Strictly speaking, the final of the Texas International Piano Competition in China can no longer be called a simple competition.

First of all, the venue for the competition is the Kyoto Concert Hall, which can accommodate 1,000 spectators. The recital hall adopts a series of modern architectural acoustic design, with top sound quality, top noise reduction, frequency characteristics, moderate reverberation time and uniform sound field distribution have reached the international top level, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the best concert hall in Guohua at present.

Then came the repertoire. The required repertoire for the final was Chopin Concerto 11 and 21.

"What is a concerto, that is, a whole orchestra performs with a pianist. Su Yan simply explained to Ding Xuan what a concerto was. Ding Xuan, Su Yan and Li Enzhu sat in the audience.

The biggest difference between the sonatas in the first two rounds of the concerto competition is that in addition to taking into account your own piano performance, you also have to take into account the performance of the orchestra.

"To be honest, the world's top piano competitions like Desai and Xiao Sai are generally no different from serious concerts in the finals. I heard that the symphony orchestra participating in this collaboration is the Donghai Symphony Orchestra, which is the best symphony orchestra in China!" Su Yan sincerely admired.

Ding Xuan doesn't understand serious music, but her mother does, and she is also a loyal fan of Li Yundi, so she will understand a little bit about it. Su Yan said this, Ding Xuan thought about it and sighed: "If that's the case, if the contestants can stand on the final stage, doesn't it already mean that they are at the level of performers?"

Su Yan thought for a while, "It's okay for you to understand it this way." The first place in each division of the German Prize can go directly to the beautiful country to participate in the main competition, and those who can get the ranking in the German Prize are basically very powerful people in this field. ”

The orchestra took the stage, each dressed in a solemn formal dress and of various ages, ranging from young cellists to gray-haired older violinists with glasses...... But no matter how big the age gap is, they all exude a refined temperament.

Jiang Chao wanted to be the second to take the stage, and in front of him was Kondo Yuki.

"Come on. Jiang Chao smiled lightly at Kondo.

"Thank you!" Kondo smiled at Jiang Chao. She patted her chest lightly, still a little nervous, and then gave herself a small fist, "I'll go!"

Offstage.

"The so-called "no first and no second" means that in the field of art, it is difficult for you to come up with an evaluation standard to classify art things as high and low. But classical music is not like this, as long as you understand classical music, you understand what is the beat, the weight...... If you understand the structure of music, you will be able to judge the level of each performer. ”

Su Yan was giving Ding Xuan science again, and Ding Xuan listened very carefully and nodded from time to time. At this point, he felt that the tie made him a little uncomfortable, and he loosened the tie easily with his hand.

The three of them, Su Yan and Lee Eun-joo wore dresses, while Ding Xuan wore suits and leather shoes.

Su Yan laughed: "Aren't you used to it?"

Ding Xuan nodded: "After all, I am a boy like the wind." ”

Li Enzhu smiled, he thought this Ding Xuan was really interesting.

As the orchestra took the stage, the audience's voices became quieter, and the venue fell silent.

......

Kondo's song is the same as Jiang Chao's.

"Chopin spent his whole life composing, but his works were dominated by piano music. There are only two concertos left, one of which is this Piano Concerto in E minor. Su Yan whispered.

Ding Xuan thought for a while and asked, "You know a lot, do you know how to play the piano?"

Su Yan's face flushed slightly: "I can't play the piano, but I can appreciate it, hehe." In addition to classical music, I also dabbled in paintings and literature from the classical period. ”

Ding Xuan looked at Su Yan and whispered, "It's amazing." Do you like classicist stuff?"

Su Yan nodded: "I like the style of the Baroque period......"

Ding Xuan was thoughtful. At this time, Kondo Yumi had already bowed lightly to the audience and the judges, and the audience erupted in warm applause, and then quickly fell silent.

The conductor nodded lightly and began waving his baton.

This scene reminded Ding Xuan below of a cat and a mouse, and he thought it was cool, and he couldn't help but pay more attention.

The beginning of the presentation of the piece is done by the orchestra. Under the emotional direction of the conductor, the orchestra players threw themselves into the music, marched solemnly, and immersed the audience of the entire concert hall as the melody sounded.

Kondo listened attentively. Unlike the band, the piano performer has no score, she listens patiently, silently counting the beats.

The first part of the presentation is mainly done by the orchestra, with the piano taking a secondary position.

From the second part onwards, the piano gradually takes the initiative, the melody of the orchestra and the piano complement each other, Kondo plays beautifully and very seriously, and every note of her seems to be tempered without mistakes, and it is in harmony in the performance of the orchestra.

Jiang Chao couldn't help but nod his head in the background, and Kondo's beautiful piano sound gave him a very quiet feeling, not in a hurry or slow, like the water of West Lake.

The judges nodded their heads as well, apparently quite satisfied with Kondo's beautiful performance.

"That's good!" Ding Xuan said sincerely.

Then, someone from behind gently patted Ding Xuan's shoulder. Ding Xuan turned around, she was a very cute-looking girl. At this moment, many thoughts flashed through Ding Xuan's mind, he felt that he should pretend to be cold, and the coldness in the little girl's eyes would be filtered to only cool but not cold.

But to Ding Xuan's disappointment, the little girl patted him on the shoulder not because of his handsomeness. The little girl put her fingers in front of her mouth and motioned for him not to speak.

Ding Xuan felt embarrassed for a moment, nodded lightly, and blushed.

At this time, Kondo's beautiful music came to an important place.

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From measure 329 onwards, Chopin makes this section extremely difficult and requires magnificent playing skills to master, and there are plenty of running sections in the piece, and the movement and melody of the piece are particularly strong, testing the explosive power of the player's fingers.

Jiang Chao's expression became solemn, and the song he chose was also this one, so he knew more clearly how difficult this part was for a girl, Jiang Chao stared intently at Kondo Yuyu. From this position, he could just see Kondo's graceful fingers.

Kondo's graceful expression is resolute, and the melody flows out of her hands.

Then, Jiang Chao became surprised, not only him, but also many senior listeners at the scene were surprised.

Kondo's graceful playing began to reveal a unique style. Her performance begins to be restrained, with delicate touches, focusing on the breathing and lines of sentences, which is different from the interpretation of this piece by Western performers in the past, as if people are in the artistic conception of Chinese painting.

Skillfully avoiding shortcomings and giving full play to the delicate emotional advantages of women, Jiang Chao couldn't help but nod and secretly admire.

Kondo plays beautifully and devotedly, and looks like a moving temperament.

In the end, the climax is completed in one go in a gentle and amorous atmosphere.

The audience was silent.

And Jiang Chao is also ready to take the stage.