Tchaikovsky's "Violin March in D major", referred to as Tchai Xiaoxie, and Beethoven's "Violin Concerto in D major", Mendelssohn's "Violin Concerto in E minor", Brahms' "Violin Concerto in D major"
Concerto", also known as the Four Violin Concertos, are basically the four most difficult violin concertos recognized in the industry.
Miyamoto Chaoyang played this Chai Xiaoxie song with amazing hand speed, which amazed all the media reporters and audience judges.
At the end of the 19th century, when Tchai Xiaoxie first came out, because the violin technology at that time was not perfect, this work was considered extremely difficult. Except for Tchaikovsky himself, no one else could perform it. Even in his twenties, this work was considered extremely difficult.
In the first decade of the century, only a few people could perform in public.
To this day, many violinists can only "mechanically" perform according to the original score, which seems to be the same. However, after more than two hundred years of development, while Chai Xiaoxie's status in the industry has been recognized, he has also gradually gained recognition in the circle.
It is divided into two performance routes.
One is like Miyamoto Chaoyang, who takes the route of showing off his skills, performing indiscriminate playing with an enchanting posture and amazing hand speed.
The virtuoso group focuses on passion and speed, so when performing, it looks very lively and hearty, giving the audience a great visual shock.
The other is to take a lyrical route, but it is not purely soft and slow, but while maintaining speed, it uses timbre to create a pure expression of emotion, which can even make the audience feel heart-wrenching and throbbing.
For example, Pei Hongyu's lyricism when playing "Schindler's List" can make people feel the coldness and cruelty of World War II, and make people feel sad for it.
Now, when Pei Hongyu was faced with the only two options, "Violin Concerto in D Major" and "Swan Lake", she did not hesitate and directly pressed Chai Xiaoxie on the option panel.
The whole place was in an uproar.
So far, except for Miyamoto Chaoyang, the other contestants have deliberately avoided Chai Xiaoxie's choice. The difficulty is naturally obvious, and now, Pei Hongyu has chosen this song without hesitation...
Everyone looked at Pei Hongyu quietly.
The silent atmosphere put great pressure on people, but Pei Hongyu was not affected at all.
She has won first place in major violin competitions in China many times and has rich playing experience. During the period after graduation, she also went to Viana to experience the atmosphere of the music capital and witnessed the world
Performers from various places have a very broad horizon, which has cultivated Pei Hongyu's strong self-confidence.
At this moment, she solemnly put the violin on her shoulder, closed her eyes gently, and slowly placed the bow on the strings with her right hand. After brewing for three or four seconds, she played the first song in the endless silence.
The first sound of Chai Xiaoxie.
The full sound made the entire audience tremble, and they couldn't help but groan in relief.
Miyamoto Chaoyang suddenly tensed up and stared at Pei Hongyu, his eyes full of helplessness.
Chai Xiaoxie is the foundation for her confidence in entering the Tchaikovsky Competition.
In Japan, her performance of Chai Xiaoxie has always been a signature piece, which made her famous quickly. Her understanding of Chai Xiaoxie naturally has her own uniqueness.
But when she heard Pei Hongyu playing Chai Xiaoxie, she immediately knew that the other person's Chai Xiaoxie was no worse than hers, and might even be much better.
In the eyes of the judges, although the two pieces of Chai Xiaoxie are similar in timbre and melody, in terms of rhythm and emotional richness, it is obvious that Pei Hongyu is superior.
To put it simply, Miyamoto Asahi is a showman.
Pei Hongyu, on the other hand, is of the lyrical school, full of cheerful, lively and youthful atmosphere.
Of course, while being lyrical, Pei Hongyu's playing skills are also full of appreciation. Various chords gradually become faster, lighter and more explosive, making Pei Hongyu's performance extremely attractive.
Media from various countries quickly recorded this moment.
This Chai Xiaoxie song is being shown everywhere on live broadcast websites and TV channels around the world.
People seem to see a star rising.
All violin lovers around the world are in awe of this young woman from China. Even those violin masters who are high in the clouds have words of praise.
When the song ended, Pei Hongyu became the first place on the third day of the competition with an average score of 9.5 points.
This is not the most important thing.
Because in the next competition, a German player also chose Chai Xiaoxie to play and got a high score of 9.4 points.
Therefore, Miyamoto Asahi, who was originally a blockbuster, could only settle for third place.
