September 3rd.

Manhattan, New York, USA.

In the Avery Fisher Room at Lincoln Center, Li Yange and Yo-Yo Ma stand on the stage, feeling the place that musicians consider the world stage.

On the ceiling, the ornate chandeliers are dazzling, the surrounding walls are carved with European style patterns, which look classical and elegant, and the huge crystal lamp in the center of the concert hall exudes colorful colors under the illumination of the light.

Sparkling, glamorous, like a gorgeous dream!

Looking at the rows of empty seats under the stage, Li Yange's heart was pounding, he was the first time to stand in this concert hall that can accommodate nearly 3,000 people, and it was also the first time to stand on the stage of Lincoln Center, and a strange feeling gradually grew in his heart.

It's an amazing feeling, with success, nervousness, and a hint of excitement.

Yo-Yo Ma noticed Li Yange's slightly rough breathing beside him, and couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Yange, do you feel about standing in the Eveley Fisher Hall, one of the best concert halls in the world?" ”

"Great! It feels indescribably wonderful. ”

After saying this, the corners of Li Yange's mouth rose slightly.

Yo-Yo Ma sighed: "Yes, when I first came to Lincoln Center to perform, I had a similar idea to you, one of the best stages in the world, I was able to follow along, I still remember, I was very nervous at that time, my heart was pounding." ”

"You're nervous too? Didn't you go to the Carnegie Hall for a long time? Li Yange was surprised, Yo-Yo Ma became famous very early, and he appeared on the stage of Carnegie Hall in New York as a teenager, just coming to Lincoln Center for the Arts, can the other party be nervous like this?

"That's different."

Yo-Yo Ma shook his head and said, "I went to Carnegie to perform as a member of the orchestra, but when I came to Lincoln Center, it was my solo concert. As a member of the orchestra, I don't have to worry about whether the tickets are sold out or whether the performance will be messed up by me, but solo concerts are different, and the focus is only on me. ”

After listening to Yo-Yo Ma's words, Li Yange was also a little nervous, although he didn't need to perform on stage in person, as long as he was a conductor in front, but as Yo-Yo Ma said, this is his solo work concert, in addition to paying attention to music, everyone will also focus on him.

The two were silent for a while, and after a while, Li Yange exclaimed: "Don't you say that I almost forgot, and I don't know how the tickets are selling?" ”

"You don't have to worry about this, I asked for you, the tickets are sold well, 2,874 positions, more than 2,000 have been sold so far, it is estimated that by the day of your official performance, the tickets should be sold out......"

When he heard that more than 2,000 tickets had been sold, Li Yange breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that he would not be able to sell two or three tickets, and when it came to the performance, he would be really embarrassed.

In fact, Li Yange still underestimated his popularity in the United States at this time, although he is certainly not as well-known as Yo-Yo Ma, a well-known cellist in the United States who often appears in major newspapers, but he has a record of winning the "Academy Award for Best Composition", and Polygram has vigorously promoted it in the past few months, and his fame is still a little bit in the United States, or in New York.

On the one hand, in addition to Polygram's targeted publicity, there is also an interview with Li Yange made by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhuo Jun last year after it was published in several local Chinese newspapers, many Chinese who work hard or live in New York more or less know that there is a very talented musician in China.

So this time, in addition to the 500 tickets sent out by Polygram, almost half of the remaining tickets sold were purchased by local Chinese, who also wanted to hear what the works of mainland musicians from China were like.

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Time flies, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye.

After months of intense rehearsals, as well as several days of rehearsals and rest in the Avery Fisher Hall, Li Yange and the "Dunhuang Orchestra" led by him are finally going to perform officially today.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, there were still two hours left before the official start of the show.

In the backstage of the concert hall, the members of the orchestra are scattered around, some of them are hurrying to review the score, and some are playing their instruments, wanting to familiarize themselves with them in advance.

In the corner, Li Yange, the protagonist of our concert today, is sitting there a little nervously, pulling the bow tie worn at the neckline from time to time, feeling a little strangled by his neck, and occasionally getting up to pull his clothes, he is very unaccustomed to wearing this tuxedo, and always feels that the fabric extending from both sides of the clothes is very obstructive.

Cheng Shaojun, who was wearing a dress, had just asked someone to pour a cup of hot water for Li Yange, when he saw that the bow tie around his neck was crooked again, and he walked over angrily and said, "Why did you tear the bow tie crookedly again." ”

"It feels like a choke." Li Wen twisted his bow tie.

"Strangling? You look down and I'll see if it's tight. After Cheng Shaojun asked him to squat down, he went around to his back and took a look, it wasn't that tight.

"You're so nervous."

At this time, Yo-Yo Ma, who was also wearing a tuxedo, walked over, saw the slightest nervousness on Li Yange's face, and said with a smile: "Relax, the bow tie is not so neck-strangled, and your current clothes are very good, quite suitable for you." ”

"Well, maybe it's too nervous." Li Yange breathed a long sigh of relief, don't look at his mental age, but he has never stood in this kind of concert hall with thousands of people, so he is really nervous.

"It's okay, relax." Cheng Shaojun saw him like this, and walked over to hold his arm a little worriedly.

Li Yange looked back at Cheng Shaojun's delicate makeup, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll relax a little." ”

"Miss Cheng, you accompany him to chat, chatting can relieve tension."

"Okay, Mr. Ma."

Perhaps it was Yo-Yo Ma's suggestion that worked, and after the two sat down, they began to chat, and before they were about to take the stage, Li Yange's nervous feeling was mostly dispersed.

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Night.

Six-ten.

The Averley Fisher Room, which seats nearly 3,000 people, was packed to the front, with tickets for Polygram Records handing out, including New York musicians, singers, Hollywood producers, and even film critics and music critics.

A little back, at a glance, you can see a large number of Asian faces, all of them Chinese living in New York, after many days of publicity, they also know that a musician from China is going to perform at the Lincoln Center, and many people spontaneously come to cheer for this compatriot.

In addition, there are many music lovers, most of whom are local New York socialites or middle-class whites, who have the money and the ability to spend money to see a concert. In addition, this is the first Chinese to perform at the Lincoln Center in recent decades, which also makes New York locals feel very curious to see how this musician from China is doing.

A few minutes of waiting, when the time came to 6:15.

The curtain has not yet been opened!

A loud and long bell that seemed to come from ancient times suddenly sounded in the concert hall, which not only opened the prelude to the concert, but also shook the hearts of the audience.

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