Hung Er's prelude is relatively slow, but like the calm before the storm, full of tension.
When people sink into it, they can accurately feel a sense of heaviness, as if there is a hidden danger inside.
As the melody gradually accelerated, bursts of majestic piano sounds rose from the ground, and the seemingly endless arpeggios jumped, attracting everyone's attention in an instant.
"Master! This is a master!"
Staring at those hands, many players in the audience subconsciously had this idea in their minds.
The piece "Hunger Er" requires a pianist with very high basic skills, and because it is Liszt's work, the personal technical requirements are definitely among the best in the industry.
For example, the range of movement during playing is at the top level of difficulty among all piano pieces. Therefore, many people do not like to play this piece live.
Even some famous players may not be able to guarantee the correct pitch when playing steadily, so they usually choose to play at a slower speed.
But Wu Di, who is only 18 years old, told everyone present what it means to be young and promising.
Those hands were like tentacle monsters on the bottom of the sea, setting off waves of turbulent waves on the black and white piano keys, and the super-fast finger movements dazzled everyone watching.
"What a fast knife!"
"That's the hand, thank you!"
"Playing this piece requires strong physical strength. This Chinese boy is so awesome!"
"After all, he is the champion of the Tchaikovsky Competition. Although he is very strong, it did not exceed my expectations. He should be of this level."
"It's very impressive, but I don't like his playing. It contains too much virtuosity and no emotion."
"Yes, his technical level has reached the top in the world, but in terms of personal style and understanding, he does not seem to have reached the ideal level."
"He is still young and will definitely be a world-class pianist in the future."
Although the contestants at the scene felt that Wu Di's playing was not perfect enough, they did not deny Wu Di's future achievements in their hearts, because judging from the current performance level alone, Wu Di had already surpassed most of the people in the scene. After all, "Hungarian Rhapsody"
》This kind of virtuoso work from the Romantic period is absolutely difficult to perform unless you are at the palace level.
Especially in the final finishing stage, Wu Di's hands were so fast that sparks almost burst out, and afterimages were everywhere on the keys. Compared to the original Hung Er, it was almost faster.
When the song ended, the whole place fell into silence again.
Even those players who had disdain for Chinese pianists fell silent at this moment.
Amid thunderous applause, the judges whispered to each other. After much discussion, Wu Di received the final score of 99.
Only one point difference is a perfect score.
At the same time, this is also the highest score among all contestants in the Royal Concert Hall so far. It is still unknown whether there will be full scores in the other two competitions.
Many people felt tremendous pressure in an instant.
As a show-off player, Wu Di's performance has reached the top of this genre. If in the finals, Wu Di's opponents include show-off players, Wu Di's strength will definitely achieve the effect of crushing them in one step.
George's pride after defeating Meng Han suddenly disappeared without a trace after witnessing Wu Di's performance.
With a solemn expression on his face, he looked at Wu Di who was walking off the stage and felt a little troubled.
"Teacher, I'm back."
After Wu Di stepped down from the stage, when he returned to his seat, he respectfully saluted Liao Yuan, which made countless players present look askance.
"That's right. I didn't expect you to have a few more tricks up your sleeve. Okay, give me some face!"
Fu Xiaoci patted Wu Di's shoulder carelessly, noticed the eyes of the people around him, and said with a smile on his face: "I'm very satisfied!"
Liao Yuan also nodded and said: "The performance was very good, beyond my expectations."
Wu Di breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and raised his hands: "The teacher taught me well."
Liao Yuan smiled, he wanted to say a word, but in the end he remained silent.
In fact, when listening to Wu Di's performance of "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2", he was reminded of teacher Tom's style of playing this piece.
So he wanted to say: "As a cat, Teacher Tom can play with his feet better than you. Do you believe it?"
Of course, this does not mean that Wu Di's performance is not good, but in terms of emotional expression and personal understanding, the sound of Tom's piano matches the original work of Master Liszt, which is naturally incomparable.
The game continues.
Well-known players performed on the stage one after another, and there was even a player who played "Crolian Rhapsody" during the period, which seemed to be paying tribute to Liao Yuan from the side, but unfortunately, the score was only 87 points.
Soon, noon passed.
As the afternoon progressed, among the contestants who continued to play, a perfect scorer finally appeared. This is a Russian-American pianist known for his performance of works by Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff.
Her name is Laura. She is only 26 years old and is very famous in the international piano world. Her concert tickets are often sold out because she is not only an excellent pianist, but also a proud owner.
With her human figure, incredibly long legs and super slim waist, Laura has become the darling of the classical music circle and the piano industry.
Her performance is not only an auditory feast, but also an absolute visual enjoyment.
She is proficient in Liszt, Chopin, and Rachmaninov, so she also has the characteristics of these three famous performers. Whether in terms of technique or personal understanding, Laura's performance is already at the top level in the world.
Her song "La Er" won her unanimous praise from all the judges.
After Laura finished playing, someone on the scene soon informed Liao Yuan to prepare for the game.
"It's my turn."
Liao Yuan stretched out, but before he could continue to relax, Fu Xiaoci stood up and stood behind Liao Yuan to help massage his shoulders, arms, back, neck, lumbar spine...
"Wait a minute, you don't need to press your butt!"
Liao Yuan's eyes widened and he stopped Fu Xiaoci from continuing the wild wave. The latter stuck out his tongue and said with a smile: "I didn't pay attention, I didn't pay attention!"
After thinking about the round and tight feeling, Fu Xiaoci's fingers trembled slightly and she swallowed subconsciously.
Wu Di covered his eyes.
After the performance evaluation of the previous player was completed, the field controller on the stage called out Liao Yuan's name again.
"Mr Liao!"
This name instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Regardless of whether they are reporters, spectators or players, they all turn their heads sideways at this moment and look back at the target person.
Liao Yuan stood up, buttoned his clothes and walked towards the stage.
Today, Liao Yuan is wearing a black suit, black shirt, and purple tie. He looks quite mysterious. When people look at Liao Yuan's red pupils, they all exclaim in surprise.
Even the judges couldn't help but discuss it among themselves.
"What is he doing? Role playing?"
"Like a vampire, haha!"
"I hope his current dress is not for the sake of sensationalism, which will make me less fond of him."
"I heard from a reporter at noon that this was specially prepared for the performance. Mr. Liao must have put his heart into it."
"Then I'm looking forward to it."
Not only the judges, but also the entire scene was buzzing with discussion.
"Hi, Laura, he is Liao. The "Phantom of the Opera" we watched yesterday was written by him and he also wrote the theme song. Like you, he is proficient in Chopin, Liszt, and Rachmaninov.
Works, oh, I almost forgot, he actually played the Latin instrument, every note was correct."
Hearing the introduction from her friend, Laura's thick eyelashes trembled slightly. When she looked at Liao Yuan, her lips were for the people, and she felt a little excited in her heart.
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