It is one day before the exchange meeting is officially held.
Switzerland, Basel.
Zheng Qian and the students from the Military Art Symphony Orchestra arrived here. As soon as they landed, media reporters from all directions came in droves. For a while, the spotlights were flashing.
However, Zheng Qian and others did not stay here longer because there was not much time left for them to prepare.
After settling into the hotel, Lou Ze took out a flyer with portraits of Zheng Qian and Kazmaier printed on it, as well as the members of their respective symphony orchestras behind them.
At the bottom of the flyer, the landmark building "Basel City Casino Concert Hall" is printed. The entire interior is in the shape of a shoe box and can accommodate more than 2,200 seats.
"Although it has only been promoted for two or three days, all tickets for the Basel City Concert Hall have been sold out."
Lou Ze sweated: "I have contacted my friends in Europe. The exchange meeting has become well known in the industry. Almost the entire international music scene is paying attention to it. Tomorrow's performance will be held
More than a hundred media will arrive at the scene."
"This is just an exchange meeting." Zheng Qian was not particularly surprised and his tone was very calm.
Although Lou Ze is very worried, Zheng Qian doesn't care much about this small scene. He has experienced bigger scenes than this. He has held concerts with tens of thousands of people all over Asia, and he still cares about this small few thousand people.
Human music exchange meeting?
What's more, he didn't play in person.
The only ones who performed were the students of the Military Art Symphony Orchestra. Zheng Qian was just here to cheer up the junior students.
Coupled with Kazmer's invitation by name, as well as the personal telegram from the President of the International Olympic Committee, and coincidentally serving as the image ambassador of the Beijing Olympics, all these conditions combined made Zheng Qian reluctantly agree.
About arriving at the exchange meeting.
The most important thing is that this matter is more beneficial to the Military Art Symphony Orchestra.
Even if they lose, the young team of the Military Art Symphony Orchestra will have nothing to lose.
After all, this is a symphony orchestra composed of a group of college students. Being able to compete with a top group like the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra is already an incredible thing.
But if you win, you're really lucky.
The name of the Military Art Symphony Orchestra will once again be heard throughout Europe.
And it is even more intense than the last time I toured Europe, because this is a serious music exchange meeting. If you can compete with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra at this kind of exchange meeting, or even be better, it will definitely make the Military Art Symphony Orchestra better.
Famous at home and abroad.
Zheng Qian also came to this exchange meeting with the mentality of winning the lottery.
In fact, he didn't have much confidence in his heart. Apart from the classic songs that had already been released, there was only one killer song "Symphony of Destiny" that could be used as a surprise weapon.
But even so, Zheng Qian also knew that the gap between the two sides could not be narrowed by just one or two strange moves.
Although he has never seen the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra perform in person, he has watched many videos of their performances. Most importantly, he has seen the performance of the Viana Symphony Orchestra, which is as famous as the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.
The whole orchestra can be seen at a glance. By comparing it with this, Zheng Qian understood what level the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra was at.
All in all, the chances of victory are slim.
But regardless of winning or losing, for the Military Art Symphony Orchestra going to Europe this time, it will definitely never lose.
After a night's rest in the hotel, on the afternoon of the next day, under the auspices of Solomon Harvey, President of the Swiss Music Association, the Basel City Casino Music Exchange Conference, which attracted the attention of the entire international orchestra, officially began.
The entire concert hall is shoebox-shaped and accommodates more than 2,000 spectators. Here, every spectator is in a suit or black dress. This is the special requirement of the Basel City Casino Concert Hall for this performance.
It can be regarded as a sign of respect for these two famous symphony orchestras that are well-known in the international music scene.
Members of both orchestras greeted each other under the introduction of Harvey, President of the Swiss Music Association. Zheng Qian, on behalf of the Military Art Symphony Orchestra, had a friendly handshake with the famous musician and conductor Kazmer on the stage, but
Neither party spoke much. After nodding to each other, they walked off the stage.
Immediately, the performance officially began.
The more than 2,000 spectators immediately fell silent, and the atmosphere seemed a bit solemn.
The first to perform is the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, who will perform six world-famous songs at once.
As a music conductor, Kazmer naturally has to take the stage, especially as he is the most respected person in the audience, and his every move attracts everyone's attention. Therefore, when Kazmer stood on the podium, in an instant,
The applause began to sound violently and lasted for a long time.
When all the musicians sat in front of their instruments, the applause from the audience gradually subsided.
Soon, you can hear the needle drop on the spot.
