Qin, who was deaf to what was going on outside the window, spent the entire noon practicing, during which even Duan Ran's phone calls were perfunctory.
"Ah, you and Uncle Potter can eat. I'm not hungry."
On the one hand, Qin Jian is not hungry, but on the other hand, he is not fully prepared for the competition repertoire like Duan Ran or most of the players.
Probably only Qin Jian could make a temporary decision to change to a brand new song before the game.
Ever heard of it?
Hearing it doesn't count.
Is it difficult?
Whoever practices knows.
And while I was practicing the piano leisurely here, a wonderful show was going on in the office of the Asian Competition Piano Jury.
.......
There are 2 hours left until the preliminary results are announced.
3:15 p.m.
In a large conference room on the second floor of the office located at Sanri Concert Hall in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Thirty or forty people were sitting around a huge conference table.
At first glance, most of them are Asian.
This group of people is the piano judges for the Asian division of this year's Mozart Music Competition.
Some people look relaxed, while others have indignation written all over their faces.
But no matter what the expressions of the bosses are, the real busy people are the translators from various countries.
"Yinzhen, please tell Professor Murakami, I think in the case of a tie, what we should do is to judge again from the perspective of the contestants' interpretation of the work, instead of deciding who can advance based on the difficulty of the contestants' song selection. For professional
This is undoubtedly unfair in a competition of such a nature.”
A female judge from South Korea was excitedly speaking to the female translator next to her, and the Professor Murakami she was talking about was the representative of the judging panel of the professional youth group.
The female translator named Ginzada quickly translated this passage into Japanese, and at the same time, translators from various countries were also busy.
After learning the content of the information, the judges also started communicating one after another.
For a moment, the huge conference room was once again in chaos.
After a while.
The middle-aged man with a mustache sitting in the middle nodded slightly and smiled at the translator beside him, "Professor Li is a keyboard expert in playing Monteverdi. This is recognized by everyone here. So, I would like to ask for advice.
Let me ask you, what do you think of Debussy’s music?”
The translator on the side then translated the words about awarding the mustache to everyone.
Soon the hall became quiet.
Ask a pianist who specializes in the Baroque period how he would evaluate the musical style of the late nineteenth century.
This made many people look at the Korean female judges with great interest, and seemed to be looking forward to the other party's answer.
This spanned nearly three centuries.
Although the Korean female judge was a little dissatisfied with the other party's avoidance, she still answered the question in a well-mannered manner in front of everyone.
"In my mind, Debussy is as important as Beethoven and Bach. His contribution to the use of harmony is very great. His ideas have even made all musicians realize the importance of harmony and all the possibilities of using harmony.
"
After the Korean female translator translated and relayed this passage, everyone started talking again.
At this moment, the mustache smiled again.
"If what you mean by 'making all composers re-aware of the importance of harmony and its use' is to shake up the musical pattern that was basically developed from the traditional major and minor systems from the seventeenth century to the nineteenth century."
The Eight-Character Husband suddenly hesitated for a moment, then clapped his hands and stood up.
"Then I will be the first to jump out and object."
The crowd was in an uproar.
Everyone present here is a prominent figure in the world of Asian classical music. As a judge representative of the organizer, it would be a bit rude to suddenly show such excitement.
However, it seems that after translators from various countries conveyed this passage, many people have realized the meaning.
Looking at the embarrassed Korean female judge, the mustache bowed slightly to the judge, then stood up and faced everyone.
"No offense intended. If the final result is determined based on the interpretation of musical works, the problem will only become more complicated. I also regret the voting system of the competition, but I am helpless. This is what the organizing committee promulgated.
standard."
"We can judge the difficulty of music based on the performance skills, counterpoint organization, tonal logic, and even length of the player's repertoire, but how can we make in-depth comparisons of the works of different composers from different periods?
Woolen cloth?"
"Please don't forget, they are just a group of children, they are still in the learning stage, and this is not a Chopin competition, nor is it a Liszt competition. You must know that the range of their selections spans four centuries!"
"call."
The mustache sighed.
"Which one here is familiar with the core of all composers' works?"
"Please come forward."
With that said, the mustache bowed again and sat down.
After a long time.
When the noisy hall became quiet again.
Everyone invariably focused their attention on the mustachioed face, including the black-faced Korean female judge.
"I think now we can discuss the difficulty of these eight works again."
Within a few seconds, translators from various countries were busy again.
The heated debate started again.
But the debate didn't last long.
The final result was that the 16-year-old player from India advanced, while the 17-year-old player from South Korea sadly left the field, and the 15-year-old player from Japan
With the release of this result, all preliminary stage schedule results have come to an end.
After the final discussion, under the attention of all judges, the list recording the final results of the competition was sealed and handed over to the staff of the competition organizing committee.
Everyone dispersed.
Only the subtitles under the projector remain.
[Each judge has 20 opportunities to vote, and may abstain from voting. One contestant is not allowed to vote more than once.]
[The final ranking of all contestants will be sorted by the number of votes received, and the top 35% of contestants will advance to the finals]
[Promotion rules for the final group, same as above]
At this time, there is still 1 hour left before the announcement of the results.
...
"Ah~~"
"The end is over."
As the final notes slowly fell from the piano room, Qin Jian put his hands on his waist and stood up gently.
A numbness in his legs made him groan.
【16:34】
After looking at his phone, Qin Jian moved his body briefly and then packed up.
He is not very nervous about the upcoming results of the competition, but he is still looking forward to the final ranking.
After all, it is different from the preliminary round of Huayun Competition.
This time, at least his preparations for the preliminary competition are sufficient, and he hopes to get a pretty good ranking.
"Let's go and see the results."
Qin Jian dialed Duan Ran's phone number and left the piano room.
"Ah, I'll clean up right away, wait for me."
Then there was a burst of noise on the phone.
"soon!"
From the sound, he probably hadn't gotten up yet. Qin Jian shook his head, but after a few days of intense racing, it was time to take a day off to adjust.
"Don't worry, I'll wait..."
Before Qin Jianhua could finish speaking, there was a beeping sound coming from the other end.
"All right."
Having said that there was no need to worry, Qin Jian put on the phone and walked slowly towards the hotel.
Before you know it, new buds have sprouted from the branches on both sides of the road. Feeling the breeze in front of you, a smell of spring hits your face.
It makes people feel extremely comfortable for a while.
Just the next second, when Qin Jian turned the corner.
Far away.
When his eyes fell on the neatly dressed white figure at the door of the hotel.