The reason why I am not sure that I am Korean, is also because many of the students who study classical music today grew up in Europe and the United States, practiced from an early age, studied with famous teachers, and entered world-renowned music conservatories. The vertex update is the fastest, such a person can basically be regarded as a European and American, and the living environment, growth style, way of thinking, etc., are closer to the West, and even the place of origin is European and American.

This is not only true for Koreans, but also for Chinese and Japanese Americans who are active in the international classical music market. Even Zhou Jia and Chu Yan both went to the American conservatory of music when they were teenagers, and most of the education they received in China was just basic education.

And this Korean violinist, Qin Fangge, they speculated that he should have studied at a Czech conservatory, and there are many excellent conservatories in the Czech Republic, including two in Prague alone. There are also several conservatories in Yanjing, in addition to the Huaxia Conservatory of Music, there are also the China Conservatory of Music, the Yenching Conservatory of Music, and some music and art colleges, and other normal universities and comprehensive universities will also have music departments.

Qin Fangge didn't know much about these international students abroad, and he didn't stay in school, but judging from their performances, it shouldn't be to make money, experience life, improve performance experience and enhance psychological quality.

Zhou Xiuying has seen a lot, and she has also studied abroad, so she is not surprised by this at all or anything else. Nowadays, domestic students also come out to exercise like this, of course, the overall atmosphere is definitely not as good as Prague, where you can see all kinds of performances by street performers everywhere.

Qin Fangge was not prejudiced, and after listening to them play this beautiful song-like movement, he also put some change in the cello box in front of them. Anyway, there are a lot of scattered things in it, and I don't know if they put it in themselves. But he didn't have the idea of communicating with them, and if he was Chinese, he might have said a few words.

The two performers didn't say thank you, they just smiled, and even if they laughed, they still had the heart.

But Qin Fangge and they didn't plan to stay for long, the performance level of these two people is good, much higher than other street performers, but looking at the Czech conservatory, which can also be said to be a talented conservatory, it also belongs to the average level.

Xi Wanqing and Qian Feifei also felt that Qin Fangge played the violin much better than him, but they didn't encourage him to perform the idea of smashing other people's business.

After they turned to leave, the Korean violinist was also communicating with the classmate next to him, saying that the young man just now looked more familiar, and asked him if he remembered who it was? Unfortunately, his classmate shook his head and only judged that he should also study art and was very temperamental. Although he looks at most Asians almost the same, his temperament and eyes are different for everyone, and he can't deceive people.

After walking around all morning, everyone was a little tired, so they found a restaurant and sat down, ordered good dishes and chatted while waiting for the food to come up. Qian Feifei said that if she came in a while, just in time for the Prague Spring International Music Festival, the city would definitely be even more lively.

He Xiong thinks this is the best, "Actually, I think there are enough people here today, and when the music festival comes, not only will there be crowds everywhere, but even hotel rooms will be quite difficult to decide." As for the music festival, don't we have it ourselves, although this fame and level are not as good as here......"

The gap is still quite big, everyone admits this, and when it comes to the domestic Yanjing Spring International Music Festival, it is fortunate that the time is staggered, otherwise, everyone may come here, and there will be fewer domestic audiences. If you invite guests from other foreign orchestras or something, you will definitely go to a high-level music festival.

But at present, what the Grand Theater can do is actually quite limited, and there is no way to do it, and the gap between the level of classical music in China and Europe, the United States, and even South Korea and Japan is not small.

Zhou Xiuying also said, "No matter what, the music festival and opera festival must be held, and it must not be abandoned halfway." Don't be afraid of poor level, you must have the courage and determination to catch up. Even the up-and-coming Prague Spring Festival has been held much longer than the official development of classical music education in our country. Although we now have the genius of Qin Fangge, the foundation is too weak, and we still need to make up for it!"

Xi Wanqing also said that it is much better and better than before, and has made a lot of progress, "especially after the rise of the domestic classical music market, it is also the focus of the world's attention and an important place of competition." ”

These Qian Feifei He Xiong and their employees of the Grand Theater have the most experience, "A few years ago, we were asked to invite foreign famous troupes to perform in China, and now they basically take the initiative to seek cooperation, hoping to open up the domestic market to gain fame, and at present, making money is also indispensable." There is no way to be backward, if there are a few more geniuses like Qin Fangge, our voice will increase a lot. ”

Speaking of which, I can't finish talking about it for a while, and it really doesn't hurt if there is no comparison, and the gap or something is also highlighted through comparison.

In addition to the differences in the level of performances staged in the festival, the scale of the festival-related competitions is not the same.

He Xiong is still a little angry, "There are so many competitions across the country now, but there are almost no competitions with real international gold content." Although it is claimed to be a variety of international music competitions, piano, violin, cello, etc., there are no particularly top players who come to participate, and they are basically domestic students. More competitions are completely used as a tool to make money, and chaos is rampant. ”

Qian Feifei undoubtedly knows more deeply, and she also made statistics, "In fact, it can't be completely blamed for the lack of appeal of the competitions held in China, it is due to many factors, whether it is the establishment time, members of the organizing committee and bonuses, etc., compared with people who have held it for hundreds of years, have mature rules and a super network lineup, there is a gap." In addition, in recent years, domestic music students have not won many awards in foreign competitions, and there seems to be some disconnect. Among the Asian-American players who broke into the finals of the major competitions, Korean-Japanese Americans overwhelmed Chinese-Americans by a large margin. ”

Zhou Xiuying is also quite anxious about this problem, "That's why it is said that the overall backwardness, the same Asian countries, even Japan and South Korea are ahead of us because they started early." I know that those Japanese and Korean students work very hard, especially the piano and violin. I summarized it because the first batch of people who went abroad to study at the beginning did a lot of basic education after returning to China, and then sent a lot of music students out, and finally grew up slowly. So far, as you said, I have won many laurels in the international arena. While competitions don't tell the whole story, it's hard to find a better way for more and more music students to compete in a fair and just way. Especially for those students who don't have much background, participating in competitions is almost the only way to a wider stage. ”

"Of course, Qin Fangge definitely doesn't have to participate in any competitions now, it would be too bullying!" Zhou Xiuying then added.

