After the arrival of Shunichi Minamino, the players from several other major regions also came to Liao Yuan's lounge one by one for a cordial and friendly exchange visit.

After all, according to the strength exposed at this stage, the A god in the Huaxia Division is the only player who exploded on the whole network during the competition.

He played many works such as "Castle in the Sky" and "The Street Where the Wind Lives", which were circulated all over the world, especially the "Rhapsody of War" series, which was played many times on the banks of the Danube River in Viana and was highly praised by pianists.

Therefore, whether it is strength or popularity, God A is undoubtedly in the first echelon.

Even if there is no accident, it is a sure thing that God A will win the final championship.

The champion of the first event was the American, and the winner of the second event was the Japanese, and now, coming to the third event, it is also the most promising year to win the championship in the Huaxia Division, and many domestic media are also vying to report it, attracting the attention of the whole people.

This event has become even more powerful because of this.

At 6:30 in the evening, in China, many players who paid attention to the One Emperor and Four Emperors International Piano Competition turned on the computer or Donghai Satellite TV for the first time to watch the live broadcast.

Ten minutes later, the global finals of the 3rd One Emperor Four Emperors International Piano Competition officially began.

The first to take the stage are the top 10 judges.

They come from all over the world, and there are even maestro musicians who hold positions in the five major concert halls.

Of course, they also belong to the same organization, the International Association of Music and Art, which belongs to UNESCO.

Because the One Emperor and Four Emperors Competition is held once a year, its popularity and prestige have gradually surpassed that of the Chopin International Piano Competition, especially the emergence of Liao Yuan, a player who can play a series of works such as "Rhapsody of War", which has caused turmoil in the entire industry.

Not long ago, Asian grand pianist Naoki Ando expressed his appreciation for God A's work "Castle in the Sky" through Twitter, saying that its sound is as pure and beautiful as the sky.

The Asian musicians special session to be held in the Golden Hall also sent an invitation to Liao Yuan to perform.

These news have spread in the crowd, and they have also completely established Liao Yuan's reputation in the industry.

Liao Yuan has also become one of the representatives of the current Chinese piano industry, and has the same status and popularity as young pianists such as Lin Weiyin and Meng Han.

After the ten judges were unveiled one by one, the Royal Orchestra of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw also played a few classical pieces of music before officially entering the competition.

The five contestants appeared in turn.

Liao Yuan is still wearing the mask familiar to the audience, and he has also become the most eye-catching one in the audience.

The audience applauded, but there was no such thing as a concert whistle and cheers.

In the gesture of the host of the competition, Phil, the applause was almost forbidden.

After the five contestants were introduced in turn, the audience fell silent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Amst's Royal Concert Hall, I'm host Phil Coulson, and now, I'm going to introduce you to the rules of the Grand Final of the Four Emperors Tournament. ”

Under the explanation of the host Phil, the audience quickly understood the rules of the competition system.

As in the finals of each major region, the competition still adopts the point system, and the player who wins each PK event will receive one point cumulatively, and the player who gets four points first will advance directly.

In other words, one player must defeat four other opponents in a row to win the tournament directly.

According to the order of the draw, the first player to play is Lenny James in the wild card area.

Lenny was the only black of the five contestants, but he was wearing an off-white tuxedo, he was already thirty-two years old, and his hand speed and reaction speed were already relatively slow for the average pianist, but Lenny did not have the slightest weakness.

His main genre is jazz piano, a genre that evolved from jazz and a genre in which many black pianists excel.

As a result, a piano piece he brought to the Amsterdam Concertgebouw was still his specialty of jazz, but it was a popular piece of high difficulty.

After bowing to the audience, and as the applause died down, Lenny's hands began to dance on the keys.

His fingers look thick and long.

But every finger can strike the keys appropriately, and the moment he plays the piano, a rich and full bass appears, as if there are two sexy dancers twisting their willow-like waists next to them, which attracts the attention of the audience.

This piece is called "Dancer", and as the name suggests, it makes people want to dance jazz.

