Early in the morning, the gate of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory was bustling with people. In addition to local residents, media reporters from all over the world and music lovers poured in in droves.
Wu Di and his father were caught in the crowd and finally found the registration office.
"Go in and perform well. Dad is waiting for you in the auditorium!" Wu Zhongsheng patted Wu Di on the shoulder with a smile on his face.
Wu Di nodded silently, then turned around and headed to the contestant entrance under the leadership of the staff.
The Conservatory of Music has a total of three concert halls, namely the Indoor Concert Hall, the Grand Concert Hall, and the Rachmaninoff Concert Hall. All three halls are equipped with recording equipment.
Among them, the Chamber Concert Hall is the competition venue for the violin group, the Grand Concert Hall is both the main concert hall and the competition venue for the piano group, and the Rachmaninoff Concert Hall is assigned to the violin group.
When Wu Di walked into the main concert hall, he was attracted by the huge Tchaikovsky's head on the stage at first sight.
Tchaikovsky only lived 53 years old, but judging from this huge portrait in the hall, Tchaikovsky is obviously much older than his actual age, but of course a great musician cannot judge him by his appearance.
Achievements, even though he only looks 53 years old, he obviously has the thoughts and content of a 106-year-old.
At this time, the auditorium was gradually filled with audience members, and there was only a corridor between the auditorium and the contestants' bench.
The other two concert halls are smaller in size and can accommodate 200 and 500 people respectively, but the main concert hall is very large and can accommodate 1,800 audiences. Because the piano group has the largest audience and is the king of musical instruments, the piano group
It was a natural choice to host it in the main concert hall.
There are about 20 contestants in the entire contest. There are many Asians from Southeast Asia, accounting for more than half, but Wu Di is the only Chinese.
According to the contestant number, as soon as Wu Di took his seat, he heard a warm greeting in his ear: "Hi, my name is Nicole Evelina, and I am from the United States."
Wu Di turned his head and saw a girl with a black ponytail, yellow skin, and a typical oriental face, showing her white teeth and smiling at him.
He quickly reached out and shook hands with the other person: "Hello, my name is Wu Di, and I am Chinese."
"ah?"
Nicole was surprised and said: "Are you from China? What a coincidence, I am a Chinese, but unfortunately, I have never been to China. Can you introduce China to me?"
Just as Wu Di was about to say something, an old man with a white beard walked onto the stage with the support of his assistant.
Then he stretched out his hand and said to everyone: "Quiet."
The whole place was silent.
"He is Dean Philip!" Nicole stuck out her tongue and whispered.
At this time, Philip began to praise the spirit and ideas of the Tchaikovsky Academy. After some narration, he began to introduce the judges of the piano group of this competition to everyone present.
These judges select musicians from all over the world, including famous performers, music scholars and professors, conductors, and previous competition winners. They are responsible for judging the performance of the contestants and selecting the winners.
There are two Asian faces among them, one is Naoki Ando from Japan, and the other is Liao Yuan from China.
When introducing Naoki Ando, Philip spoke in a high tone and read out almost all of Ando Naoki's life honors. However, when introducing Liao Yuan, he was very concise: "Liao is a famous pianist in China, with extremely high
His performance level is excellent and he has his own unique playing concept on the piano..."
After the introduction to the judging panel, the time came to nine o'clock in the morning.
The game will start in ten minutes.
At the judges' table, Liao Yuan and Naoki Ando were reminiscing about old times, but there was a hint of estrangement in the conversation. Of course, Liao Yuan knew where this estrangement appeared.
He looked towards the contestants' seat. Tokugawa Seimei, whom he had just met at the Shizuoka Prefecture Hamamatsu Piano Competition not long ago, was staring at him with hatred.
Liao Yuan smiled calmly.
He had read the information in advance. This time, there were two Japanese contestants participating in the Tchaikovsky Competition. One of them was Tokugawa Seimei, and the other participated in the violin group competition.
For many pianists, being able to win more honors when they are young is the accumulation of qualifications, which will play a huge role in the future.
For example, Naoki Ando, although he can no longer compare with top pianists due to various reasons such as age, physical strength, mental and technical reasons, he has won numerous awards in his life. As he approaches old age, he has also become a great pianist by virtue of his numerous honors.
Japan's national treasure-level pianist is admired by the world.
Obviously, Tokugawa Seimei also wants to follow the path of Naoki Ando, including domestic Lin Weiyin and others.
Of course, the prerequisite for doing this is that you are absolutely strong enough and can ensure that you get the top three in every competition. Otherwise, it will just be a joke.
The game starts soon.
There are four rounds in total, divided into one preliminary round and three semi-final rounds. It takes three days to complete. Most of the repertoire in the rounds can be selected within a certain range. Only in the final round of the competition, two concertos will be played.
You must choose a Tchaikovsky piano concerto.
In the first round of preliminary competition, the contestants each play the piece they are best at, and the judges determine the winner. One-third of the contestants ranked at the bottom of the score will be eliminated.
In the first round of rematch, the contestants select a piece to perform from the repertoire list listed by the performance organizing committee. One-third of the contestants ranked at the bottom of the score will be eliminated.
In the second round of the rematch, the contestants will compete by playing Tchaikovsky's concerto, where two-thirds of the contestants will be eliminated.
In the third round of rematch, which is the final, the top five contestants will be selected to continue playing Tchaikovsky's works. The judges will score them, and they will be given rankings and bonuses based on their scores.
The game started and the players took the stage one by one to perform.
In the first round, the contestants were allowed to play freely. Wu Di played Liszt's "Dream of Love", which was adapted from the work "Let's Love" by the famous German poet Freiligrath.
Liszt's works have always been famous for their virtuoso skills, and this song "Dream of Love" not only shows off his skills, but is also full of affection and euphemism, perfectly expressing the artistic conception of Freiligrath's poem.
But in fact, Wu Di's interpretation is not perfect. Although he is quite technically proficient, the lack of emotional support is very obvious.
If a pianist of Liao Yuan or Lin Weiyin's caliber were to play this piece of music, even if it had the same timbre, it would give people absolutely different psychological feelings.
"7 points."
After the performance, Naoki Ando typed out this rating number.
Other judges also scored one by one, with the highest score being 8.7, the lowest score being 5.4, and the average being around 7.2, which is a good or bad score.
The highest score came from Liao Yuan, with 8.7 points.
Dean Philip, who had always been sitting in the highest position, showed a disdainful smile at this moment. He said to Peter beside him in Russian: "This is the person you are looking for? His appreciation of music is useless. Like many Chinese people, he is arrogant and
arrogant."
Peter said awkwardly: "He may have his own opinions."
"opinion?"
An angry look appeared on Philip's face: "Don't be ridiculous Peter, do you think all the musicians here are inferior to a young boy like him?"——