This result was beyond everyone's expectations and made Miyamoto Chaoyang feel even more stressed.
The works she had always been proud of were crushed by two contestants one after another, which made her feel that her faith in her heart had collapsed slightly.
"What went wrong?"
…
When the results of the violin group were announced, the competition in the piano group was gradually coming to an end.
"Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor" by Tokugawa Seimei, the favorite to win the championship, caused a huge response and undoubtedly ranked first, followed by Nicole, Wu Di and others, temporarily ranked second, third, and fourth, fourth
The fifth one is a British player and a Russian player respectively.
"Son, dad doesn't ask for much. If you can advance into the top three, it's a victory!"
In the hotel room, Wu Zhongsheng said with both relief and helplessness.
During these three days of competition, Wu Zhongsheng clearly saw the strong strength of pianists from all over the world, and Wu Zhongsheng's confidence in winning the championship instantly dropped by half.
In Wu Zhongsheng's opinion, Wu Di's ability to advance into the top five was a complete coincidence.
Because except for Tokugawa Seimei, the scores of the last few are almost the same. Even if Wu Di is replaced and promoted to sixth place, others will not think it is weird, because the difference in strength and scores between them is
There's really not much difference.
Wu Di nodded silently.
At the competition site, Tokugawa Haruaki can be said to be a standout.
From the first game, all the way to the finals, he has always been the brightest star in the crowd. The presence of other players only further highlights Tokugawa Seimei's power.
However, fortunately, it has already entered the final day. Regardless of whether he wins or loses, he will be given relevant certificates and rewards, so his trip is not in vain.
It's just that if you don't win the Tchaikovsky Competition, which is held only once every four years...
What a pity.
In the evening, Wu Di thought for a long time and finally made up his mind. He put on a formal suit and took a taxi alone to the Kempinski Hotel where Liao Yuan was staying.
What he didn't expect was that in the hotel lobby, more than a dozen reporters-looking people were talking to each other.
When Wu Di walked into the hall, all these people looked over.
This made Wu Diluo a little nervous, but in the end he bit the bullet and followed the house number his father had mentioned and walked towards the room far away.
When reporters saw this, they instantly sensed the value.
"Why is he here?"
"Contestants meet with judges before finals?"
"Big news!"
"bribe?"
"Don't make any assumptions, just follow up and take a look."
The reporters were in high spirits and rushed in the direction of Wu Di. But at this moment, the hotel manager quickly led the security guard on duty to stop them, "I'm sorry, you can't go in."
"Why?"
"This is what the guests requested."
…
"Why are you here?"
In the room, Liao Yuan personally made a cup of tea for Wu Di and brought it to him.
Wu Di immediately stood up with fear and fear, took the tea cup respectfully, and whispered: "I want to communicate with you, teacher."
"comminicate?"
Liao Yuan felt interesting, sat on the sofa, nodded and said: "Okay, what do you want to communicate."
"Tomorrow is the final, I want you to give me some advice."
Wu Di stuttered and said, "I want to know where I am lacking."
Liao Yuan looked at Wu Di and said slowly after a moment: "Your shortcoming is your lack of self-confidence."
"Confidence?" Wu Di was stunned and said hurriedly: "I am confident. If I were not confident, I would not participate in the Tchaikovsky Competition this year."
Liao Yuan smiled: "Verbal self-confidence is just self-hypnosis. A person's inner self-confidence is the only true self-confidence. Confidence is not spoken, but shown. Think about your game these days, are you sure you can
Are you confident?"
Wu Di was silent.
"Your piano foundation is not bad. In fact, those who can break into the top five of the Tchaikovsky Competition are basically the same in strength..."
"If you are confident, you should not choose a song called "August: Harvest" that is obviously weak after Tokugawa Seimei's performance."
"Although "Harvest" is a classic in Tchaikovsky's "Level 4" series, it is not very comparable to "Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor"."
Liao Yuan folded his hands together and said with a smile: "So, why didn't you choose "No. 1 in B flat minor" then?"
Wu Di was speechless and said blankly: "I..."
"I know what you're thinking."
Liao Yuan leaned on the sofa and said calmly: "You are afraid of comparing yourself with Tokugawa Seimei, because you know you can't compare with him."
"I can't compete!" Wu Di said stubbornly.
Liao Yuan shook his head and smiled: "No, you can't compare."
Wu Di suddenly clenched his hands and gasped violently, but gradually, his breathing became calmer.