When the song ended, the audience burst into applause.

The technique and texture of the piece are up to par, but for many, it seems to be missing a little bit of a sense of amazement.

Soon, the second player, Billy Broad, came on the field, and Billy from Europe returned for the third time, and the pressure on Billy was still immense.

In the end, he appeared with an adaptation of Chopin's "Winter Wind", but the number of votes was far lower than that of "Dancer".

"I would mention that the competition will probably be more inclined towards original pop. ”

After the game, one of the judges spoke up.

Lenny won the game with one point, followed by Christopher Grace in North America.

Christopher, like Billy, is a player who has participated in the Four Emperors Competition, but last year he stopped in the top 10 of the division, but this year Christopher's piano skills have increased greatly, and he has won a ticket to the finals in the North American region.

But standing on this stage, each one is the first in their respective divisions, and no one will be weaker than the other.

Even Liao Yuan does not dare to guarantee that he can win steadily, so in the recent period, he will find time to practice the piano, including after arriving in the Netherlands, Liao Yuan will still find time to practice seriously in the hotel.

It's just that this competition, in addition to comparing the piano skills, attaches great importance to the creative ability of the players.

But creation was Christopher's shortcoming, so in the second event, the black player Lenny scored another point.

This surprised a lot of people, but when they saw the next player, everyone smiled.

A God is coming!

"What piece do you want to play?"

The host, Phil, looked at the mask of God A and asked with a smile.

Liao Yuan replied, "River-Flos-in-You." ”

"I'm looking forward to hearing the name!"

Phil said excitedly, "Please." ”

Liao Yuan stepped onto the stage and sat in Lianni's position.

After the applause of the audience gradually faded, he raised his hand and gently pressed the keys.

When Lian Ni watched Liao Yuan play the first key from the audience, he was a little stunned, and within three seconds, when the timbre rushed into his ears, he suddenly rushed into his hands.

Immediately, he sighed.

Lost.

There is no comparison.

Some music, listened to for just three seconds, can make a real pianist imagine the melody behind.

The ten fingers fluttered, the streamer was overflowing, accompanied by the crisp sound of the piano like raindrops.

The difficulty of this piece is not great, it is the closed music of Liao Yuan's university library in his previous life, in addition to the fluency, there is also the fullness of emotion, such a tune, the speed is very regular, beyond the speed of the regular, it sounds a little out of place.

Liao Yuan once played this piano piece at the opening of the Academy Awards in his previous life, and the world received mixed reviews, but now, his hands can easily play the music he wants, and he knows that no one will dislike this kind of music.

There was silence, and many people's eyes flashed with light.

Even the judges kept nodding their heads, although they never spoke, but in the process of listening, they had completely shown a look of enjoyment.

Amazing?

No.

Some are just warm, strong, independent and other beautiful emotions.

It is fundamentally different from Lenny's jazz piano music, which is more fresh and natural, like a spring breeze, blowing through people's new houses.

After the song, Liao Yuan got up and gave a gentlemanly salute to the audience.

Thunderous applause.

Lian Ni stepped onto the stage step by step, and at the moment when he staggered by, he stretched out his hand to Liao Yuan, revealing his white teeth: "Very nice tune." ”

Liao Yuan was stunned for a moment, and finally reached out to shake it and said with a smile: "Thank you." ”

Lenny sat down at the piano.

He looked a little nervous, his hands on the keys, and he seemed a little overwhelmed.

What kind of music should I play to achieve victory?

In just a moment, Lenny thought a lot, but in the end, it was still the jazz he was familiar with that fell on the keys.

He didn't dare to take the risk of playing anything else, he only played his favorite genre.

Soon, a song with a strong jazz style "Wheat Field in May" was played.

Although the audience applauded continuously, when voting, 1,673 of the 2,037 votes in the audience were voted for God A, and Lenny only received more than 300 votes.

This kind of strong crushing is absolutely not seen in the first two games.

It can be seen that Liao Yuan's popularity and strength are strong.

