"You and Qin are friends?" Carolina looked at Liu Meng with those mesmerizing eyes.

"In this foreign country, two Chinese people should naturally be friends." Liu Meng gave an ambiguous answer.

Fortunately, Carolina is not a too willful woman, and after talking about this, she finally looked at Qin Yunxian again and said in English: "Qin, this friend of yours is very interesting, I talked to him a little more, don't you mind?" ”

Qin Yunxian shrugged and said, "You can talk as long as you want, but I have to go back to my room to rest." ”

After speaking, Qin Yunxian made a gesture to get up.

Carolina immediately sat next to Qin Yunxian, grabbed his arm, and said next to him, "Qin, are you really angry?" I'm just kidding. By the way, Liu, what are you doing in Warsaw? ”

The latter sentence was said by Carolina to Liu Meng in English.

Obviously, she listened to Liu Meng and said Bailan so well, thinking that Liu Meng had lived in Bailan for a long time.

"I'm here to participate in the Chopin International Piano Competition." Liu Meng said.

"Oh my God, what a coincidence, I'm here for the tournament too!" Carolina's mouth opened wide in surprise, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth.

Liu Meng was also surprised, because he really couldn't see that the bewitching stunner in front of him could have anything to do with the pianist. Shouldn't female pianists be very dignified?

Immediately afterwards, Liu Meng thought of Carolina's ambiguity with Qin Yunxian, and Qin Yunxian was one of the judges of this competition, so was she giving Qin Yunxian a special bribe?

At this time, Qin Yunxian said: "Carolina is my student, don't get me wrong, she is only 18 years old this year, she is the youngest contestant in this competition, and she is also the most popular contestant in the country of Bailan." ”

Looking at Carolina's bewitching figure seriously, Liu Meng didn't expect that she was only 18 years old.

Giving Qin Yunxian a look that all men understand, Liu Meng laughed and said, "Your relationship is very pure, I know." ”

Because the two spoke in Chinese. And the speed of speech is faster, so this time it was Carolina's turn to look confused.

"What are you talking about?"

"We're talking about the game." Qin Yunxian replied, and after speaking, he pointed at Liu Meng and said, "With him, the champion of this competition will not be missing." ”

Carolina opened her mouth wide in surprise again, looked at Liu Meng and said, "Qin, if I understand correctly, you mean that he will definitely win the championship!" ”

Although he was abroad, Liu Meng felt that it was better for him to be modest, and immediately said: "The game has not started, and now you can't say who the championship belongs to." ”

Well. This does not seem to be modest at all.

Carolina said: "Qin, although I don't know why you have so much confidence in Liu, I want to tell you that the contestants in this competition are all very powerful. The Soviet Union, the United States, and France have all sent several talented players this year, all of whom say that they want to win the championship! Like our Marchin in Bolan, he is a genius who is no worse than you back then! ”

Hearing Carolina's words, Qin Yunxian's expression remained unchanged at all, and he looked at Liu Meng with a smile and said, "No matter how powerful a genius is, it's just a genius." How can it be compared to the masters? ”

Hearing this, Carolina was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Liu Meng in disbelief

On May 6th, the Chopin International Piano Competition was held in the Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw.

Any tournament has its own rules. Chopin International's requirements for contestants are between the ages of 18 and 29, who have never participated in any piano competition of the same level before, and who have been recommended by at least 3 well-known pianists.

Because of this. Liu Meng was able to participate in this competition with the help of Zhang Qi.

The competition is divided into qualifiers and knockout rounds. There are three parts of the final, and only 6 people can enter the final, which is also recognized as the winner of the Chopin International Piano Competition. The rest are losers, there is no difference.

For more than 80 years, no Chinese had ever entered the finals of the Chopin International Piano Competition, until Qin Yunxian won the championship 16 years ago at the youngest age of 18. At the same time, the female pianist Sasa also won the 4th place. It can be said that that Huaguo shocked the world piano music scene in one fell swoop!

Four years later, at the age of 21, Fu Xi won the Chopin International Piano Competition again. But since Fu Xi, no Chinese have been able to enter the finals for two consecutive years.

Nowadays, many foreign pianists believe that Qin Yunxian and Fu Xi are just an explosion of years of accumulation in the Chinese piano world. After the outbreak is over, if the Chinese want to break into the finals, they will have to wait for many years. Therefore, the competition does not attach much importance to Chinese players.

The preliminaries are also known as the trial competition, and all the contestants take a written test on the spot.

Chopin's piano pieces will be played live, and the contestants will write down the names of the piano pieces in the order they hear them. At the end of the preliminaries, there were multiple people playing different Chopin piano pieces at the same time for the contestants to audition and identify. The difficulty is very high.

A total of 113 players from all over the world participated in the Chopin International Piano Competition, and by the time the audition was over, only 79 people remained. The third of these eliminations are basically lost in the later mixed auditions - as long as there is one error in the audition answer, you will not pass the preliminaries.

