Qin Jian was woken up by two consecutive phone calls from Shen Qingci.
"Ahem, Teacher Shen."
There was already a bit of winter chill in the hotel room in the late autumn morning. "Hmm, I just woke up." He coughed and sat up, put on his coat and sat up.
He just leaned on the head of the bed, then sat up with a start.
"November 6th!?"
For a moment, his sleepiness disappeared.
On the phone, Shen Qingci continued: "Don't panic, there is still enough time, but you have to cheer up for this matter."
Qin Jian couldn't wait to fly back home now.
Does ten days of preparation for a concert count for him now?
Doesn't count.
If it was just an ordinary reporting performance, would he need to be nervous?
unnecessary.
But if it escalates to 'reporting a concert to the motherland', this is a huge event for him.
Shen Qingci continued on the phone: "Today you draft three ninety-minute repertoire lists for me. I have to submit them to the dean as soon as possible."
Qin Jian thought for a while: "Who is the concerto orchestra for this concert?"
He wasn't sure if he could still cooperate with Xia Dong on a stage of this level. If he could, that would be the best.
When Qin Jian heard this, he sighed inwardly, thinking that the only place to come to such a stage would be the National Symphony Orchestra.
Shen Qingci: "You go about your business first, and we will discuss the performance after you come back."
Qin Jian: "I know about Teacher Shen. I will draw up the program now. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time."
After hanging up the phone, Qin Jian got out of bed and washed his face, then took out his pen and sat at the table to draw up the program list.
...
While searching the repertoire carefully, Qin Jian thought about this concert.
First of all, there is no doubt that this concert is very important to him and is even directly related to his future development in China.
The mere fact that the Ministry of Culture sponsored it was enough for him to pay attention to.
According to Shen Qingci, both the current Prime Minister and the Vice-President of the State will attend.
No matter what, he will perform this concert beautifully.
Secondly, as his first solo concert in China, this concert is of extraordinary significance.
This symbolizes the first step of his career in the country.
Finally, Qin Jian considered the promotion of Chopin's music in China. As Xiao Sai's new top scholar, he must also contribute to the promotion of Chopin's music.
What's more, he loves Chopin's music from the bottom of his heart.
Sharing is a virtue.
He hopes that more Chinese people can pay attention to classical piano through Chopin's beautiful music, and even fall in love with classical music.
He wanted to tell people that classical music is not complicated and that it is not fundamentally different from market music.
Music should not be overly labeled by a certain group of people. This is a loss for both music and music lovers.
This idea was a luxury wish for him in the past, and it may still be a luxury wish now.
But the difference is that he feels that he has some real initiative at this moment.
...
An hour later, three playlists appeared in front of Qin Jian.
The second half of the three playlists all feature Xiao Er,
He believes that compared to Xiao Yi's grand structure, Xiao Er's melody is clearer and more moving.
In the three repertoires of the first half, he added Chopin's star works and several groups of works of his own choice.
He was not clear about the above review requirements, so during the production process, he arranged the first half of the three playlists into three completely different series.
But at that time, whichever method is adopted will be OK for him.
After sending the three playlists to Shen Qingci, it was only 9 o'clock.
Qin Jian used his energy to make a schedule for the year before.
‘Report Concert on November 6th’
‘Shen Qingci and Liao Linjun’s wedding on November 24th’
‘The German New Singing Competition starts on December 14th’
‘Recording op28 from December 23rd to 28th’
He wrote down the order of things that had been determined at a clear time, so that he could understand them clearly at a glance.
"They should all be in Germany by the end of December 14th."
He murmured, "After returning to China, I should start preparing for the judging of the Huayun Competition."
"We'll talk about this later."
Qin Jian's eyes returned to the schedule before December 14th.
....
From November 6th to December 14th, he not only had to be busy rehearsing, but he also had to completely sort out Chris' beginner's guide to piano and send it to He Jing.
During this period, he still had one more thing to arrange, which was to prepare for a small nationwide tour.
Shen Qingci and Liao Linjun had given him clear advice that night.
The most important thing is that he also has this wish,
The advice given by Liao Linjun is: "Six to eight games."
Although it has not yet been made clear which unit will be handed over to host the tour, according to Shen Qingci, this is all a trivial matter.
"Just count at least six games," Qin Jian pondered and wrote down 'Yanjing', 'Haishi' and 'Nanshi' in his notebook.
These three places are what he expected to definitely visit.
Although the report concert was also held in Yanjing, it was completely different from the concert he held personally.
So he planned to hold another show in Yanjing, "just in the school concert hall."
As the economic and cultural center of the South, ‘Shanghai-Ningbo-Hangzhou’ should open at least one or two shows.
As Nanshi is my hometown, it is best to schedule the performance at the last moment, just in time to go home and rest for two days after the performance.
...
The above are Qin Jian's current personal thoughts. Finally, he added "Kunshi" after Nanshi.
Duan Ran’s hometown should also go and get a fight.
These four places have been decided for the time being, and Qin Jian wants to discuss the rest after returning to his country.
...
At 11:30 noon, the translator knocked on the door and informed Qin Jian that the organizer's luncheon would be held on the 13th floor of the hotel half an hour later.
·After the unpalatable lunch, Qin Jian rushed to the Gdańsk Municipal Music Building.
He will prepare the stage for tonight's concert.
When he arrived at the scene, he was a little surprised to find that the orchestra he was performing with tonight was the student orchestra of the Gdańsk Conservatory of Music.
Even the conductor is a young conductor from Warsaw.
The young conductor excitedly said to Qin Jian: "I was at your final performance, and your number one was so exciting!"
The translator relayed these words to Qin Jian, who took the initiative to extend his hand to the other party, "Tonight's No. 1 will be even more exciting."
Seeing a group of peers looking at him with various curious eyes, Qin Jian suddenly thought of his own Spring of Figaro again.
Unconsciously, he felt a sense of intimacy with this young band.
This also made the following rehearsals more relaxed and interesting.
To be honest, although the overall quality of this orchestra is not as good as yesterday's Krakow Symphony Orchestra, it is better than its youth and vitality.
With the help of translators, Qin Jian told everyone a lot about his understanding of Xiao Yi.
He guided everyone on how to express emotions in the first theme of the first movement, and told everyone how to better listen to the sound effects between the piano and the orchestra.
A rehearsal is more like a master class.
In this process, Qin Jian's self-positioning became clearer and clearer.
This should also be the homework of a professional performer.