500. The Encounter of the Top Heaven Groups Across the Door
The Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, as the designated venue for the Chopin Competition, is not really luxurious in appearance.
From a distance, it looks like a milky white condensed milk box.
As the car approached, the condensed milk box gradually became clearer.
"is teacher."
Following the direction of Duan Ran's finger, Qin Jian also saw the figure carrying a large travel bag and sunglasses in front of the front entrance through the car window.
"We are five minutes late." Duan Ran kept looking at the time along the way.
"Don't worry." Qin Jian patted the back of her hand, "Teacher Shen won't blame me."
The two got off the car.
Duan Ran hesitated for a moment, then took Qin Jian's arm.
She hadn't seen Shen Qingci for almost a year since Vienna. Although a lot of things had happened to her in the past year, it was inevitable that before meeting Shen Qingci, she still had the same feeling she had when she was a child before taking professional classes.
Feeling the strength coming from his arm, Qin Jian smiled, said nothing, and strode forward.
At this time, Shen Qingci also saw the two of them.
"Teacher Shen." Qin Jian stepped forward and greeted him naturally.
then.
"teacher."
Duan Ran looked timid like a young daughter-in-law meeting an elder. Logically speaking, she should be the one who is confident and confident. To be honest, Shen Qingci is her mother-in-law, but she is a little embarrassed.
Shen Qingci was not surprised by the scene in front of him. He had noticed the flirtation between the two people since he was in Tokyo.
As someone who has been there, he understands, and from the bottom of his heart, he appreciates Qin Jian.
"How's it going? Have you adjusted the time difference?" Shen Qingci asked Qin Jian.
"It's okay, no big problem, it's just that the weather in Warsaw has been a bit hot recently." Qin Jian said with a smile.
Shen Qingci nodded and looked at Duan Ran: "What about you?"
"I'm fine too." Duan Ran said softly.
"That's okay," Shen Qingci looked at the time, "Hurry up, let's go in."
This is the first time Qin Jian has walked into this hall. The interior of the lobby is elegant and the warm-colored marble columns give people a comfortable feeling.
After passing through a U-shaped corridor, the three of them came to an open arch door. Shen Qingci showed an ID to the staff at the door and spoke a few words in Polish.
Qin Jian caught the change in expression on the staff's face. He was curious that Shen Qingci had taken back the ID in his hand.
"Hurry up, we only have half an hour." Shen Qingci said and stepped forward.
Qin Jian stopped thinking and hurried to follow.
After passing through another straight passage, the three of them walked up the steps, and Shen Qingci opened the door.
"here it is?"
There is a small stage in front of us, at least it cannot accommodate a four-horn orchestra.
Qin Jian's feeling was correct. This was not the main stage of the Warsaw Concert Hall, but it was not small either.
It's just because there are 5 three pianos placed side by side on the stage at this time.
Qin Jian thought that these five pianos should be the competition pianos prepared for the preliminary contestants.
Six Steinways, one each D-274 and upgraded 274s, one Fazioli 308, one Yamah-CFX, one Kawa-Skex, and one Bösendorfer Imperial 290.
Under the soft light, the five shining pianos lined up in a row make it feel a bit dazzling.
It seems that he and Duan Ran have used the back door to get an extra chance to test the piano. Qin Jian thought about it and asked: "Teacher Shen, is this where we will test the piano tomorrow?"
Shen Qingci nodded and said: "It is also the venue for your preliminary competition."
"Ah?" Duan Ran exclaimed in surprise, "This is the venue for the preliminary competition? But there are no auditoriums under the stage." Duan Ran looked around the entire space. Almost half of the stage was taken up, and there were no audience seats.
Seating.
Qin Jian also didn't expect that he had thought that the preliminary competition was open to the public, which made him have to think of a question, "Teacher Shen, so we won't be able to hear other players' performances in the preliminary competition?"
Shen Qingci also took off his sunglasses and looked around: "Yes, all the preliminary competition videos will be released on April 20. During this period, all competition videos will be confidential."
"That means that the organizing committee will announce the list of 80 people shortlisted for the main competition on April 20th, right?"
Shen Qingci sighed softly, a trace of reminiscence flashed in his eyes: "Yes, global announcement."
After a pause, he put down his backpack: "Okay, you go ahead and start. The main thing is to listen to the sound and see who comes first."
Qin Jian looked at Duan Ran: "You come first, hurry up." He said and turned on the recording on his phone.
Duan Ran didn't shy away. He took off his coat and walked to the 274s. After adjusting the piano bench, he raised his hand and started playing.
Winter wind.
The theme after the introduction kicked off the music, and the sound flow roared in the quiet space.
Shen Qingci took Qin Jian to the open space in the corner of the stage.
"Qin Jian, this position is where the judges' seat will be, about 15 meters away from the stage." Shen Qingci warned, "You have to pay attention to the volume at this distance."
When Duan Ran Dongfeng walked halfway, Shen Qingci shouted: "Turn off the pedal."
The sound of the piano in the space was not too dry, but still felt moist, which surprised him.
Shen Qingci explained: "The resonance of this venue has always been like this. Do you understand what I mean?"
Qin Jian nodded and said, this is indeed a very important thing, especially for the D major mazurka he prepared.
He thought about it again. If this was the case, his piano for the preliminary competition would have to have enough graininess and clarity.
He oscillated between kawa and yamah, and his playing style was destined to pass over the already thick-sounding European piano.
Duan Ran ended Dongfeng, played another nocturne, ran a syllable, and then walked off the stage.
Qin Jian: "Why don't you try something else?"
Duan Ran had already answered Qin Jian's question with his expression, "It's your turn."
Qin Jian handed the phone to Duan Ran and walked towards the stage.
Standing between skex and cfx, Qin Jian hesitated for about 10 seconds.
"Let's try you first."
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After the piano test, Shen Qingci spoke a lot to the two of them during lunch.
Qin Jian also raised some questions of his own regarding the other party's words, such as: "What determines the timbre 0.2 seconds after the note sounds?"
"I'll leave it to Liao Linjun to explain this question to you. I can only say that more than 90% of concert-grade grand pianos, regardless of brand or model, will have exactly the same timbre within the first 0.2 seconds of playing the same note.
"
Qin Jian naturally believed Shen Qingci's words, but the problem that followed was that he knew that the beginning of a note was particularly important, and he also knew that there were not a few notes in the music score that exceeded 0.2 seconds.
Trouble~
Thinking too much will naturally lead to trouble.
Looking at Duan Ran who was eating happily next to him, Qin Jian suddenly felt interesting and asked, "Is it delicious?"