Qian Feifei and He Xiong both nodded their heads, and Qian Feifei even made a whimsical suggestion, "That's why I often say that it would be great if our country could have a few more outstanding talents like Qin Fangge! It's like a music competition, and if you name it after him, it's sure to be very inspiring. ”

Qin Fangge didn't think about it so much, and smiled, "Sister Feifei can't help but think too highly of me!"

"You can't be modest at this time!" Qian Feifei said with a serious expression, "What I said is all practical, if you look at these large-scale music competitions abroad, are there fewer named after composers and even pianists? Goethe Piano Competition, Strong Piano Competition, and Béreira, Stanislavsky, and so on. Although the number of music you compose now is not as large as theirs, with your creative speed, it will definitely not be less than theirs. ”

He Xiong also echoed casually, "If you can't sing Qin Fangge, the others will be even more useless!"

Qin Fangge still laughed, "Aren't all composers deceased?"

Zhou Xiuying's expression also became serious, "How can there be such a thing! Where did you listen to these messy exquisiteness, Goldstrong was not famous all over the world at that time, but it was not like there were not so many piano competitions now." I think Fei Fei said it well. Who else can you count on if you don't pick up this banner? It's not too late to start preparing now, Wanqing, you can plan well first, and make a feasible plan within a few years to ......."

Xi Wanqing nodded hurriedly and said, "No problem! This is a glory that many composers can't enjoy...... Everyone knows that Qin Fangge is ambitious, and there is nothing that he can't afford to bear, and you don't have to be too modest. ”

Xue Min and the others also joined in the fun, "It's rare to see a composer for a competition who doesn't have his name!"

"You guys, it's really worrying!" Qin Fangge explained.

But these people around him said that they couldn't feel his apprehension at all, Qian Feifei even smiled and said, "You can just treat this as a title, of course, if you feel that you can't go, just create more good music works!"

Zhou Xiuying also told him, "Everything is difficult at the beginning, but you have to do it after all! You don't have to worry too much, as long as you create excellent music works." I don't say that I will start it right away, but if I want to do such a thing, I can't do it quickly! I can't do it in a few years, but if I want to do it in the long run, I must first plan it and then implement it slowly. Even if you don't need these honors, you have to take into account other music students, as well as the overall music level in China, and it is not an overnight achievement to improve. With your role model in front of you, things will go a lot smoother. ”

Qin Fangge doesn't want to engage in so many tricks and toss so many things, just like this so-called international music competition, hanging his name means taking responsibility, if he can't do it well, he will also smash his own signboard!

It's a pity that in addition to himself, whether it is Xi Wanqing or Zhou Xiuying, it is even foreseeable that his parents will also vote in favor. It's great for them to see his name appear in one place more than once. Holding a composer's competition also measures a composer's fame and historical status.

Of course, it is not easy to hold international music competitions, although there are now all kinds of competitions in the world, large and small. Qin Fangge is afraid of trouble, but Xi Wanqing is not afraid, Zhou Xiuying can represent the Huaxia Conservatory of Music, and Qian Feifei is the representative of the National Center for the Performing Arts.

The local government, the Ministry of Culture, the conservatory, the concert hall, and the members of the organizing committee, as well as the major judges, are basically well-known international and domestic music experts. Not to mention the intricacies of various social relations, there must be sponsorship, high-level competitions, and a lot of bonuses for players, and now it is not as easy as in the past to become famous in one fell swoop, and the market is shrinking and the pressure of competition is particularly great. However, for many outstanding music students, participating in more competitions is a good opportunity to exercise themselves and test their learning results, and it is also the best place for fame and fortune.

For example, in many international A-level music competitions, the organizing committee will contact the record company, and the champion has the opportunity to sign and release records, and get a lot of opportunities to perform. Unlike when winning the championship in sports is the most glorious time, for music and art, entering the public eye through various competitions is indeed just the beginning, and later in the career, you still need to continue to work hard and even redouble your efforts to practice.

But compared to the unknown nationality before participating in the competition, I believe that no student will be unhappy.

Of course, if you want to be as strong as Qin Fangge, you can completely avoid taking the road of becoming famous in the competition. Those who have a solid relationship, especially those with good connections and strong relationships like Zhou Jia and Chuyan, can come on as a substitute through operation to start a new starting point in their careers. But then again, there are really only a handful of people who have not participated in the competition, even Zhou Jia and Chu Yan, from childhood to adulthood, have won far more awards than Qin Fangge, these musical geniuses, but when they were eleven or twelve years old, they won the championship of the International Youth Music Competition.

During the meal, Zhou Xiuying and Xi Wanqing Qian Feifei discussed the music competition with great interest, and as they said, even if Qin Fangge himself does not have to participate in the competition, he has to give other music students some opportunities, right? (To be continued.) )