And he didn't understand that wandering around the streets early in the morning was a mysterious trip.
Liao Linjun said it was for relaxation before the competition. Old Porter said that Qin Jian didn't understand life. Duan Randao didn't say anything, but he got up from the bed as soon as he heard that he was going to go out on the street.
Fortunately, Qin Jian conveniently stuffed the game schedule into his bag before leaving, so the journey was not too boring.
In addition to being constantly complained about by the three people.
...
At four o'clock in the afternoon, four people came to a restaurant on Ginza Street with large and small bags.
"I wish you both good luck in the competition." Liao Linjun said and raised his glass.
"Thank you, Sister Lin Jun. Come and have a toast."
Qin Jian held the fragrant plum wine in his hand and drank it down in one gulp. It was sour in the mouth and a spicy feeling came up in his throat.
"This wine is good."
After the four clinked glasses, Qin Jian toasted Liao Linjun and Old Porter separately.
From his first acquaintance with Nanshi to now, Qin Jian felt grateful to the two elders who were both teachers and friends.
...
After the meal, Liao Linjun left by car.
An old man and two young men walked back to the hotel in neon lights.
Ended the day's trip.
After washing, he lay on the bed and Qin Jian continued to read the competition regulations.
At this time, there are still twelve hours before the opening ceremony of the competition. According to the accurate time on the schedule, there are still fourteen hours before the first round of preliminary rounds of the professional youth group.
The game starts directly after the opening ceremony.
The preliminary competition venues for the entire Asian division are distributed in 13 concert halls in seven competition venues in Tokyo at the same time.
There are a total of forty-eight contestants in the professional youth group, of which twenty-seven have advanced through auditions.
This was a lot less than Qin Jian expected. Although he didn't know how many people in the Asian region signed up to participate in the audition, judging from the results, there were indeed not many people shortlisted for the audition.
After looking through the personal information of each contestant in the youth group, Qin Jian found many names that he was familiar with, including some pianists who had been famous for a long time.
What really caught Qin Jian's attention were two young contestants who were also from China.
"Chi Heng."
"Su Minghua"
The former was the piano category champion of the last Huayun Competition, and the latter is a professional piano teacher at the Guangzhou Conservatory of Music, and also has many awards.
However, this did not bring any substantial pressure to Qin Jian. Firstly, his main purpose of coming here was to listen, and secondly, he was quite satisfied with his current situation.
Judging from the repertoire selected by the youth group contestants in the preliminary round, they are almost the same. Everyone's selection is basically etudes and sonatas from the two main periods of classical and romantic.
On the other hand, look at the youth group.
Not only are the number of contestants more than double that of the youth group, but the selection of repertoire is diverse, ranging from baroque to late old-school comics. Some Southeast Asian contestants even chose to use modern works to participate in the competition.
This also made Qin Jian feel a certain amount of pressure on Duan Ran.
In the piano ensemble, in addition to various strong cross-age combinations from Japan and South Korea, the domestic combination of Fang Zongyao and Chi Heng is definitely not to be underestimated.
""Mozart International Music Competition."
Muttering, Qin Jian threw the booklet aside, set an alarm clock and turned off the light.
"sleep."
A night of silence.
...
Early the next morning.
As the alarm clock rang, Qin Jian finished washing, then carried his bag and set off with Duan Ran.
...
On March 17, 2014, the Tokyo Opera Concert Hall ushered in the busiest day since the New Year.
9:00.
There was an endless stream of people outside the concert hall, including media reporters, professionals in the classical music circle, and audiences who came to watch the grand opening.
TV Tokyo also provided full broadcast of this competition throughout Asia.
10:00.
In the golden music hall, Mozart's musical works from various periods are played on a loop, from piano sonatas to string quintets, from operas to symphonies.
In the sound of music, with the impassioned opening speech by Xiao Linzell, the head of Asia of the official organizing committee.
The opening process began one after another.
.......
During the one-and-a-half-hour opening ceremony, except for an unknown pianist who played Mozart K283, which caught Qin Jian's attention, he could only listen to the Book of Heaven quietly for the rest of the time.
I don’t understand English and I don’t know Japanese.
You can only follow the rhythm of the audience and clap when you should applaud, and be quiet when you should be quiet.
Finally, under a burst of warm applause, as the symphony orchestra on the stage played a glorious chapter, Qin Jian knew that the game was about to begin.
As the opening ceremony ended, thirteen competition venues including the Tokyo Opera Concert Hall entered final preparations at the same time.
...
"Don't be nervous during the game, perform well, and come back early after the game."
Outside the Tokyo Opera Concert Hall, Qin Jian sent Duan Ran to the roadside, and the two of them were waiting for a taxi.
The preliminary competition venue for the professional junior group was held at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Concert Hall two kilometers away.
"I can't watch you compete anymore," Duan Ran said, "I look forward to your good results." He held out a small fist.
Qin Jian also smiled and stretched out a big fist.
The two fists lightly collided in the air.
"come on."
"come on."
Looking at the taxi slowly driving away, Qin Jian straightened his expression, took out the blue competition certificate from his pocket and hung it around his neck.
Then he turned around and walked towards the contestant tunnel.
.......
12:46.
In the concert hall, under the quiet light.
In front of the grand piano in the center of the stage, the woman had already started playing the second movement of Beethoven's Sonata No. 12.
With the melodious sound of the piano, the judges in the audience kept writing on the score sheet.
There are twenty judges on the panel. Except for six judges from Japan, the remaining fourteen members are from all over Asia.
Huaguo was invited to come this time with four judges from the piano category, and Fu Huazheng was among the judges from the youth category.
Unlike the venue for the Huayun Competition, all eight doors of the concert hall are open at this moment.
After the game starts, spectators can leave at any time or come in midway, but they can only watch from the seats six rows back.
In order to allow each contestant to prepare for the competition calmly and at the same time to allow the judges to get sufficient rest time, the preliminary competition will last for three days. Forty-eight contestants will be divided into six groups ABCDEF, with two groups held every day.
After all six groups of contestants have completed the competition, the jury will hold a meeting to vote to determine the final promotion places. During this process, thirty-six contestants will leave the competition venue.
The results of the competition will be announced on-site by the organizing committee on the second day after the competition day.
...
As the female contestants on the stage completed their final finishing moves.
There was a neat round of applause from the audience.
"The state is too stable."
Qin Jian also clapped his hands gently, looking at the woman bowing lightly under the light, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"The next contestant is No. 3 of Group A, Takuma Yoshino, from Yokohama, Japan. The competition program is Chopin etude op. 10-9, Beethoven Sonata in D major, designated piano, Yamaha."
As the bilingual announcement sounded in the hall, Qin Jian looked at the schedule description in his hand.
"There is still one."
In the dark auditorium, on the competition ticket on Qin Jian's chest, the words No. 4 of Group A were faintly visible.