After Seiji Ozawa waved his baton, there was still some time before the piano part entered. Jiang Chao, who was sitting in front of the piano, walked for a while.

Jiang Chao closed his eyes, reviewed his life in a very short time, reviewed Chopin's life, and finally quickly listened to the perfect tune in his mind.

When he finished doing this, the principal violinist of the symphony orchestra brought Jiang Chao back to reality with a very wonderful flower. Jiang Chao smiled slightly, and the hand that had nowhere to put it had been raised, and the piano appeared.

The audience in the concert hall held their breath. Banner stared intently at Jiang Chao's fingers, Liu Shihan closed her eyes gently, and Maitherine looked at Jiang Chao's face with a serious face.

When Jiang Chao's fingers directed the piano to jump out of the melody, it was obvious to the naked eye that Seiji Ozawa showed a surprised expression. Banner's eyes widened on the second floor, and his mind resonated with an incredible resonance.

- That's what it feels like, this fiery vitality!

Mertherine shook her head involuntarily and sighed softly, a sigh of admiration. She watched Jiang Chao's videos many times, but none of them were so moving as listening to Jiang Chao's performance live.

Liu Shihan closed her eyes and laughed. Last time, Jiang Chao played this piece, which made Liu Shihan fall in love with classical music. Hearing the long-awaited performance again this time, Liu Shihan only felt extremely happy.

Under the world's top band and top conductor, Jiang Chao fell into a dream that was even more real than the last time he played this piece in Kyoto.

Forgetfulness, immersion, 35%!

……

After the concert, the German Prize has not officially ended. The results of the Grand Final will be announced in five days.

And during the period from the music recital to the announcement of the results of the competition, the contestants who participated in the finals were not idle.

On the first day, the organizing committee of the competition filmed a video for each contestant who entered the finals. This video is divided into three parts, the first part is to share his experience of learning the piano, the second part is to share his mental journey to participate in the German Prize, and the third part is called face-to-face with the master, there will be a master who is proficient in music and art as the host, chatting with the contestants, and asking some questions by the way, probably the content is of course inseparable from music art.

When sharing his experience of learning the piano, Jiang Chao said: "I want to thank my father, who opened the door to the music hall for me. I vividly remember that afternoon, when my father played Serenade, when I was only five or four—I can't remember, but it was at that time that I fell in love with the art of music......"

When talking about the mental journey of this German Prize Competition, Jiang Chao first made a joke: "Oh, this competition experience has let me know that it is best to prepare a pen for the next competition." ”

This stalk originated from Jiang Chao's after the game, a female fan came up to him to sign an autograph, but Jiang Chao didn't bring a pen, and the female fan didn't either, and finally the female fan was very angry and asked Jiang Chao to take his limited edition Chanel lipstick and sign it on the same limited edition Italian white dress. Jiang Chao couldn't help but be shocked on the spot.

Then, Jiang Chaocai's expression became serious: "Being able to work with the world's top bands and conductors, and in a top concert hall like Texas Concert Hall, and there are so many listeners who love classical music, is also an important life experience for me......

Finally, during the face-to-face session with the master, Jiang Chao was surprised to find that the master who came to chat with him turned out to be Seiji Ozawa. Music knows no borders, and this island artist who grew up in China has a constant affection for China, and is an artist that Jiang Chao respects very much. So Jiang Chao was also a little nervous at the beginning.

Ozawa Seiji first asked what Jiang Chao meant by the stalk of the "pen", and after Jiang Chao explained it clearly, Ozawa Seiji couldn't help laughing. After laughing, the atmosphere was a lot more relaxed, and then I chatted with Jiang Chao. Of course, the conversation revolves around music. Both of them could feel each other's appreciation for themselves, and they chatted very happily.

Seiji Ozawa asked, "What do you think is the most important thing about your style that distinguishes you from many of the top pianists, even some of the late masters?"

Jiang Chao thought for a while, "I think it's vitality." Whatever the composer's original intention was in writing this piece, whether he wrote it with pathos or melancholy – it was because of his love of life, his love of life, and every time I read the score, I could see those fiery emotions in the notes......"

……

Starting the next day, the video of each contestant was broadcast on the International Classical Music Channel. At the same time, videos of live concerts have been produced and broadcast on major video websites and television. The audio has been made into lossless sound quality for enthusiasts to download.

As a result, classical music lovers from all over the world will be able to take the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the contestants.

Since then, vitality has become an important label for Jiang Chao as a pianist.

Starting from the third day, the organizing committee recorded a program of masters commenting on the styles of each contestant.

A leading figure in the piano world, Lang Lang's teacher, Graffman, professionally and impartially commented on the style characteristics and repertoire performance of each player. When commenting, he didn't mention who had a better performance among the contestants, but after commenting on Jiang Chao's performance, he used a sentence: "Not surprisingly, if this young man continues to walk on the road of art, he is likely to become the second classical music leader from the East after Lang Lang!"

Such a high evaluation, and from the mouth of such a serious master, the outside world was shocked. Everyone couldn't help but start speculating whether the gold award this time had been set for Jiang Chao.

In such an atmosphere, Mercelyn spoke again in surprise. In an interview with reporters, Messerine did not hesitate to appreciate Jiang Chao, praised Jiang Chao's performance, and even used exaggerated words such as "the best" and "looking at history". In the end, the reporter couldn't help asking: "Do you think Jiang Chao will win the gold medal this time?"

Mutherine rightly asked, "Do you think there's a better fit?"

On the Internet, everyone is also discussing the results of this competition. Not surprisingly, discerning people agree with Mercelyn. Of course, the possibility of another bye cannot be ruled out. But no matter how you look at it, whether it is Mercelyn or Jiang Chao in this competition, they have won the gold medal level.

Although there are a few people who think that Mercelyn is superior, it is basically negligible.

In a tense atmosphere, it was finally the day of the award ceremony.

Joseph Polich, director of the Juilliard School, was a special guest to announce the results of the competition.

"First of all, I want to give my first joy to the organizing committee of the Texas International Piano Competition - because, after 20 years, they finally have a gold medal. Look at the old man, he is looking forward to seeing the ceremony of the gold medal again in his lifetime!" said Joseph Polich, gesturing to his old friend, the chairman of the organizing committee.

The scene erupted in laughter.

The old friend smiled helplessly.

After it quieted down.

"Just kidding. Well, then, I'm going to announce the results—" Joseph Polich earnestly raised the list in his hand this time, and read it from the last one in turn. Jiang Chao's name did not appear in the front, and until the name of Mercelyn appeared in the second place, everyone knew that there was no suspense.

Finally, Joseph Polich said loudly in the midst of all the attention: "So, congratulations to Jiang Chao from Huaguo, who became the first Chinese to win the Texas International Piano Competition!"

Thunderous applause.