After the Elizabeth Piano Competition, Liao Yuan, the champion, immediately flew to the White House to perform. President Kennedy's praise made Liao Yuan famous in the United States, which made Sean feel quite uncomfortable.
Although he was also favored by Kennedy, he was only entertained by the president in private and was not qualified to participate in a state banquet of this level.
So, if it was me who had won the Elizabeth Gold Medal before...
Maybe one day in the future, I will attend such a banquet?
This hypothesis is very possible, so Sean feels that it is necessary for him to have a head-on contest with Liao Yuan again.
This time, after hearing about the starring role opposite Liao Yuan in "The Pianist on the Sea," he had already planned it.
However, he saw Liao Yuan's skills with his own eyes and admired them, so naturally he did not dare to take them lightly.
For Sean, he had already lost to Liao Yuan in regular competitions, so if he lost in this private contest, it wouldn't be a big deal. If he won, it would be worth talking about.
Liao Yuan raised his eyebrows, looked at Sean who was smiling but not smiling, and said without thinking: "As you wish."
The studio suddenly became excited.
Liao Yuan told the photographer to start the camera to shoot, and then said to Sean: "You come first?"
Sean took a deep breath, suppressed the fighting spirit in his heart, and said very gentlemanly: "Okay, I will follow your opinion."
According to the plot set in the script, he put a cigarette on the piano stand, then sat down in a very gentlemanly manner, and started to play in front of everyone on the set.
His playing was not fast, but it was full of rhythm, like the shimmering lines on the lake surface, which was refreshing. His dark fingers danced briskly on the keys.
This is an original piece of music that he had prepared after a sudden inspiration after returning from the competition. He named it "Light and Shadow".
This is a piece of music that he is very satisfied with. He thinks that even if it is compared with the great composers in history, it can still be compared with it.
In fact, "Light and Shadow" does have such quality, even compared with famous historical songs, it is not inferior in the slightest.
Some great pianists can be born in every period, and in the ten years after 2020, there is no doubt that young pianists such as Liao Yuan, Sean, and Lin Weiyin have become the leaders of the music scene of this era.
Mainstays, a hundred years later, these people may leave their own personal mark on the history of the piano world just like Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven and others.
There were many fans who were good at classical music creation at the scene. It was precisely because they were well versed in this field that many people were secretly shocked by the song "Light and Shadow" played by Sean.
Such an outstanding pianist was defeated by Liao Yuan. As the champion, how powerful is Liao Yuan?
Sean's playing became more and more outstanding, and the sound of the piano began to rise from the original soothing tone, and gradually became like a gust of wind and rain, showing his superb playing skills, but even so, the cigarette on the piano stand still did not matter at all.
Not moving, which especially tests the performer's rhythm control.
Soon, the song ended and the audience burst into applause.
Sean stood up, picked up the cigarette, and looked smug.
Obviously, he was very satisfied with this performance, and he was equally satisfied with his latest piece of music.
Liao Yuan didn't know what to say.
Sean's performance is absolutely superb, and this piece of music is absolutely outstanding. However, in terms of personal skills and emotional interpretation, he seems to be a little behind. Perhaps his personal experience is too rudimentary, which exposes his
There are too many gaps in his personal inner world.
The Elizabeth Contest didn't bring him any help, so this time, Liao Yuan will definitely teach him a lesson.
Sitting in front of the piano, the scene was completely quiet. Liao Yuan raised his hands and recalled the piece of music that suddenly flashed in his mind - "Phantom Day".
This piece of music was composed by the previous composer Shirley. It has won many international awards and has been popular on major social platforms around the world.
There is no technical comparison between this piece of music and "Light and Shadow". If we take it seriously, "Phantom of the Day" is still a step behind in terms of technique. However, the power of the piece of music "Phantom of the Day" to impact human inner emotions is
But this is exactly what "Light and Shadow" lacks.
Therefore, when the prelude of "Fantasy Day" just started playing, Sean, who was still smiling, his face instantly stiffened.
"Um, what song?"
"Did the director win? Or did he lose?"
"It sounds good, but judging from the way the director played it, it doesn't seem as good as the black man's performance?"
"The technique is indeed quite simple, but I seem to like this piece played by Mr. Liao more?"
"Is it because our appreciation level is not good enough? I really think Mr. Liao plays well, but Mr. Liao's fingering seems too simple..."
"From an auditory perspective, I think Director Liao is great, but from a visual perspective, that Sean is really awesome..."
There were people talking in low voices at the scene. Only Sean, the person involved, stood there blankly. The cigarette he had just lit in his hand remained still, and the burning ashes gradually turned into a strip shape.
As the saying goes, insiders watch the door, while laymen watch the excitement.
Sean knew that Liao Yuan was educating himself in his unique way.
At this moment, for the first time, he felt ashamed of being inferior to others.
The stick of cigarette ash in his hand finally broke off and fell on his leather shoes, scattering a lot of disappointment.
At this time, the sound of the piano suddenly stopped, and there was a commotion at the scene. Many people screamed. Sean came back to his senses, and suddenly looked back, and saw Liao Yuan, who was playing the piano, suddenly fell down.
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Liao Yuan felt a headache.
While playing the music "Phantom of the Day", his thoughts drifted, and a fragment of when he was watching the score of "Phantom of the Day" appeared in his mind. It was an image of the agent in the studio lounge using his mobile phone to scroll through Douyin.
At a certain moment, the music "Fantasy Day" appeared in Liao Yuan's ears, which made him feel a little amazing.
Out of interest, Liao Yuan asked his manager to bring over the music piece "Huan Day". After simply reading the score for a while, he knew all the melodies by heart.
Just now, when he was recalling these notes, the densely packed tadpoles on the score suddenly rushed into his mind like locusts passing by, one by one, and then touched his nerve endings, giving him the greatest sense of reality.
The feeling was fed back to his fingertips.
He was very satisfied and immersed in the performance, but suddenly, he felt a little difficult to breathe. The rapid operation of his brain earlier made him a little dizzy. He even felt a nausea in his heart, like riding a roller coaster and wanted to vomit.
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Then, he felt something salty and itchy on the tip of his nose.
Subconsciously, he looked down and saw a drop of bright red liquid just falling on the back of his hand and the keys.
"Holy shit, come again?"
The next moment, amidst the exclamations, his eyes went black, and he fell down with a pop.
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Thanks to Shan Qingying, Brother Shu for the reward for cultivating life.