Sweat appeared on Lenny's forehead, but the result was decided, and he lost the third game after accumulating two points.

Liao Yuan accumulated one point and began to defend.

Minamino Shunichi's face was ugly.

He is not sure of winning, especially when he saw the 47-second "Wild Bee Flying" two days ago, and now he sees such an emotionally focused pop music as "River-Flos-in-You", and Minamino Shunichi is suddenly thundering gongs and drums in his heart.

He thought of a saying in Huaxia that it is not good to die first, which makes the hero cry.

Shunichi Minamino left tears of remorse in his heart.

Why didn't he participate in the first and second competitions that year.

Why do you want to compete with God A on the same stage?

Despite the countless messages pouring up in his heart, Shunichi Minamino remained calm on the surface, and he went to the stage, walking and thinking as he went.

What to play?

Shunichi Minamino was a little embarrassed.

He found that God A seemed to have no dead ends in his body, whether it was in the emotional expression of the work or in technology, God A almost completely crushed everyone present.

This is almost the level of a grand pianist!

Thinking of the young handsome face under the mask of God A, Minamino Shunichi gritted his teeth, and finally decided to take out the unique skill at the bottom of the box - "Sanada Maru March".

This is a piano piece comparable to "Wild Bee Flying", which surpasses the difficulty of professional level, has a performance-level and palace-level level, and it is also a piano piece that his cousin Shuichi Minamino has always admired.

It was because of this piece that he had the confidence to win the championship on the world stage.

The word Sanada in Sanada Maru refers to a general named Sanada Yukimura during the Warring States period of the Neon Kingdom, while "Maru", also called "Kokura", refers to the Japanese-style castle, which is surrounded by stone walls and earthen ramparts and divided into patches.

To put it simply, this song tells the story of General Sanada leading the full name of the army and civilians in the built outpost, waiting for the upcoming invasion war.

The whole piece is majestic, intense and fast, and the most exquisite thing is the hand speed, even last year's major champion Shuichi Minamino struggled to play this piece, and it was difficult to even guarantee a good note, let alone express the emotion of the music.

But Shunichi Minamino is different, because he has practiced this piece all year round, he has developed muscle memory, and when he plays this piece, he can not only make a good note, fully express his emotions, and even when he feels good, he can close his eyes and play silently.

"What tune are you playing?" asked the host, Phil, with a smile.

Shunichi Minamino said seriously: "Sanada Maru March". ”

So, in the attention of the audience, I saw Nanno Jun bending down and bowing to the audience, and then, the whole person suddenly woke up from the state of malaise, and it seemed that he was in a moment of great energy.

Soon, he was sitting straight at the piano, his hands flat on the 88 black and white keys.

As the people watched, he took a deep breath, and then his hands turned into a hurricane, playing frantically on the keys.

"Ding Ding Dong Ding ......"

Like the sound of a howling wind, the specific scales are no longer audible.

The hands, at this moment, were almost invisible.

No matter how high the literacy is, at this moment, the audience in the audience can't help but exclaim in a low voice.

Liao Yuan also sat up suddenly, carefully observing everything in Shunichi Minamino.

Different from the large-scale performance movements and exaggerated expressions at the public piano the day before yesterday, Shunichi Minamino at this time was extremely serious, his eyes stared straight at the piano keys, without blinking, his waist was bent down as much as possible, and his whole face was almost lying on the keys.

And those hands flew quickly on the keys left and right.

Liao Yuan's face was solemn.

He could see that Shunichi Minamino's way of playing completely relied on pure muscle memory, and even because it was too fast, in order to produce a more accurate and perfect scale, his two wrists were too high and too low from time to time, and he used his wrists to play the piano.

In this way, he seems to have two more fingers than the average person.

Such a speed also shocked the ten judges in an instant, and they all looked at each other with a little hot faces.

The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves!

Don't look at them all as grand pianists registered in the World Music Association, but this kind of performance speed, even when they were young, could not reach it.

What's even more commendable is that the hand speed is not only fast, but the emotion of the whole piece is also perfectly interpreted.