470. Qin Chen, who does not understand and understands two fathers
The curly head's name is Parokken, a very un-Polish name. He has many identities at the Chopin Institute. For example, he claims to be a piano technician, but he is actually an observer at the same time.
As an old employee, Parrocan has been working at the Chopin Institute for thirty-one years since he joined the company at the age of 24.
This also means that he has witnessed a total of 6 Chopin Competitions.
At the same time, he also participated in 6 sessions.
This brings us to his main job.
There are many research departments in the Chopin Institute.
There is a department that studies the playing style of each generation of players.
There is a department that studies the resumes of every player.
There is even a department that studies how each contestant selects repertoire, which mainly studies the psychology of the performers.
Although Parrocan's research is also related to players, his research focus is on the piano - the piano chosen by the players.
From the beginning of every round of every competition, he will start to pay attention to the players' piano use.
As for the last session, the 16th session, among the 158 contestants who passed the DV audition, 76 chose Steinway D, and more than 30 chose Bösendorfer Imperial, Fazio Li, etc.
Other series of European aristocratic brands, while the remaining nearly 50 people all chose Asian brands Yamah and Kawa.
A single data does not seem to explain much of the problem, but if you compare this set of data with the previous session, you can find the problem.
In the 15th session, among the 162 contestants who passed the DV audition, 85 chose the Steinway D model. The contestants who chose other European aristocratic brands also accounted for more than 50 contestants in total, while only those who chose Asian brands
There are 27 people left.
It can be seen from the intuitive data that with the development, players are no longer limited to traditional European pianos.
Even if there are only some small data changes, there are underlying problems that cannot be ignored.
What Parroken wants to study is this trend after small variables.
From an ordinary piano tuner to the position of chief piano technician at the Chopin Institute, Parrocan has been studying this problem for the past thirty years.
In this long process, although he has accumulated a lot of subtle experience, he was still incredulous when faced with the piano usage data of the 160 finalists of the 17th session that had just been calculated.
"Really surprising data."
The data in front of you is clearly listed.
Steinway D type: 52 people
Imperial Bösendorfer: 8 people
Fazioli f-308:13 people
yamah-cfx:50 people
kawa-skex:17 people
There are also a few 15 people who chose other brands.
Every piano listed is the company's top performance-grade product.
Paloken knows that Asian piano brands have gradually come to the fore in the past two decades, and it can be seen from the pianos used by the finalists in the past three times that this is no longer the era when European brands dominated the competition.
but.
In terms of statistics, this year's Yamah has not only reached a position on par with the European leader Steinway, but also brought its younger brother Kawa to a head-on blow to other second-tier European brands.
This knife was so cruel that it was hard to accept.
but.
Data is data.
Just like plastic hammers can produce the same fff strong playing effect as mahogany hammers, Kawa has slapped a European factory in the face four years ago with globally public test data.
Paloken studies data and respects data even more.
So he is neutral when it comes to data, and he doesn't care about the market or which company is strong or weak.
From the inside, as a piano technician, he knows that the development of piano craftsmanship from parts to the whole is inseparable from the deepening of music and technology by generations of pianists.
And the new pianos that have been updated from generation to generation have created more pianists.
This is a virtuous cycle, and there is no need to decide which came first, the chicken or the egg.
Therefore, while he hopes that the players will show their style on the field, he also hopes that the players will have more choices under their guidance.
Sighing, Paloken put away his work diary and ended the day's work.
Tomorrow his work will be more complicated. As usual, he will have to start another job for the preliminary competition in a month.
For example, respond to invitations from several piano manufacturers.
Not a personal invitation.
After leaving the office, a staff member walked right in front of me.
"associate dean."
The staff stopped at an appropriate distance and spoke respectfully to Paloken.
...
At this time, at an inconspicuous small station in Norway, Old Porter picked up the young couple Shen Qingci and Liao Linjun.
The three of them got into a car while talking and laughing.
Half an hour later, the car also stopped at an inconspicuous place.
From the surrounding environment, it looks like a small workshop, with the fragrance of peach wood exuding all around.
"Come on, let's listen first. Liao's idea seems to be feasible."
Old Porter said, leading the two of them into the door of the small workshop.
...
Tokyo yamah piano factory.
Nobuyuki Toshii accompanied five technical workers overnight to test the latest CFX.
...
The Fazioli factory headquarters has always been outshone by Steinwei.
Ferrer, the master piano tuner of the Royal Conservatoire of Italy, had just put down the hammer in his hand, and he was also surrounded by ten staff members.
As a research project jointly developed by the college and Fazioli, as the person in charge, he has been busy with this project for more than two years.
Picking up the pen, he wrote down the last set of data.
...
The big guys seem to be busy.
Of course, Qin Jian was also very busy in the last few days of the year.
In addition to practicing piano and arranging programs every day, I also accompany my mother to buy New Year's goods, and accompany my father to attend some unavoidable entertainment events, etc.
Although the time is a little squeezed, it is still fulfilling.
On the afternoon of the last day before New Year's Eve, Qin Jian and Fang Xiaoyu rushed to the Municipal Cultural Center to participate in the last rehearsal.
When Qin Jian came in, he happened to catch up with a program that had just ended. When the director saw Qin Jian coming, he quickly stopped what he was doing and responded with a smile on his face. Even the scene that was noisy just now became quiet.
This treatment is a bit like the entrance of a big-name celebrity.
But in Fang Xiaoyu’s words, the master is the star of Yangcheng.
Of course Qin Jian is not a star.
The director is not a real director, but a cultural center staff member who is responsible for arranging the Spring Festival Gala program.
At best, he is an older staff member, but his qualifications cannot stand up to Qin Jian at all.
What's more, he is counting on Qin Jian's finale show to support him. In so many years, he has never seen such a high-end show.
If the party is beautifully organized, he will get a lot of benefits.
After a few polite words.
"How about you come first to the next show?" the director said in a flattering tone.
Qin Jian shook his head and said with a smile, "No need, Director Liu, just follow the order."
He was not in a hurry, and Qin Jian was stuck in time, so there were not many programs left for him at this time.
Just wait, after all, everyone comes in order.
"Okay." The director said, turning around and motioning to the staff on the stage, "On to the next show."
The interrupted rehearsal continued lively.
Until Qin Jian's show came on, the scene became quiet again.