Because all of them passed with full scores, there were no high or low scores, so Liu Meng was not conspicuous in the preliminaries. Moreover, in addition to him, there are 6 Chinese people who have passed the preliminaries. Probably because Qin Yunxian is the judge, there are more people in Huaguo this year.

In the first round of the knockout round, contestants were asked to choose one piano etude composed by Chopin from two different groups and perform it in succession. Seven judges scored together, and in the end, only 30 people were left to advance to the second round of the knockout round.

Liu Meng and the three Chinese people successfully passed the first round, because the etude test is whether the contestants' basic skills are solid, so Liu Meng is still not very conspicuous.

In addition, Carolina also passed the first round of the knockout round and played quite well.

In the second round of the knockout round, I still choose my own music to play, but it is not as simple as an etude. There are ballades, harmonics, waltzes, followed by a complete sequence of mazurkas and ending with a polonia dance.

This set of performances is continuous, with no more than 30 seconds between changes. The total performance time of all the pieces can only be between 40 and 50 minutes, and the judges will stop the performance after the time out.

This round is a great test of the skills of the contestants, and Liu Meng, who has the level of a piano master, finally bloomed his brilliance. The score surpassed everyone in one fell swoop and won the first place in the overall score of the first two rounds!

The third round can be said to be the second round of re-examination, and although there are not many pieces to be played, it is more difficult. And Liu Meng once again shocked the judges' eyeballs and won the first place in the total score!

The three rounds of the knockout round are over, and the list of players who can make it to the finals is also out. Only Liu Meng is left in the Chinese country, and Carolina is also the only selected player in the country.

Liu Meng listened to Carolina's performance, and found that he had completely thought too much about it before—Carolina's strength was even more powerful than the genius Marchin of the Bailan Kingdom she said, and there was no need to bribe Qin Yunxian at all.

The game came to this point, although Liu Meng's total score far exceeded the other 5 players who entered the finals. But that doesn't mean the championship is his.

In the final finals, the test is not only the performance skills of the contestants, but also the interpretation of Chopin, the understanding and comprehension of Chopin's various piano pieces, and finally the interpretation through performance.

In the finals, Chopin must choose one of the two concertos in E minor or F minor and play it off the score, that is, after reciting the score.

Originally, Liu Meng's knowledge and experience of god-level piano skills included all of Chopin's piano pieces. In addition, he has been preparing for this competition for a long time, so in the final, his performance is even more amazing than the previous knockout round!

Chopin was not only a pianist, but also a great musician. He composed many Beran folk songs and dances, and at the same time was deeply influenced by Bach, composed many excellent piano pieces, and was known as the "Romantic Piano Poet".

Liu Meng's performance. It fully interprets Chopin's romantic sensibilities. When the song ended, the audience and judges were silent.

Wait until he gets up and does a gentleman's courtesy. The audience erupted in applause that had never been seen before in the game.

Seeing Liu Meng, who was still indifferent in the face of many applause on the stage, a judge sitting next to Qin Yunxian couldn't help but say: "Oh, Qin, you Huaguo are completely bullying people." This Liu is a piano master at all, and others can't compare with him at all! ”

Another judge also said: "Qin, I really can't imagine that Liu has only held one recital in your country before. If it had been in our Soviet country, we would have received the title of Imperial Gift from His Majesty the Tsar a long time ago! ”

Qin Yunxian smiled and said, "Whether you believe it or not, I did only know this person a few months ago. Liu Meng belongs to the masters hidden in my country's folk. ”

Hearing Qin Yunxian's words, the judge next to him showed a sad expression and said, "Oh, Qin, you tell me honestly." In your country, how many masters like Liu are still hidden? ”

Qin Yunxian said: "How do I know this, but you can compare the population of your country with the ratio of pianists, bring in the population of our country, and convert it." ”

"Oh my God, Qin, you must be joking!" The French judge understood what Qin Yunxian meant, and his eyes were about to log out, "As you say, there are more pianists in China than in half of Europe!" ”

Qin Yunxian smiled and didn't answer.

The dust has settled on the Chopin International Piano Competition, and the championship has once again been won by the Chinese!

After the game, Liu Meng did not return to China immediately, but stayed in Warsaw for a few more days. In the past few days, he has negotiated with more than a dozen music circles from all over the world who have come to his door - all of them have taken a fancy to his title as a champion and want to invite him to a concert together.

In the end, Liu Meng was selected to participate in the Royal Symphony Orchestra of the Soviet Union to participate in the recitals held in the Tchaikov Concert Hall and the Hermitage Concert Hall a few months later. At the same time, several other orchestras were also selected to hold a concert in the United States, Canada, France, and Germany.

In the past few days in Warsaw, Liu Meng naturally didn't all talk about cooperation, but also traveled everywhere.

Qin Yunxian left Warsaw early because of something, so Liu Meng has been accompanied by Carolina, a beautiful woman from Bailan, in the past few days in Warsaw.

[The first update of the guarantee arrives.] Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, book friends! (To be continued......)

PS: On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I wish my brothers and sisters a happy family, happiness, and happiness, and all make a lot of money!