723. Liao Linjun's worries in the unpredictable arena
Fang Zongyao continued the smooth tone of his first three rounds on the Fazioli piano.
As soon as he started playing the piano, he showed his active playing side.
He maintained a high playing volume throughout the first movement, which was in sharp contrast to Edmundo's first movement.
In contrast, his handling did not lose his personal highlights.
The techniques of the modern piano school are superior and the phrases are rich in variety.
The only regret is that he did not focus on playing the decorative melody in this movement more carefully.
This may be due to the fact that the volume of his performance was too high, and the melody and decoration did not appear to be integrated into one.
However, this does not count as a deduction, but if he can perform the decoration part in more detail, it should be a good bonus point.
The music came to the second movement, and Fang Zongyao obviously noticed the problem with the first movement.
He played this movement like a contestant, with deep emotion.
Xiao Yi's second movement is the essence of the whole piece. It connects three movements and serves as a continuation of the whole piece.
Edmundo abandoned the lyrical part of this movement in his performance design and only used it as a transitional movement.
Fang Zongyao split this movement into two parts, one half is the introduction and the other half is the introduction.
After switching to a minor key, his sentences emphasized the rhythm of the melody.
At this point in the performance, the structure of Xiao Yi's work that Edmundo left to the audience has been completely resolved by Master Fang.
The design of the second movement of Rachel is similar to that of Rachel. The modern piano genre that pays attention to the structural design of the work solves the problems left by Edmundo for Fang Zongyao here.
Starting from the second half of the second movement, Xiao Yi under his guidance successfully settled into the ears of the audience.
For the first time, he sublimated his music freely.
Under the stage lights, Master Fang's forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat.
His focused expression and movements of raising his arms and lowering his fingers were the same as on the stage of the Huayun Competition, and they had not changed at all.
He is used to tightening his waist when pedaling, and likes to turn down his wrists after a musical phrase ends.
These habits have accompanied him in his life for the past two years, surrounding him day after day.
In the past two years, his original intention has not changed, and his life goal is to become an excellent pianist.
Fang Zongyao has loved music since childhood and has outstanding talent. Fang Zongyao has always been at the forefront of his peers.
He originally represented the most powerful performer of China's young generation, until his defeat in the Huayun Competition.
But that failure did not frustrate him, but instead aroused his fighting spirit.
It was also that competition that made him realize that he didn't care about the results of the competition.
At the same time, he realized that he should have more room.
Freed from his father's rule, he left Yanjing and went to New York.
The second chapter of my piano life has ushered in.
The free living environment and new world did not let him lose himself.
During Julia's more than a year of piano learning, his piano skills and thinking about music have matured day by day.
This year he participated in four competitions, large and small, and gained valuable experience in each competition.
Gradually, he regarded the piano competition as a kind of self-examination.
This Chopin Competition is the final test of his two-year academic career.
Just because he doesn't value ranking doesn't mean he doesn't have confidence.
On the contrary, he will always be his most confident self on stage.
At the beginning of the third movement, Fang Zongyao's stage momentum exploded with the unison of Marek's waving strings.
The brisk rondo matured under his fingers, becoming romantic and delicate, mixed with sentimentality.
When the orchestra's theme appeared again, he outlined a little sadness in the smooth tone.
This is a simple musical performance. In order to express the integrity of the music, he was willing to be a green leaf in these fragments.
As the mood of the music approaches, the timbre of the piano gradually becomes equal to the symphonic color of the music.
Marek controlled the orchestra very well.
When the climax comes, the piano is not only not suppressed when it enters, but is increasingly highlighted with powerful musical performance and atmospheric control.
At this time, the audience in the audience seemed not to be watching the game, but to enter a concert.
On the piano keyboard, the fast-beating ten fingers once again demonstrated its ability to run fast sound groups.
The splendor and brightness were finalized on the final stage.
“Wow————————————————”
Marik stopped.
Fang Zongyao turned his wrist and withdrew his hand.
Under the warm applause, Fang Zongyao showed a rare smile.
He wiped all the sweat off his hands, then stood up and took the initiative to shake Marek's hand.
There is a detail here. Marek took over Fang Zongyao's hand only after he stepped off the podium.
This is a conductor's respect for the soloist.
From the rehearsal to the end of today's performance, Fang Zongyao left an excellent impression on Marek.
In Marik's words, 'His Chopin has its own temperament, and his sense of cooperation with the orchestra has a mature gentlemanly demeanor.'
With the final bow, Fang Zongyao left the stage with satisfaction.
He is already satisfied with today's performance.
As for the rest, he just wanted to go backstage and listen to the performances of the next few people.
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When he came out of the backstage, waiting for Fang Zongyao were not only Xia Shu and the butler in gray clothes, but also Qin Jian and Duan Ran.
He took the handkerchief handed over by Xia Shu and looked at Qin Jian.
The two Chinese youths looked at each other, and Qin Jian gave him a thumbs up.
Fang Zongyao nodded. He understood Qin Jian's gestures, and then smiled, "Okay."
He kept the rest in his heart, 'I'll leave the rest to you.'
Whether it's the Huayun six teams or the Huaguo national team, he has done his best for his part.
"You're great."
Xia Shu's hug was a little late, maybe it was Qin Jian's fault.
At this moment, the host's voice sounded again on the stage.
"The next player to appear is player No. 37 Li Xianlong..."
...
At the backstage entrance, a Singaporean boy with glasses took a deep breath and prepared for his final entrance.
Five minutes later, his final performance began.
...
Li Xianlong, who only turned 17 at the end of this year, made it to the finals of the Chopin Competition. This is a rare achievement in itself.
His performance tonight also changed a bit compared to the previous three rounds. He no longer played with racing skills, but showed a calm temperament in the first movement.
The lyrical part of the second movement can be said to be fully classical.
It's a pity that after listening to the whole song in its entirety, the beauty of its three movements is not maintained at the same level.
Especially in the third movement, perhaps due to nervousness at the last moment, his playing speed dropped due to two wrong notes.
Marik made prompt corrections, but inevitably the traces of music lag were recorded by every ear present.
But despite this, the audience could tell that Li Xianlong was trying very hard to play this song well.
If you play carefully, the music won't be too bad.
In the end, his finish was pretty good.
He was sent off with applause and the game entered halftime.
The judges' table became busy.
In the second half, No. 57 will take the stage first.
The end of the overall competition is getting closer and closer.