653. The hammer is finally settled! Both sides of the balance of fate
At the beginning of the opening ceremony, Lusink Weiwis, Deputy Minister of the Polish Ministry of Culture, took the stage and delivered a speech.
First of all, he thanked every guest and judge who was present.
In his speech, he mentioned the words of gratitude to the judges. He was very grateful to the pianists for their hard work.
He said: "Since the beginning of this year, the competition organizing committee has received recording CDs from more than 300 contestants from all over the world. After the judges and professors listened carefully, the jury carefully selected 160 candidates for the preliminary round of the concert.
80 piano contestants were selected for the main competition. In this process, our judges and professors put in hard work and sweat. On behalf of the Polish government, I would like to thank every judge for their hard work and dedication."
Lusink Weiweish finally said: "I am also very grateful to the young piano artists who participated this time. It is you who brought us surprises and hope and allowed us to enjoy music."
"The competition will continue. What I want to say is that for the spirit of the Chopin Piano Competition, there is no winning or losing."
"If you love music, please regard this experience as an important moment in your life journey and strive to pursue your musical ideals. I wish you success in your future artistic career and realize your musical dreams."
"Finally, I wish you all to perform at your best in the following competitions and leave the most beautiful chapter in your musical life."
Lucinkevish's speech received applause from the audience.
Then Branjano, Pacanro and others also came to the stage to deliver speeches.
After all the speeches were completed, the formal concert session began.
In the next hour or so, the jury representatives and the invited pianists dedicated their Chopin music.
The performer of the last piece of music is a Polish boy, about eight or nine years old.
The piece he played was Nocturne in F sharp major.
His playing is immature, but has an indescribable poetic quality.
He has a full forehead and curly hair like Chopin.
He left a rare memory for everyone that night and pulled down the curtain of the opening ceremony magnificently.
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Last night, the whole of Warsaw was immersed in a peaceful nocturne.
I believe that every player in the Baoge Hotel had a good sleep that night.
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On October 3, the weather was sunny.
Under the morning light, the entire Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall is full of life from a distance.
When the camera comes closer, a circle of national flags of various countries placed on the gray exterior wall has taken on a new look.
nine in the morning.
The main hall of the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall is no longer as quiet as it was before the curtain fell last night.
It was noisy here at this time.
Although noisy, it is not chaotic.
The entire music hall was decorated as if to welcome the New Year.
The seats in the lobby on the first floor and the spectator seats on the second floor were covered with red velvet chair covers, and a group of crystal chandeliers at the top of the hall emitted soft white light.
On the two rows of special seats located at the back of the hall, the judges' name cards, symbolizing the supreme honor, were placed neatly.
Camera, sound recording, sound, lighting, stage, general management, all staff are checking the final work at hand.
In one hour, the first round of the Chopin International Piano Competition, which is held every five years, will be held here.
This competition, which has lasted for nearly a year since the official announcement of audition registration, is finally about to begin its real opening battle.
At 9:30 in the morning, the main lobby was already bustling with activity.
Reporters, tourists, and spectators can be seen everywhere, and there may be one or two contestants wearing hats, masks, or dressed like fashionistas. They are just pretending to be spectators today.
Today, some glass showcases have been added to the lobby, which display introductions and collected photos of previous Chopin competitions.
These are not common in daily life.
Qin Jian stood in front of a group of display cabinets and did not move for a long time.
He even had some doubts about the authenticity of the photos in front of him.
In the photo, two high-spirited young people are looking at the camera with their arms around each other. One of them is Branjano, who still looks young.
This is nothing.
But the other young man was outrageous.
"A long-haired and unruly young man in punk clothes?"
Qin Jian never thought that Shen Qingci 15 years ago would be so wild in the audience.
a long time.
He took out his cell phone and took a photo.
As soon as he put down his phone, Duan Ran came over and asked, "What are you taking a picture of?"
Before Qin Jian could speak, Duan Ran was obviously attracted by the photos in the showcase and murmured: "Oh my god."
The two met each other and were speechless for a moment.
"Where are Yinuo and Xia Shu, why did they come back?"
Qin Jian looked at his watch and said, "We're about to enter the venue."
Duan Ran glanced at the phone again, then raised his head and said, "Xia Shu said right away, they must still be with her backstage."
As the two were talking, Natsuki hurried over in a short while.
"Sorry, sorry, Yinuo asked us to enter first and not wait for her. Shall we enter now?"
"Walk."
Qin Jian shouted and followed the two women into the arena together with the audience who bought tickets.
Qi Feng was already waiting at the player's seat. The four of them took a round and sat down quietly.
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At 9:50, the first buzzing bell rang in the music hall, 10 minutes before the start of the game.
Judging from the current seats, the audience area is basically full.
10:00.
The second bell rang, and the passage on the right side of the hall was opened, and the 17 judges of this Chopin Competition appeared.
After going through the closed preliminary round, they finally appeared in public.
Their appearance caused a commotion at the scene.
The commotion did not last long. As the host in red dress appeared, the whole place became quiet.
The female host first introduced each judge according to the procedure.
Then she read out the court order.
At this point, all pre-match procedures have ended.
"The first round of competition has officially begun."
at last.
There was silence at the scene.
She took out a color card.
A nervous atmosphere suddenly rose on the stage.
Everyone is waiting for what happens next!
moment.
The female host continued to read an introduction passionately in her strong Polish language.
"The first player to appear is player No. 21 from the UK, Alish Fripp."
"Born on September 13, 1993 in London, his first piano teacher was his father. When he was four years old, he could already play Bach's piano works. Since 2010, he has been following this teacher at the Royal Academy of Music.
.Sent studied piano performance and is still a student at school."
"His repertoire for this round of competition includes op10.no8 Etude in F major, op10.no11 Etude in E flat major, op27.no.2 Nocturne in D flat major, op.54 Scherzo in E major."
"He will use the yamah piano."
As the host finished speaking, two staff members pushed a gorgeous and elegant CF7 onto the center of the stage.
moment.
The staff left the stage together with the host.
Under applause.
The bearded No. 21 with a simple resume walked out from the side of the stage.
He wore a fitted black dress today.
And a red bow tie.
He came to the piano, turned around and bowed.
Take a seat.
The whole place was silent.
The warm stage light focused on him, and this light passed through every figure who left his own voice for Chopin.