Chapter Eighty-Six: The Musikverein, Vienna
The city of music lives up to its name.
Shuttling through the streets of Vienna, Gucheng can see the strong shadow of European classical music everywhere.
Even after the glory of the Roman period and the Baroque period, Vienna can still see the traces of war smoke after being baptized by wind and rain.
But for Gu Anran, the scenery along the way is beautiful and dreamy.
"Uncle, the architecture of Vienna is like a castle in a Western fairy tale, so beautiful!"
She was lying in the car window, her apricot eyes widened, and her eyes reflected a brilliant brilliance.
Gu Cheng touched her head, "Do you like it?" ā
"I like it!"
Gu Anran nodded heavily.
Watch the scenery from the window go all the way backwards, and watch all kinds of people weave through the streets.
The little girl was violently impacted.
For the first time, her heart began to yearn for what everyone called the holy place of music.
Considering that this is the first time the orchestra has performed abroad, some of the members do not know English.
Zhao Yide specially instructed the staff to find a local Chinese agency to be responsible for all contact matters.
Airport pick-up, hotel stay, etc.
Gu Cheng and they don't have to worry about it at all, the agency has already handled it properly.
"In order to facilitate your performance, we specially booked a hotel near the Golden Hall."
The person who spoke was Mo Bin, and he was the staff of the agency responsible for receiving them this time.
Song Jiang nodded in thanks, "Thank you!" ā
Mo Bin smiled, "It should be!" ā
Upon entering the hotel lobby.
Song Jiang suddenly paused.
Gu Cheng followed his line of sight and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Two Chinese orchestras met in the lobby of a hotel in a foreign country.
The Philharmonic Orchestra also booked at this hotel.
As a junior, Song Jiang took the initiative to come forward to say hello.
"Boss Yang, Master Lu!"
Lu Rongcheng bowed his head and showed surprise on his face.
"Song Jiang, you also booked this hotel?"
Song Jiang nodded with a smile, "The sponsor helped order it, I didn't know it was such a coincidence." ā
Listening to Yang Dingkun's ears, these words sounded more like showing off.
He squinted his eyes and glanced at Song Jiang, and suddenly smiled.
"Song Jiang, how did I hear that your orchestra has transformed into a music studio?"
"Are you having any problems?"
The tone is laughing, but it is not difficult to hear the mockery hidden in it.
"Yes, the free orchestra is now starting to take on the work of film scoring."
Song Jiang not only didn't care, but nodded generously.
"If Boss Yang has friends who have needs in this regard, they can introduce them to me."
"When I arrive, I will definitely break the other party's bones for the sake of my peers."
Yang Dingkun choked with a smile.
Song Jiang's words were undoubtedly ironic that he had no feelings for peers.
He turned to look at Su Qi and put on a hearty smile.
"Miss Su, I'm really sorry last time!"
"The band was really busy that time, so ......"
"Boss Yang, don't say I'm sorry!"
Su Qi directly interrupted his words, and said meaningfully: "Speaking of this, I also want to thank Boss Yang!" ā
Yang Dingkun was stunned, "What do you mean?" ā
"What? Didn't I just say that? ā
Su Qi smiled playfully, and his smile was bright.
"The track for our competition is Victo
y", which is the track I wanted to cooperate with Philharmonic before, but unfortunately Boss Yang said that he was not available, so he pushed it off. ā
Yang Dingkun's smile turned cold a little.
His gaze involuntarily searched around the crowd, and finally landed on the tall figure behind Su Qi.
Gu Cheng generously let him look at it.
Yang Dingkun narrowed his eyes, there were so many people, he was the only one who was fully armed.
Could it be that this is the legendary mysterious Lethe?
was about to ask, but Song Jiang didn't give him a chance.
"Let's not talk about it, after a day's flight, I'll take the members to the room to rest first."
Song Jiang finally nodded at Lu Rongcheng and led everyone away.
Look at the back of them leaving.
The smile on Yang Dingkun's face couldn't be hung up at all.
This symphony competition has been held for seventeen years and is one of the most prestigious music competitions in the world.
There are more than 40 orchestras that have passed the re-examination, and there are three favorites for the championship.
The Berlin Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony.
Among them, the Berliner Philharmoniker has the highest reputation, and its technical level and expressiveness are absolutely at the pinnacle. There is no doubt about the importance of playing technique.
Last year's championship did not come, and the Berliner Philharmoniker was given high hopes from the outside world.
The strength of the Philadelphia Orchestra should not be underestimated, the orchestra is not known for its explosiveness, but its tone is beautiful and balanced, and it is very cold and goddess-like.
The Chicago Symphony's initial strength was brass, but after the change of chief conductor, the strings gradually became more delicate.
Whether it is recording or live performance, the three orchestras are equally powerful, and each has its own merits.
In addition to the three favourites to win the championship.
The most eye-catching is the Dark Horse Free Orchestra!
The reason why the free orchestra has attracted so much attention at home and abroad is because of the song "Victo", which is said to be known as an epic war song
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If Su Qi hadn't been rejected at the beginning, wouldn't it be their love that is attracting attention now?
Come to think of this.
Yang Dingkun couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart......
Early the next morning.
After Gu Cheng and the others finished breakfast, they began to go to the organizer to go through the relevant procedures for the competition and draw lots.
Because there is no dress rehearsal for this international match, the order of appearance is determined by draw.
Participating bands only have 15 minutes to perform, counting from the first note played by the orchestra, and points will be deducted if they exceed the time.
The Musikverein is not a stand-alone building, but one of many concert halls in the building of the Vienna Association of Friends of Music.
The exterior walls are yellow and red, and there are many statues of the goddess of music erected on the roof, which is quaint and chic.
Among the clusters of ancient buildings, this golden hall is actually unremarkable.
But this does not affect Song Jiang's great love for this splendid music temple.
After all, this is undoubtedly a world-class music palace, and it is definitely the highest honor for musicians to perform here!
"Is this the Golden Hall? It's so beautiful! ā
Song Jiang's eyes surged.
"Every year since the 1960s, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has been invited to give a New Year's concert here."
The next three days.
Top symphony orchestras from all over the world will showcase their musical talents in the concert hall and compete with their opponents!
And he, Song Jiang, will also lead the free orchestra and fight for honor together.
Gu Cheng looked at the golden hall in front of him with a strange expression.
In the previous life, the commercial Golden Hall, as long as the venue fee was enough, even if it was possible to go to the local performance, the sales basically depended on the delivery of tickets.
"Brother Song, can I come here to perform at my own expense?"
Before Song Jiang could reply, there was a piercing laugh behind him.
"Hahaha...... Where did the buns come from? ā
"This is the Golden Hall, the mecca of music! Do you think it's your Great Hall? ā