A minute later, he stood up, bowed to Liao Yuan and said, "Thank you, teacher, for your guidance. I understand."
Liao Yuan stood up, patted Wu Di on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I didn't give you any advice. Everything depends on you in the end. We are all Chinese. The relationship between China and Japan is a long story, but no matter how powerful it is,
Opponent, as long as you firmly believe that you can defeat him, you will eventually defeat him. If you have lost the courage to challenge, then you should not come here, and maybe you should not learn piano."
"Remember, don't be afraid of failure. Sometimes failure is more important than success."
Liao Yuan's words were like drums in the evening and bells in the morning, making Wu Di instantly enlightened.
Scenes that had happened over the past ten years flashed through his mind.
He was learning to speak since he was a child, and accidentally came into contact with a piano when he was playing tricks. His fate has been inseparable from the piano ever since.
After practicing hard day and night, one after another, one after another, certificates, and trophies filled the entire bookcase, filled with the pride of my entire youth.
But when he stepped out of the country, he realized that the world was far bigger than he imagined.
The feeling of failure for the first time, the feeling of being ridiculed for the first time, the feeling of not getting an award for the first time, the feeling of being a passerby for the first time...
Those images are like executioners.
At this moment, his timid and fragile heart was scratched away one by one.
Dripping with blood.
"Thank you, teacher."
Wu Di bowed to Liao Yuan again, tears covering his face.
…
Finals day is coming.
After experiencing the baptism of the first three competitions, various performance clips from the Tchaikovsky Competition have been uploaded to the Internet.
Among them, Pei Hongyu's "Schindler's List", "Violin Concerto in D major", "Symphony No. 40 in G minor", Tokugawa Seimei's "Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor", Nicole's "The Swan"
"Lake", Miyamoto Chaoyo's "Violin Concerto in D major", and Wu Di's "Dream of Love" are the most widely circulated.
It has also made these people the targets of the media.
The rules of the final round are very similar to those of the previous round. Scores are obtained by playing Tchaikovsky's works.
In the piano group, Nicole, a Chinese-American pianist from the United States, took the stage first.
Nicole's previous performance has always been quite satisfactory, nothing particularly outstanding, but compared with others, her performance level is often higher. On the final day, she played "Romance in F minor", composed of F minor, IV
It is divided into four beats, cantabile andante, and is composed of three sections of postures. It is a piece that is as confiding and full of expectations. It is also an etude full of expressions. You can feel Tchaikovsky from the beginning to the end.
Unique "cantabile" atmosphere.
The left hand part in the middle section imitates the rhythm of drums and has a folk music flavor.
After the performance, the judges discussed carefully and the camera gave the score, but it was not announced immediately because it was the last round of the competition and the final ranking would not be given until the works played by the unknown contestants ended one after another.
Next, Tokugawa Seimei, Wu Di and two other pianists from the UK and Russia played one after another.
Tokugawa Seimei continues to be good at "Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor", but compared with the first movement yesterday, this time he played the third movement. The whole piece consists of the passionate Allegro, B flat minor
, composed of rondo form, the notes played are majestic, cheerful and unrestrained, and the final part forms a brilliant ending in B flat major, which once again amazed everyone present.
After the performance, the spotlights flashed in the audience, and Tokugawa Seimei seemed to see the victory trophy.
He raised the corner of his mouth, stood up, and gave a gentleman's salute to the audience. Then he glanced at Liao Yuan triumphantly, and walked off the stage proudly amid applause.
At the judging table, Peter whispered: "This guy is very arrogant!"
Liao Yuan smiled softly.
Then Wu Di took the stage.
Without the cumbersome tuxedo of the previous days, Wu Di was now wearing only a white shirt and black trousers, simple and capable. After bowing to the audience on the stage, he sat in front of the piano.
silence.
Everything around seemed to be plunged into darkness.
On the beautiful grand piano cover, you can clearly see from the reflection of the piano paint that his pupils are full of bloodshot eyes.
He stayed up all night.
But his mental state was even more exciting than in the past few days.
"Sometimes, failure is more important than success."
Teacher Liao’s words seemed to still ring in my ears.
The next moment, Wu Di stepped on the pedal, raised his hands, and placed them on the keys.
The sound of the piano suddenly sounded.
"Son, come on!"
In the audience, his father Wu Zhongsheng held his hands and looked excited——
Thank you for the reward of the rest of my life, Shan Qingying