In this state, Kazmer, as the music conductor and the soul of the entire orchestra, turned around and bowed to the audience under everyone's attention, then turned around and quickly raised his
took the baton in his hand.
The next moment, with a wave of Kazmer's hand, the majestic music hit like a wave, blasting in the ears of all the audience in an instant.
"It's the Second Symphony of the Warsaw Uprising!"
Someone heard the name of this music for the first time. At that moment, it seemed that on a bright and clear day, fierce artillery fire resounded through the sky.
People opened their eyes with excitement and tried hard to listen to this symphony that is very famous throughout Poland and even Europe.
This piece was composed by Commons, a famous Polish musician during World War II. It mainly describes the emotions of the Polish people during the tragic artillery fire.
Amidst this majestic music, people seem to be able to see the blood-red sunset gradually fading in the distant horizon.
Under the sky, the enemy and we were locked in a deadly confrontation, with neither retreating nor charging.
No one is fighting over the piles of corpses and abandoned chariots on the main battlefield.
Just like two tigers staring at each other, neither one can escape from the battlefield first.
Next to it, several vultures were hovering over several corpses that had not been completely buried by sand and gravel. The wounds on the corpses that had been blown up by the ammunition were no longer bleeding, but the machine gun was still in the hands of the corpses.
In the distance, cries of killing can be heard endlessly, and perhaps there will be tens of thousands more corpses tomorrow morning.
The dark wind began to howl, seeming to awaken the dead souls...
In the audience, Zheng Qian felt waves of depression as he listened, and his heart felt as if it was blocked. He turned around and looked at the teacher next to him, Lou Ze: "What kind of music is this?"
"Second Symphony of the Warsaw Uprising." Lou Ze replied in a low voice: "This piece of music is equivalent to the national anthem of Warsaw. It was written to commemorate the anti-German movement launched by Poland on August 1, 1944."
Zheng Qian nodded, no wonder he felt confused.
Although he is not a fan of this music, he respects the original author's original intention of creating this music.
Every piece of music composed to defend the motherland should be worthy of respect, no matter how sinister and creepy the piece of music sounds.
It’s like ghosts crying and wolves howling!
In fact, except for the Polish people who were very emotional about this piece of music, most Europeans felt that the Second Symphony of the Warsaw Uprising was particularly harsh.
But after all, it is a product of that era. No one in today's peaceful society would criticize the creative level of the creators at that time.
Zheng Qian subconsciously took a look at the audience's reaction and found that many people had disappointed expressions on their faces, and he couldn't help but feel funny in his heart.
It seems that the reputation of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra is really too great, which has caused many people to listen to this majestic performance with very high expectations.
But in fact, if the audience is not very interested in classical music, they will definitely feel restless when listening to such music.
If this is the case, the Military Art Symphony Orchestra's performance is closer to pop music, which can actually make the audience feel more immersed.
However, although some people are not interested in "Warsaw Uprising Symphony No. 2", there are still many classical music lovers who are fascinated by it.
This is probably what is called my food and grass, your arsenic.
Different ways don’t work together!
Zheng Qian sighed in his heart, but he suddenly noticed that his teacher Lou Ze's expression was getting more and more solemn.
So Zheng Qian knew that he was wrong, very wrong. In the eyes of professionals, the status of classical music is obviously greater than that of pop music. If professionals are allowed to judge, the current performance of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra is undoubtedly the best.
Belongs to the top level in the industry.
Sure enough, when the song ended, Lou Ze sighed with emotion: "It is indeed a top European orchestra. The movements and expressions of each musician, including the music played, are almost the same as in the video, they all look like
It’s like a performance machine without emotion.”
Zheng Qian listened quietly.
"It can be called a textbook performance!" Lou Ze continued: "Coupled with Kazmer, the world's top music conductor, every wave of the conductor's baton can appear at the right time, which should be seen
The musicians saw that this caused the climax of the whole piece to rise and fall one after another. Even if the musicians could not arouse their emotions, as long as they played according to Kazmer's gestures, all the music together would be destined to become
A world-famous song that can appear in the music hall!"
The teacher's evaluation was very high, which put some psychological pressure on Zheng Qian.
The audience's applause was not stingy at all, like thunder. Regardless of whether they liked the music or not, everyone gave this world-famous orchestra the respect it deserved.
Then, the second piece of music and the third piece of music began to play.
Every piece of music was so powerful that it stirred up the hearts of all the students of the Military Art Symphony Orchestra.
Sure enough, this is what a world-class symphony orchestra should look like.
