Chapter 393: Semifinals

The Queen Elizabeth Contest has entered a white-hot stage, and related topics continue to rise in popularity on Twitter and Weibo.

Although Liao Yuan's song "Missing Through Time and Space" did not receive too high praise internationally, it also allowed him to successfully advance to the top six.

After watching this game, for many people, Liao Yuan didn't seem to be as terrible as he imagined, he seemed to be just a little bit better than Marishi's performance.

However, it was precisely this point that became the last straw that broke the camel's back, and Arimarish was defeated in an instant.

Many people think that Arimaris is not worth it, and think that if Arimaris does not go off the rails, if he judges the length of the game based on his strength alone, the result may be a huge turnaround.

But industry veterans know that there's nothing wrong with Marlis.

Because in terms of strength alone, Arimaris is too bad.

Arima Lishi also understands this deeply, she knows that her strength is not as good as the other party, so she found another way, but the dangerous move failed to change the situation of the battle.

But she was not discouraged, because she knew that in terms of comprehensive strength, Liao Yuan would definitely crush 99% of the so-called genius pianists in the world.

Her defeat under Liao Yuanjun's hands was not a big surprise to her, this huge mountain can rarely be climbed over.

The same goes for yourself.

It's just that when the result appeared, deep down in her heart, there was still a trace of regret.

After the sixth game of Liao Yuan vs Youmaris, the first stage of the game was temporarily over.

So far, the top six places in the Queen Elizabeth Piano Competition have also been results.

They are Liao Yuan, Lin Weiyin, Zuochuan Taro, Wu Di, Sean Wild, and Liu Jae-hyuk.

As soon as this result came out, there was an uproar in music review programs and major media around the world.

Compared with the previous Queen Elizabeth Grand Competition, this time, Asians can be said to have swept the top six in the competition, except for the black American pianist Sean, the rest of the players who advanced are all Asians.

Among them, Liao Yuan, Lin Weiyin, and Wu Di are all Chinese, while Taro Zuochuan is Japanese, and Liu Jaehyuk is Korean.

In this case, Twitter can be described as setting off a huge wave.

People in Europe and the United States, when they were angry with the young pianists in their respective countries, people of all races also pinned their hopes on the black pianist Sean and began to cheer for Sean.

At this moment, Sean seems to have become a hero standing on the last line of defense.

Even on the day of the results, U.S. President John F. Kennedy tweeted Sean's promotion.

You know, Sean is a pianist personally introduced by President Kennedy.

He was invited to play at the White House, which made Sean's name truly sing in the world.

With Kennedy's praise, the major news media have also begun to hype this music contest as if they were playing chicken blood, which has also pushed the popularity of the Queen Elizabeth Contest to the highest.

In recent days, short videos and news reports about the competition have often topped the hot search lists of major platforms.

At the end of the game, the list of the top six matchups was also decided by draw.

They are Lin Weiyin VS Sean Wild, Liao Yuan VS Liu Jaehyuk, Wu Di VS Taro Zuochuan.

At the same time, the players who failed to advance also began to draw lots, and they will decide the list of seventh to twelfth places, but compared to the top six, these players who failed to advance only received honorary certificates, and there were no follow-up material rewards to obtain.

In the midst of all the anticipation, there was not the slightest stagnation, and the next day, the top six matches officially began.

In the first game, Lin Weiyin VS Sean Wild.

Sean is a black pianist with a height of 1.95 meters, but his figure is not as strong as other black people, he looks very slender, and even his facial features are very delicate.

Similar classical piano competitions did not have too fancy performances in other programs, and even before that, the competition party had rejected the funding of many sponsors, as if the officials wanted to distinguish this competition from the bewitching and cheap goods of the outside world.

Overall, for the spectators and players, the look and feel of the game is more clean.

The contestants only showed up a little before the opening and accepted the photos of the media reporters, but refused to be interviewed.

So, after a short adjustment, the race officially began.

The first to play was Lin Weiyin.

Today's Lin Weiyin has a long black dress, her waist looks full and gripable, her fair skin looks extremely dazzling in the light, looking back, her lips are lightly pursed, and she is full of charm.

There is no surprise that Lin Weiyin is still playing the Chopin series.

The song is called "Nature's Andante and the Brilliant Grand Polonaise Dance", which is the most difficult and the most glorious piece of Chopin's Poloniz series, this piece is divided into two parts, and Lin Weiyin is now playing the second piece.

At the same time, this song is also a special song for undergraduate entrance examinations in many conservatories around the world, and it is a very memorable song for many candidates, so when they witnessed Lin Weiyin playing this music, many music students in the audience felt the tremor of their fingers, and remembered the fear of being dominated by the brilliant "Big Pineapple Girl" in those years.

The song emphasizes the control of emotions, and although many candidates rely on rote memorization and even muscle memory, if they do not express their emotions, they will still get a low score.

But there is no doubt that as a contemporary female version of Chopin, Lin Weiyin brought an absolutely masterful performance, and every dance of her body and fingers brought everyone on the scene a high level of enjoyment.

It was a groan from the soul, like hearing Chopin's ten-conductor dance in contemporary times.

There are even admirers of Chopin, who can't help but dance to the sound of the piano when they hear the lyrics.

"When it comes to the finals, it is obvious that the players are in a more tense state......

"The performance quality is also more than one notch higher. ”

"The more critical it is, the more everyone has to take out the works at the bottom of the box. ”

"Lin Weiyin is worthy of the gold medal winner of the Chopin Competition. ”

Sean's expression was very solemn, and it seemed that he was not too sure. ”

"He was pinned on the high hopes of the entire American piano community, and even the entire European and American continents, and if he failed, he would be scolded to death when he returned home. ”

"President Kennedy also put a lot of pressure on him, but in the face of this brilliant big Polonaise, he may really have to stop in the top six and go home. ”

"Mr. Sean's strength is terrifying, and there may be a reversal. ”

"Having said that, Miss Lin's strength and state are still the same as back then, and the degree of amazement this piece brought to me is no less than the performance of the 2020 Chopin International Piano Competition......"