At the entrance of a Japanese restaurant, Qin Jian said goodbye to Xia Dong and several main members of the Yanjing Philharmonic Orchestra before taking the car back to the hotel.
Originally, Qin Jian and Duan Ran were on their way to the piano room after lunch when Qin Jian unexpectedly received a call from Xia Dong.
"At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Mutokan Concert Hall and various orchestras will start rehearsing and trying out the venue. Are you interested in coming over to check it out in advance?"
So Qin Jian hung up the phone and hurried over.
The so-called rehearsal venue is where the conductor and the orchestra get used to the competition or performance venue in advance.
In the category classification of this competition, in order to commemorate Mozart, a special Mozart category competition has been set up, but this includes more than just piano.
In the competition of the Mozart works group, no matter you play violin or trumpet, only if you pass the preliminary round can you play the concerto in the final stage for the final competition.
In order to successfully complete the concerto works selected by contestants from all over the world, the organizing committee sent invitations to eight symphony orchestras across Asia two months before the competition.
In fact, contestants from different countries will basically choose to cooperate with orchestras from their own countries, although this is clearly stated in the competition regulations, because not every orchestra from every country has received an official invitation.
Xia Dong’s Yanjing Philharmonic Orchestra and Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra are the invited orchestras representing China this time.
As early as when the competition regulations came out two years ago, Qin Jian contacted Xia Dong and expressed his intention to participate in the Mozart category, hoping to complete concerto works with the Yanjing Philharmonic Orchestra again.
On the night of the Huayun Competition, Xia Dong naturally showed great interest in this cooperation.
The two immediately hit it off on the phone and made an appointment to meet in Tokyo.
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Qin Jian spent the entire afternoon in the Mutohkan Concert Hall, listening and observing the rehearsal process of major orchestras.
To say it was an eye-opener would be an exaggeration, but the brilliance displayed by orchestras from different countries still made him feel the differences between many musical regions and cultures.
After the observation, Xia Dongzhan invited Xiao Linzell to have dinner with him, and Qin Jian naturally couldn't refuse.
During the meal, Xiao Linzell also expressed many personal opinions and expectations on the current situation of the development of Asian classical music.
In particular, he greatly agreed with Qin Jian's question about studying abroad, and said that the Tokyo National Conservatory of Music could also be one of his choices.
A pleasant and relaxing dinner.
Before leaving, Xia Dong handed Qin Jian a heavy music score.
"These are some of my thoughts and rehearsal notes about k491. You can go back and take a good look at it. If you have any questions, contact me as soon as possible. We have enough time."
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It was already eleven o'clock when Qin Jian returned to the hotel.
I simply washed up and went to bed. I originally wanted to study Xia Dong's score carefully, but it didn't take long before my eyes started to fight.
The continuous high-intensity practice in recent days still made his body feel a little overwhelmed at this moment.
The vast majority of players only signed up for one competition, and only a few players signed up for two. It is very rare for people like Qin Jian to sign up for three competitions at the same time on a global scale.
After gently closing the score, Qin Jian turned off the bedside lamp.
A night of silence.
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The much-anticipated final day of the Asian division of the Mozart Music Competition has arrived as scheduled.
The first thing to compete is the competition of each youth group.
The seven main stadiums became busy early in the morning.
8:15.
Qin Jian, who was dressed in casual clothes, and Duan Duan, who was already dressed up, set off from the hotel and went to the piano group's competition venue.
Qin Jian's match day is tomorrow, so today he is just a listener.
09:30
As the two bells rang in the main hall of the Tokyo Opera Concert Hall.
There was warm applause from the audience.
Fumihito Ota, the representative of the Jury Bureau of the Youth Group, took the stage before the start of the competition and gave an impassioned speech.
Qin Jian didn't pay much attention to what was said. Since entering the arena, apart from occasionally talking to Duan Ran next to him, he had almost always lowered his head and studied the score in his hand.
Finally, as the host read out the order of the arena, the finals officially began.
Then one contestant after another came to the center of the stage with their final works.
Under the lights, the energetic young people used their learned experience to perform the great works of one composer after another and express their own understanding of music.
It's just that an hour has passed. Apart from the applause from outside the audience, the judges' bench has been in some kind of silence.
Compared with the frequent stoppages in the preliminary stage, no contestant has been stopped during the performance in the finals so far.
Only a girl from Malaysia stopped on her own after an obvious chord progression while playing a Haydn sonata.
Maybe it was because at this moment she just couldn't remember the music score behind it, or maybe her pride made her restless about it.
Anyway, after she stopped, she just stood up, bowed slightly and hurriedly left the stage.
The game continues.
The performance of the three groups of players is over.
"It's almost my turn." Duan Ran muttered softly.
Qin Jian heard the sound and slowly turned his eyes to his side.
Under the dim light and shadow, he saw a hint of discomfort in the girl's expression, which made Qin Jian fold the corner of the sheet of music he had read a quarter of.
"nervous?"
Qin Jian came closer and asked softly.
"Um."
Duan Ran nodded, looking away from the stage, "My palms are cold."
Qin Jian thought for a while, then reached out and took hold of Duan Ran's left hand.
As a result, a warm feeling came from the palm of his hand, and he quickly let go of his hand, but before he could take it back, his left hand seemed to be entangled with something.
Then I felt two waves of warmth on the entire back of my hand at the same time.
"Qin Jian, I'm cold."
At this moment, Qin Jian's ear heard Duan Ran's voice again.
Turning around and looking again, Qin Jian could not help but frown when he saw that Ran's small face was increasingly losing its vitality, with red eyes and red eyes.
He quickly brushed the girl's smooth forehead with his other hand, and suddenly a hot feeling came from his palm.
"You have a fever!"
At this moment, Qin Jian was immediately in a hurry.
"fine."
Duan Ran changed his position and leaned on the chair, "Call me later." He held Qin Jian's big hand and slowly closed his eyes.
Upon seeing this, Qin Jian quickly covered Duan Ran with the coat behind him, feeling the warmth from his palms, and looked at the stage anxiously.
At this moment, he just hoped that the sonata on the stage could last for ten movements.
However, no one in history has written a ten-movement sonata as great as Beethoven.
Time passed by every second without a moment's pause.