The next day, the seventh Huayun Competition officially started.
At 4 p.m., seven major venues started their first-round showdown at the same time.
As the first major group, the piano group still continued the previous competition results. New Huayun teenagers from various competition areas started fierce competition in the first round.
The male contestant recommended by the Jiangsu Provincial Musicians Association took the lead with Chopin etude op10.no2, showing his mature right-hand technique.
It is worth noting that this player is only 16 years old.
And 16 years old is not the youngest among all the contestants in this piano group. Xue Lin Jiayi, the contestant recommended by the Maritime Musicians Association, is only 15 years old.
This little girl from the High School Affiliated to Haishi Conservatory of Music also played Chopin’s etudes, op.25.no11, in the first round of performances.
Her playing is smooth, her tone is delicate, and she has a strong desire for musical expression. She is one of the few players who made zero mistakes in this round.
The player who also made zero mistakes was Liu Haobin, a player recommended by the Hui Provincial Musicians Association.
This player Qin Jian was extremely impressed. At the opening of the lottery ceremony last night, this player shouted his name several times.
Liu Haobin also played Chopin etude op25.no5 in the first round.
His performance is not as flamboyant as when he is sitting in the audience.
Qin Jian commented like this in his score sheet——
‘Restrained, free to relax, precise in rhythm, and with a strong sense of direction in phrase processing’
In the first round, Qin Jian gave Liu Haobin the highest score among the 34 players, 90.3.
Qin Jian, a player from Quan Province, paid special attention to it. He was a local player from Nanshi named Hu Sheng, and his instructor was Mr. Lin Jiahui.
Hu Sheng played 26 bars of 740 and was the only contestant who played Czerny etudes in the first round.
The difficulty and counterpoint of the continuous passage of chords and arpeggios in this exercise is not as simple as it sounds.
Hu Sheng's playing is clear, the phrases are distinct, and his right hand moves quickly and steadily.
There is an obvious weak link in Qin Jian's ears - the wrist of his right hand is not relaxed enough during the performance, causing the rhythm of some sentences with two hands to swing.
Qin Jian gave a fair score of 87.2.
Looking at the first round of competition, most players chose Xiao Lian, and a few players chose Liszt, Czerny, and Scriabin. This is obviously different from the first round of the previous competition.
In the first round of the last competition, a variety of songs could be heard in the audience.
Among them, there are many people like Qin Jian who choose single movements of sonatas for competition.
Two years later, although this change cannot directly reflect the improvement in the average piano education level in various places, the music selection direction of the players and instructors is obviously more professional and international than before.
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Overall, for the Huayun Competition, a national competition, this average change implies a reflection of the development and progress of the discipline.
The first round of the piano competition ended with contestants from Gan Province.
After all 34 contestants finished their performances, the audience gave them warm applause.
Under the applause, the 21 domestic and foreign judges and the on-site notary staff became busy.
Twenty minutes later, the advancement status of the first round was announced live on the big screen on the stage.
Lin Jiayi, recommended by the Shanghai Musicians Association, ranked first in the first round with a score of 93.32.
Luo Jiaming, recommended by the Chinese Musicians Association, ranked second with a score of 91.26.
Liu Haobin, recommended by the Hui Provincial Musicians Association, ranked third with a score of 90.75.
Judging from the average scores of the 21 judges, the gap between the top three contestants is still relatively obvious.
After that, four to six were won by players from Guangzhou, Suzhou, and Shaanxi.
Quan Province player Hu Sheng was only ranked 17th, in a relatively dangerous position.
The scores given on the spot will mean elimination on the spot, and those who are ranked after 22nd place will have to regret and stop the next round.
However, the organizing committee has arranged a new link in this competition - professional evaluation and guidance.
In order to allow every contestant to gain enough from this competition, the organizing committee arranged master classes composed of domestic and foreign judges on non-competition days between each round of competition.
21 domestic and foreign judges provided one-on-one live stage guidance to the contestants during different non-competition periods, including in-depth analysis of the contestants' competition repertoire.
Players can choose courses at any time with their participation certificate.
16:00 pm on the third day of the competition.
The master class held by domestic specially invited judge Qin Jian opened on time at the Zhongshan Concert Hall.
All 34 contestants were present.
The open site not only had contestants, but also piano professionals from all over the country, piano enthusiasts, piano children and their parents, and reporters from several media outlets in Yanjing.
For Qin Jian's first public master class in China, all walks of life inside and outside the circle paid sufficient attention and attention.
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At 16:05, Qin Jian walked out of the backstage wearing casual clothes and walked onto the stage with a microphone in hand.
"Wow——"
The audience burst into applause.
Facing the almost full house, he said hello to everyone.
"good afternoon everyone."
His words, which were completely humorless, probably caused a burst of laughter from the audience due to his friendly expression.
The atmosphere at the scene made people feel relaxed from the beginning.
"very good."
Qin Jian smiled, then raised his hand and walked to the piano, "Who comes first?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the players sitting in the front row looked at each other.
"I!"
At this moment, Liu Haobin raised his hand and stood up at the same time, becoming the second focus of the scene.
The players on the side remembered him, and many of them noticed the score sheet on the big screen. Qin Jian gave Liu Haobin the highest score.
"good."
Qin Jian clapped his hands and said, "Come on stage."
Liu Haobin walked onto the stage easily. "Hello, Teacher Qin." He said and bowed respectfully to Qin Jian.
"Come on." Qin Jian motioned Liu Haobin to sit down and said with a smile, "Let's play the wrong-note etude again."
The audience laughed.
op25.no5 is also known as the ‘mispronounced’ or ‘miao’ or ‘hiccup’ etude because of its special melody composition.
Liu Haobin sat down and started playing his first round of music, Xiao Lian op25.no5.
Qin Jian stood aside and listened and observed closely.
Three and a half minutes passed quickly.
Liu Haobin finished the last note, stopped his hand and looked at Qin Jian.
The scene was quiet.
Qin Jian took the lead in applauding with a hum, "My performance was much better than yesterday."
The speakers sent Qin Jian's words to every corner of the audience.
"Wow--"
There was a roar of wow, and the players in the audience immediately responded
He performed much better than yesterday - much better - Liu Haobin already took third place yesterday, doesn't that mean...
Lin Jiayi blinked at Qin Jian with big curious eyes. She was waiting for Qin Jian's next words. She really wanted to hear what Qin Jian said op25.no5.
"Let me correct a misconception first."
Qin Jian raised the microphone and looked at the audience.
"The difficulty of this etude in E minor has always been underestimated,"
"Although this piece avoids fast running techniques, I recommend that you practice it carefully, especially for people with small hands."
As he spoke, Qin Jian put down the microphone and walked to the piano.
He raised his hand and lowered the keys, and a series of relaxed and smooth "hiccups" rose from the stage in a relaxed and controlled manner.