On January 6, the Knicks will challenge the Mavericks away, and everyone flew to Dallas ahead of schedule and rested without training on the 6th

After Zhou Xuan arrived at the hotel, he received a call from Mitchell Butler.

"Stephen, are you interested in relaxing tomorrow?"

"What activity?"

"The Piano Association knows that you've arrived in Dallas and you're doing an international piano competition, and it's been going on for three days, and not many people are paying attention, so they want you to be a guest judge." Mitchell laughed.

"I didn't even take the 1O level exam, so I went to be a judge?"

"Come on, everyone thinks you're level 1O, and it's okay to have a concert. It's not a lot of money, but there is exposure, you can also play it, and always play it at home without an audience, don't you feel bored? This local radio station also broadcasts live. ”

"I'll go. Let them send a car to pick me up at the hotel. Zhou Xuan agreed, it's not bad to have fun.

The Dallas International Piano Competition is an important opportunity for young pianists from all over the world to perform. The official competition consists of three rounds, performed in front of the judges. The competition is held annually in Dallas, Texas, and many musicians, members of music associations, managers, and music organizations watch the competition to increase the impact of the competition. Winners of the competition receive wide recognition and the opportunity to perform with the Dallas Chamber Orchestra.

The competition is open to the public, and in the last competition, the Chinese player won the first prize.

The next day, Zhou Xuan arrived at the scene on time under the reception of the organizers. Just because last night it was advertised that he would appear, the theater was full of audiences, which had not been seen in the previous two days.

There are 2 contestants in total, and it is now the final. The judges included Pamela, president of the Dallas Piano Association. She is both an accomplished performer and a dedicated teacher, having worked with many major symphony orchestras on stage. He has performed in the United States, Europe, China, South Korea, Turkey.

Born in Minsk, Belarus, the pianist Andrei Ponoshevny is the bronze medalist of the 2nd International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, the first prize of the International Piano Competition in Cologne, Germany, and the winner of numerous international first-class competitions. Not long ago, he was hired as the youngest piano professor at the University of Dallas.

Cho Hyun-young, a South Korean, is currently a professor in the piano department at the University of Texas. He received a Doctor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music, a Virtuoso Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory, and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Music.

After the first three appeared, the host introduced the finale: "The last person to appear is our special guest of this tournament, the ball control mage - Stephen Zhou"

The audience gave a warm round of applause, and a few people who didn't watch basketball expressed wonder why the basketball star came here. However, questioning will only attract the contempt of others. Zhou Xuan is already one of the most famous sports stars in the world, just like saying that there is no one in football who does not know netbsp; Zhou Xuan learned something about the situation, this competition is purely a gimmick, to promote the next Dallas Chamber Orchestra performance concert. Several awards received a pitiful amount of prize money, the first prize of $156 for participation in the concert. The second prize is $1o6 and the third prize is $6o. In addition, those who did not make the cut in the first round of the competition will participate in a master class.

People thought that Zhou Xuan was here to put on a show, but he also commented and scored each contestant. His ears are so sharp that he can point out where the connection is not good enough, and the other three judges are surprised.

And Zhou Xuan's judging criteria are not the same as the other three, one person played a very simple tune, the three gave low scores, and only Zhou Xuan gave high scores.

For the young people from his own country who play difficult repertoire, Zhou Xuan gave a lower score, the reason being that "I think his fingering is great and very good, but he lacks emotion when he plays." ”

Pamela was a little unhappy, thinking that Zhou Xuan was picking on the thorns, and asked: "In the process of playing, the performers have a smile on their faces, both engaged and enjoying, why do you think he is not emotional?" ”

Zhou Xuan said lazily: "Then let me ask you, what is the story of Ravel's piano piece "Water Demon" in 196? ”

Pamela was stunned, and the other two judges were also a little thoughtful.

Zhou Xuan explained: "Delay everyone's time and feel this story: in my hazy sleep, I seem to hear a beautiful and harmonious voice, whispering beside me. Like a melancholy and soft song, it comes and goes. Listen, listen, it's me, it's the water elves...... She murmured and begged me to accept her ring, to become the husband of the water elves, to visit her palace together, and to be king of the lakes. I replied to her that I was in love with a mortal woman, and she was angry and jealous and cried and laughed wildly, and then disappeared in the shower, and the water dripped down the blue glass window. ”

Obviously, this piano music is full of weird fantasy, and the transparent and complex music is used to interpret the mournful love of the water elves, which is quite expressive.

