piece of music!”
Zhou Yijun grabbed Liao Yuan's shoulders and said excitedly: "The most perfect piece of music in my heart is this kind of music! Liao Yuan!"
Liao Yuan looked at Zhou Yijun's tearful eyes and felt a little emotional in his heart.
"Defending the Yellow River" can be said to be one of Liao Yuan's favorite classical pieces of music. In his heart, this piece of music has almost the same weight as "The Internationale", and it is also one of the pieces of music most familiar to every Chinese descendant.
Facing Zhou Yijun's praise, Liao Yuan said humbly: "As long as Dean Zhou likes it!"
"Not only do I like it, but the leaders will also like it!"
Zhou Yijun laughed loudly, his eyes sparkling with tears.
He wiped the corners of his eyes and shook his phone, "I've already recorded it. I'm going to find Minister Guo right now. Once we get the instructions, we'll hurry up and practice!"
Zhou Yijun excitedly took the video to see Guo Qian, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Culture.
At this state banquet, Minister Guo was responsible for coordinating the entire artistic performance.
Liao Yuan was not idle either. Under the arrangement of Dean Zhou, he began to meet with the musicians of the Kyoto Opera House.
The two parties have cooperated before and know each other well.
In Liao Yuan's previous concerts in Kyoto, Liao Yuan's playing ability completely conquered these musicians.
When they heard that the concerto would be performed with Liao Yuan as the core, everyone was very excited. They patted their chests and expressed that they would put in the most energy to practice and perform.
After all, a state banquet is a major event, and there is no room for relaxation or missteps.
Liao Yuan also put down all the work at hand and called the violinist Pei Hongyu to arrive.
When Pei Hongyu heard that she was going to perform in front of national leaders, she was shocked.
No matter how calm he was, he jumped up and down excitedly and screamed twice after hanging up the phone.
For many young musicians, this is definitely a huge honor.
Soon, the musicians of the entire symphony orchestra gathered together, and Pei Hongyu, Xiao Peng, Fu Xiaoci and others packed their luggage and came to Kyoto.
Fu Xiaoci was pleasantly surprised, and Xiao Peng was also very excited, but they did not exchange too many greetings with Liao Yuan.
Because there was not much time, Liao Yuan immediately started counting the list of personnel after Pei Hongyu arrived.
Symphony includes concerto, symphony and other forms. This time, because it is to highlight Liao Yuan’s personal piano solo skills, the concerto theme is used.
Concertos generally consist of three movements. After thinking about it, Liao Yuan planned to mix "Defend the Yellow River", "The East Is Red" and a small part of "The Internationale" together to create a grand concerto performance banquet.
Since Liao Yuan is the composer and main performer, all the musicians in the entire symphony orchestra are selected by Liao Yuan himself.
This makes all the musicians nervous.
After all, you are performing at a state banquet, showing your face in front of leaders, and you need to be noticed by countries all over the world.
Even if there is only one shot, the musicians are willing to take it.
I'm afraid, I'm not even qualified to participate.
But obviously, Liao Yuan noticed this.
In terms of personnel, he did not neglect one thing or the other. After carefully inquiring about the number of musicians in the Kyoto Opera House, he signed a total of twenty-five violinists with a wave of his hand. If Pei Hongyu was added, that would be twenty.
six.
In addition, including drummers, flutists, trumpeters, and pipa players, the entire performance team reached nearly fifty people.
As for the choice of music conductor, since the Kyoto Opera House mainly performs operas and does not have a fixed conductor, Liao Yuan contacted Zhang Qiming, vice president of the Donghai Music Association, and invited him to join.
Zhang Qiming has served as the music conductor of Liao Yuan's concerts many times, so he is an old acquaintance.
When he heard Liao Yuan's invitation, he thought it was another performance for fans, so Zhang Qiming readily agreed without making any excuses.
When Zhang Qiming flew from the East China Sea to Kyoto, he stood at the meeting point of the Kyoto Opera House and heard the explanation from Dean Zhou Yijun. Zhang Qiming was dumbfounded as if he had been struck by lightning. He said with a trembling voice: "We want to perform at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse?
Is it a state banquet?”
"Yes." Zhou Yijun said with a smile.
He deeply understood Zhang Qiming's feelings at this time. When he informed other musicians in the opera house, some people acted crazier than Zhang Qiming, and countless people were moved to tears.
Zhang Qiming bit his finger instantly, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Immediately, he turned to look at Liao Yuan, with tears in his eyes: "Xiao Liao... no, Liao Yuan, brother Yuan, you are my brother, thank you, thank you!"
When the other musicians around saw this scene, they burst into laughter.
Zhang Qiming also giggled, but there was a tremor in his laughter.
At this moment, he felt both joy and worry in his heart.
You know, the music conductor is the most prominent person in the piano concerto besides the pianist.
Even though his back was turned to the audience, his every move was noticed under a magnifying glass.
Due to cultural differences, educational constitution and other reasons, China has not produced world-renowned great conductors. Even the first-line conductors in China can only be counted on one finger.
A good music conductor can be said to be the soul of the entire orchestra.
Not only must you have a good ear, but you must also have a strong foundation in sight-singing and ear-training, and you must be able to pick out mistakes from dozens or even hundreds of people's performances during the rehearsal process.
In addition, they must have a professional theoretical foundation that is no less than that of a composition student, and an understanding of history and culture that is no less than that of a liberal arts student, so that they can understand and analyze works professionally and deeply.
Such difficulty makes many people feel intimidated. Therefore, unless they are full of love, they will not be able to persevere in the learning process.
This also directly leads to the lack of music conductors and excellent conductors in the country.
Although Zhang Qiming is a national-level conductor, he actually does not have the opportunity to appear in grand occasions such as the state banquet, nor does he have the opportunity to participate in national-level concerts.
And this time, thanks to Liao Yuan's recommendation, his resume can be said to have been instantly enriched.
This experience has definitely greatly improved his overall style and level, and he will soon be able to step into the ranks of first-line conductors.
But if a mistake is made, it will definitely be a mountain of pressure. At that time, not only will you be laughed at by your peers, but you will even be ridiculed by the international community, which will embarrass the country.
Under this situation, Zhang Qiming was under tremendous pressure, but he also knew that this was a big opportunity that he must seize firmly.
The arrival of Zhang Qiming made the entire team complete.
Liao Yuan first distributed the music scores, discussed and studied them carefully with the musicians, and then went out to play in person, allowing everyone to experience the true spiritual core of the concert.