At this time, Lou Ze suddenly discovered that Xu Mingming's face was very pale, his eyes were painful, and there was even sweat on his forehead.
He was shocked and quickly got up and asked, "What's going on?"
Song Huiming next to him immediately said: "Teacher, Xu Mingming has a stomachache."
Drop the chain at the critical moment!
Lou Ze felt a chill in his heart, but after all, the students' lives and health were more important. He immediately bent down and saw that Xu Mingming was in pain and could not speak, so he pointed along Xu Mingming's stomach: "Does it hurt here?"
"Or here?"
"here?"
After asking several times, Lou Ze looked at the painful area on Xu Mingming's stomach and frowned.
Based on his limited medical knowledge, this... seems to be appendicitis?
And seeing how Xu Mingming suddenly felt so painful, it was obvious that he had acute appendicitis.
But Lou Ze was not very sure. The current situation naturally required him to call an ambulance, so he stopped caring about the performance on the stage and directly carried Xu Mingming on his back. Under the surprised eyes of many people at the scene, he quickly
He walked towards the exit, and after some communication with the staff on site, soon Harvey, the president of the Swiss Music Association, personally drove Lou Ze and Xu Mingming to the nearest hospital.
Before leaving, Xu Mingming, who was in pain and covered with sweat, grabbed Song Huiming's hand, stared closely behind Song Huiming, and choked up and said: "...Brother...I'm sorry..."
"Stop talking and go to the hospital quickly!"
Song Huiming said anxiously. When he saw Lou Ze and others hurriedly getting into the car, he thought about it and was about to follow him. Suddenly, a big hand behind him pressed his shoulder: "Where are you going?"
Song Huiming turned around and saw Zheng Qian with a calm face. He immediately said anxiously: "Brother Qian, I have to go and have a look. Without Xu Mingming, our orchestra will lose a pianist. In that case,
If the performance is incomplete, the performance will be greatly reduced..."
"Isn't it still me?" Zheng Qian said helplessly.
Song Huiming was stunned for a moment, and then said in disbelief: "Brother Qian, you...are you going to come on?"
He couldn't believe it at all, because although Brother Qian had been paying attention to their rehearsals, he had never participated in the rehearsals. It was probably very consistent with the students' performance. If they lost, it would not be a loss of Brother Qian's golden signature.
Was it smashed? This
In that case, he would feel too uncomfortable!
Zheng Qian smiled: "Of course I'm on the field. When I come here, do you really think I'm a vase? Let me tell you, I'm the substitute. No matter what happens to any of you, at least I'm here. If I can't, there's Teacher Lou.
, Do you understand?”
Song Huiming's heart trembled, a warm current flowed through his heart, and his eyes became slightly moist.
"Okay, don't worry. Teacher Lou said that it's most likely acute appendicitis and it's not a big deal."
Zheng Qian shook his head and said: "This is also an emergency and cannot be stopped."
The other students also understood what happened at this time, and they felt a little uneasy for a while. Although Brother Qian was indeed very powerful, he had no relevant rehearsal experience, so everyone was naturally worried.
The first is that he is worried that the performance will be messed up, and the second is that he is worried that Brother Qian's reputation will be damaged.
Everyone knows that Brother Qian is an eternal god in the domestic music and singing circles!
Nowadays, he is also a man respected by Kazmel overseas.
If you encounter a setback in this exchange meeting, then your fault is really huge.
Not to mention that the students of the symphony orchestra could not forgive themselves, I am afraid that the students of the entire military arts could not forgive them.
When Zheng Qian saw the students in front of him with a forced smile, he took the initiative to pat their shoulders and encouraged them: "You guys, how can you see the rainbow without going through wind and rain? The setbacks and emergencies we encounter in our lives
There are really too many. The current situation is actually not a problem. The problem is whether we have made secondary preparations."
As he said that, he pointed at himself: "And I am obviously your second-hand preparation."
All the students opened their mouths with surprised expressions on their faces.
"Don't underestimate me, I also came from a major."
Zheng Qian said jokingly: "As long as Xiao Song's baton dance is good, I won't lose track here."
Although he did not major in military arts as an undergraduate, he graduated with honors from Seoul University of the Arts. Now he has studied under Lou Ze's tutelage for a period of time, and his understanding of symphony is no worse than that of the students present.
Hearing Brother Qian's assurance, Song Huiming instantly felt that the burden on his shoulders was much heavier, and for a moment, he felt that his heart began to tremble.
But thinking of Xu Mingming's guilty look when he left just now, and his "Brother, I'm sorry", Song Huiming suddenly felt a surge of courage.