After a pause of five seconds, Zhou Xuan continued: "The smile on the face of this contestant just now is a smile that is proud of his excellent skills, he enjoys the process of playing, and he does not bring himself into the story. Does he feel the grievance that the water elf can't get love? I didn't feel it, I just felt that the water demon was very happy after being rejected. ”

Zhou Xuan's explanation won the applause of the audience, and the other three judges had nothing to say. The Chinese athlete was unlucky, dropping his score to second. But he also felt that what Zhou Xuan said was reasonable, and he didn't hate him, but showed his long-standing problems. Why is it that I practice fingering very well, but I can't become famous? Because he just likes to play the piano and lacks feelings.

After the competition, several judges also performed on the stage, playing difficult tunes.

Zhou Xuan finally performed, but it was not difficult to play the tune, playing Richard Clayderman's more famous "Starry Night". He played very emotionally, and the audience gave the warmest applause.

The people who come here to participate in the competition play with high difficulty, fast pace and great difficulty. Difficult doesn't mean it's good, Zhou Xuan is not difficult except for the beginning, but it sounds good. He likes this very much, followed by tears", both of which belong to the beautiful type.

Several judges originally came to see him, an amateur, to be a judge, but they were a little unconvinced, wanting to prove the gap between themselves and the amateur, and they also played difficult repertoire, but the result was self-defeating. Zhou Xuan took advantage of the psychology of the audience, scarce is expensive, and almost all the games in the past few days have played difficult tunes. The judges are also serious, others take the difficult route, he didn't want to overwhelm people, and suddenly came lyrical, but he could move people's hearts.

A few people played applause before, but after he finished playing this song, not only the audience applauded, but some people shouted for another one.

Zhou Xuan played another one at the request, and it was not a famous song, but Taylor Swift's "netbsp; The music is light and lively, telling an interesting love story between a girl and the boy next door. When you have a crush on someone, do you say "you should be with me" out loud like she does? Because of Chlo Moretz, Zhou Xuan was particularly touched by this song and played it with strong emotions.

This had a surprising effect. Taylor is very popular now, and last year he won the award for Beyoncé. Zhou Xuan saw that there were many young people present, and after analyzing everyone's preferences, he chose this one. And he is improvising, and the tempo has changed a little from the original song.

Zhou Xuan and Taylor are friends, and this time they came out to put on a show, and by the way, they also helped Taylor to promote. Driven by him, some young men and women in the stands shook along, and there were many people who wanted to sing along.

After the song was played, the audience applauded again.

At this time, the three judges all understood Zhou Xuan's judging criteria, and feelings are the most important elements in music, whether it is love, family affection, friendship, or feelings for the country. Almost all songs, all music contains emotions in them. With feelings, there is a soul, and with feelings, you can be focused, and you can resonate with people.

The "Wild Bee Flurry" and "Don Juan's Memories" chosen by several contestants are not as immersive as "Level Mary", just to show their skills

The competition ended successfully and made headlines in entertainment news. In the past, the competition was just about it, and it didn't get much attention at all. While Zhou Xuan was in the limelight this time, he also brought benefits to the contestants.

However, Chloe Moretz was concerned about another matter, and called Xingshi early in the morning to ask for guilt, and said unhappily: "Why are you playing Taylor Swift's song?" Do you like her? ”

Seeing the news, Kolo is not calm, because Taylor and Zhou Xuan know each other, are his fans, and can often be contacted in New York. Zhou Xuan had also said that Taylor might be a virgin before, so she became suspicious.

She is like a wife who is worried about her husband stealing fish. She didn't like Taylor at all, especially the hooking fox eyes.

Zhou Xuan explained with a smile: "I just like that song and that m. And when I'm playing, the protagonists in my heart are you and me. ”

"Really?"

"Aren't you also a crush on me? If we play that m, it will definitely be even more popular,......" Zhou Xuan smiled. Tyler plays two roles by himself, and in his fantasy, Emma and Chlo.

"You must not lie to me."

"I didn't lie to you, and no matter what happens, I will try my best to protect you from making you sad and hurt, I promise." Zhou Xuan sighed.

"I believe in you, there are still such fun things to do away from home, I really want to go with you." Chloe's mood immediately improved.

"You study hard first, if you don't make a new movie in the near future, just use dim sum to study, and you will have a chance in the future. Also, thank you for being jealous, I'm so happy. Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

"Who's jealous? I'm afraid you'll be written into the song by Taylor...... Hang up, Martha called me, bye. After Colloe hung up the phone, he went to play game consoles with someone who might be his mother-in-law.

Zhou Xuan said that there was a chance, but after the showdown with Emma, she was about to come back from the UK.

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