At the beginning of the opening ceremony, the Deputy Minister of Culture of Poland, Luxinkwiwisz, delivered a speech.

First of all, he thanked every guest and judge present.

In his speech, he mentioned words of gratitude to the judges, and he thanked the judges for their hard work.

He said: "Since the beginning of this year, the organizing committee of the competition has received more than 300 participants from all over the world to record CDs, under the careful listening of the judges and professors, the jury carefully selected 160 for the preliminary round of the concert, and selected 80 piano contestants for the main competition, in this process, our judges and professors have paid hard work and sweat, on behalf of the Polish government, I thank every judge for their efforts and dedication." ”

"Thank you very much to the young piano artists who participated in this competition, you have brought us surprise and hope and let us enjoy the music. ”

"The competition will continue, and I would say that for the spirit of the Chopin Piano Competition, there is no winning or losing. ”

"If you love music, please take this experience as an important moment in your life journey, strive for your musical ideals, and wish you success in your future artistic career and realize your musical dreams. ”

"Finally, I wish you the best in the next competitions and leave the most beautiful chapter in your musical life. ”

Luxinkveyš's speech was met with applause from the audience.

Then Branhano and Pacenro also took the stage to speak.

After all the speeches, the formal concert session began.

For the next hour, the jury representatives and the invited pianists dedicated their Chopin music.

The last piece of music was performed by a Polish teenager, about eight or nine years old.

He played a Nocturne in F sharp major.

His playing is immature, but there is an indescribable poetry.

He had a full forehead and curly hair like Chopin.

He left a rare memory for everyone that night, and gorgeously pulled down the curtain of the opening ceremony.

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Last night, the whole of Warsaw was bathed in a serene nocturne.

I believe that every player in the Bulg Hotel had a good night's sleep.

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On October 3rd, the weather was fine.

Under the morning light, the entire Warsaw Philharmonic Hall is full of life from afar.

As the camera approaches, the flags of various countries planted on the gray façade have been renewed.

Nine a.m.

The main hall of the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall is no longer as quiet as it was before last night's curtain.

At this time, there was a lot of commotion.

It's noisy, but it's not cluttered.

The entire concert hall is decorated as if it is going to welcome the New Year.

The seats in the lobby on the first floor and the onlookers on the second floor are covered with red velvet chair covers, and the clusters of crystal chandeliers at the top of the hall emit a soft white light.

In the two rows of special seats at the back of the hall, the judges' cards, which symbolize the highest honor, are placed in a straight position.

Camera, recording, sound, lighting, staging, housekeeping, all the staff are checking the final work at hand.

In an hour, the first round of the Chopin International Piano Competition, held every five years, will be held here.

This competition, which has lasted for nearly a year since the official announcement of the audition registration, is finally about to start the real opening battle.

At 9:30 a.m., there was already a bustle outside the lobby of the main hall.

Everywhere you look, there are reporters, tourists, spectators, and perhaps one or two of them wearing hats, masks, or dressed like fashionistas, who are just posing as spectators today.

Today, a number of glass display cases have been added to the lobby, which display the introduction and collection photos of the previous Chopin Competitions.

These are not common on weekdays.

Qin Jian stood in front of a set of display cabinets, and did not move his steps for a long time.

He even had some doubts about the authenticity of the set of photos in front of him at this moment.

In the photo, two high-spirited young men are looking at the camera with their shoulders crossed, one of whom is Branhano who is still young.

It's nothing.

But the other young man is outrageous.

"A long-haired and unruly young man in a punk outfit?"

Qin Jian didn't expect Shen Qingci 15 years ago to be so profligate offstage.

Long.

He took out his phone and took a picture.

As soon as he put down his mobile phone, Duan Ran came over on the side, "What are you shooting?"

Without waiting for Qin Jian to speak, Duan Ran was obviously also attracted by the photos in the display case, and muttered, "Oh my God." ”

The two met and were speechless for a while.

"What about Yinuo and Natsuki, why did they come back?"

Qin Jian looked at his watch, "I'm about to enter." ”

Duan Ran glanced at his phone again, then raised his head and said, "Xia Shu said that soon, they must still be accompanying in the background." ”

While the two were talking, it didn't take long for Natsuki to rush over.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Yinuo let us go in first, don't wait for her, can we enter the venue now?"

"Let's go. ”

Qin Jian said, and walked into the arena with the audience who bought tickets behind the second girl.

Qi Feng was already waiting in the player's seat, and the four of them sat down quietly.

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At 9:50, the first buzzing bell rang in the concert hall, 10 minutes before the start of the game.

Judging from the current seating, the audience area is basically full.

10:00。

The second bell rang, the passage on the right side of the hall was opened, and the 17 judges of this year's Chopin Competition appeared.

After going through the closing preliminary round, they finally appeared with the public.

Their appearance caused a commotion at the scene.

The commotion didn't last long, and with the appearance of the red-dressed host, the audience fell silent.

The hostess first introduced each judge according to the process.

Then she read out the order of the arena.

At this point, all the pre-race processes have come to an end.

"The first round of the competition has officially begun. ”

At last.

There was silence at the scene.

She pulled out a color card.

A tense atmosphere suddenly rose on the stage.

Everyone is waiting for what's next!

Moment.

The hostess continued to speak in her thick Polish and read out an introductory sentence excitedly.

"The first player to come out was the number 21 from Great Britain, Alish Fripp. ”

Born in London on 13 September 1993, he was taught by his father, who was able to play Bach's piano works by the age of four, and has been studying piano with Ben Shive at the Royal Academy of Music since 2010 and is currently a student. ”

His repertoire for this round includes Etude in 8F major, Etude in E flat major 11, Nocturne in D flat major in .2 flat, and Witty Sonics in Op. 54E major. ”

"He will use a Yamah piano. ”

As the host's voice fell, two staff members pushed a gorgeous and elegant CF7 to the center of the stage.

Moment.

The staff members left the venue with the host.

Under applause.

The No. 21 bearded man with a concise resume walked out of the side of the stage.

He wore a well-fitting black dress today.

There is also a red bow tie.

He came to the piano, turned around and bowed.

Seated.

The audience was silent.

The warm light of the stage focused on him, and this light illuminated every figure who left his voice for Chopin.

Slowly, he raised his hand.

"Wow. ”

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The first battle in the cage, the brawl begins.