He Shen stood in the judges' seat in the distance, looking at the Fu tune being played, with a calm expression.

He listened very carefully to some of the questions about the Fu tune, feeling the power of the Fu tune and whether the music could be perfectly conveyed to him.

After seeing that Fu Tiao had chosen Steinway, he couldn't help but nod slightly.

In fact, He Shen also felt that Fu Diao's choice of Steinway was very suitable.

The other three pianos are too strong in style, and if you want to play them well, you must use them a lot.

Fu Tune's resources are really too few, and the pianos he practices are all domestic pianos, as well as Yamaha's upright pianos......

You must know that the upright piano and the grand piano are two completely different concepts, and even the pedals are different, even if you are used to playing upright, it will not help the grand piano at all.

Therefore, there is no problem with the choice of Fu tune.

If only Fu Tune could have more resources......

He Shen couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this place.

Fu Tiao, he is still a student in school after all, even if he qualifies for the competition, he is not a top pianist, and the resources are still too few, especially compared to others.

Even if Fu Diao's basic skills are now in the top few, it is not particularly useful.

He Shen stepped down from the judges' seat, walked to Fu Diao's side, and said to Fu Diao.

"The sound you just played is a little smaller, the position on the second floor of the concert hall is not accurate enough, there is a little bit of confusion, you wait for me to go up and then come back to play, and then pay attention to my gestures, if I let you go down and go down again, otherwise it will keep going up, is it okay?"

"Yes!" Fu Tiao nodded.

He Shen immediately added: "Then the sound of the piano is best to use a push, not a hammer, you must not forget, the larger the concert hall, the more you can play the piano with the push method, the more sound can come out." ”

If it is explained in a scientific way, then it should be that the sound effect brought by short-distance high-force is more explosive than that of long-distance high-force.

And the power point of the key is closer to the inside, closer to the string?

If you really try to explain, it can become long and exhausting.

But explain it in a way that all piano players can understand, and tell them to push and exert force after touching the keys.

In this way, even if they don't understand science, they can make a more perfect interpretation.

The two quickly adjusted their performances in the concert hall, allowing Fu to feel the feeling of playing in this concert hall.

This concert hall is too big, too square, and different from all the concert halls where Fu Tunes have been played before, and it is difficult to apply the previous formula.

Therefore, he can only rely on He Shen's experience to fit the structure of the concert hall as much as possible to make his performance more perfect.

It can make those judges feel his music more clearly......

Time passed minute by minute, Fu Diao and He Shen did not stay for long, and after getting a very precise force, the two stepped down and registered their information.

After he gave He Shen a copy of the address he lived in, he followed He Shen to say goodbye.

On He Shen's side, because he still had his own students from the beautiful country to deal with, he just waved his hand at Fu Diao and asked him to go back first.

"Oh yes, Fu Tune!"

When Fu Diao was about to walk out of the concert hall, He Shen suddenly stopped him and said with a smile.

"Don't forget, the point in your music! Remember, you have your own music, you don't have to cater to other people for the competition, play the Chopin they want, show your perfect state, tell them what is called your Chopin, the Chopin of China! And...... What is this competition for? ”

"Although I may be on my side of the students, after all, I am a teacher hired by their school, and I have to help them, and my Chopin is also in the top three at the Manhattan School of Music, but ......"

"I will definitely support you! Come on! ”

With that, He Shen smiled and waved his hand at Fu Diao, and returned to the concert hall to prepare for his adjustment from the Manhattan School of Music.

Fu Diao looked at He Shen's back, waved his hand lightly, and walked silently in the direction of his dormitory.

He'll have to prepare for the game in three days' time.

October 3rd, 5:50 p.m.

Chopin Nocturne 37-1.

Chopin's Etude Op10-4.

Chopin's Etudes, Op. 25-12

Chopin Scherzo Op 52

Wish I ...... Won't fall in the first round!

……

After the selection of the Fu tune piano, the other contestants also entered the Chopin Concert Hall in Warsaw in turn and chose their pianos.

At the time when all the contestants chose the piano, the Organizing Committee of the Chopin International Piano Competition has established the website of this competition.

The person in charge of the organizing committee looked at the document that had just been uploaded below, and after scanning it from top to bottom, he nodded slowly.

"How's the website going? Is there a problem with the server? ”

"The server has been tested, there is no problem, and the webpage has been checked three times by a professional team, and there is no problem."

"What about the roster? Has anyone been left out? ”

"No one is left out, everyone is in it."

"Okay, then...... Let's start the station. ”

With that, the person in charge said to the technician next to him, and after the technician tinkered for a while, the website was soon opened.

At the top of the page, there is a very obvious logo of the Chopin International Piano Competition.

A sixteenth note constructs a slightly abstract Chopin.

In the logo, you can even see Chopin's name, Friedrich.

17 of the 17th Chopin International Piano Competition.

There are also some complex elements.

And underneath this huge sign, a piece of news is pushed in front of everyone.

September 30, 2015

"Now we have the list of candidates for the competition"

"Pianists from 20 countries will spend 120 hours playing countless Chopin works in 15 days, which heralds the official opening of the Chopin International Piano Competition, and the order of all the contestants' performances will be revealed at today's press conference!"

Explode! Information explosion!

When the organizing committee of the Chopin International Piano Competition posted the news on the Internet, all the participating countries except Dongying were excited.

Dongying's side had already released the information of the Chopin International Piano Competition a long time ago, telling everyone that they had already won twelve places in this competition.

Now the question arises?

How many people will make it to the first round of the Chopin International Piano Competition? And among these countries that entered the first round, which country has the largest number of people?

No one could resist the temptation of this information, they quickly clicked on the news released by the Organizing Committee of the Chopin International Piano Competition, quickly looked at the contents, and then, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

Some countries have become ecstatic.

For example......

Huaguo!

Jiang Ruijia has been staying on the Internet, waiting for the news from the Organizing Committee of the Chopin International Piano Competition, and finally when she and the people in her live broadcast room were about to lose their ability and were ready to sleep, she brushed out the information of the competition.

She woke up suddenly, stared at the screen, and whispered word by word: "Now, we already know the list of candidates for the competition?" Huh? Is the competition roster out? Finally out? ”

Without any hesitation, she immediately pressed the record button, shook her head, and after making herself a little sober, she asked in the live broadcast room.

"What about people? Are there any living people? Everyone, get up and look at the list! ”

The voice fell, and it took several seconds before someone began to reply.

"It's coming, it's coming! Just wait for today! ”

"I don't know how many can be scored in the first round, but I feel that we should have the largest number of Chinese people, right? After all, every year we have the largest number of people in the first round and qualifiers. ”

"At least one can be entered, I know that Fu has been transferred, who else is there? Does anyone know? ”

"I seem to see that Kong Qi has also entered, Xu Zi is not clear, he shouldn't have any problems, right?"

"Well, okay, then three?"

"I'll bet ten! Ten is certainly no problem! ”

"I'll bet on thirteen, if nothing else, it's a little stronger than the Dongying people!"

"Courage! I'm with me, I'm fifteen! ”

"I'm twenty!"

"I'm fifty!"

“……”

The barrage in the live broadcast room was about to become messy, but Jiang Ruijia did not stop it, but happily echoed everyone.

"I'm with one, I'm with 14, and there's no betting? I'm going to draw a lottery? ”

"Let's see how much Huaguo has entered!"

"Then let's go!"

Jiang Ruijia did not hesitate and directly opened the content of this news.

The opening paragraph is placed at the top as a subheading, and below, the formal content.

"During a meeting in the Chopin Hall in Warsaw, the Minister of National Cultural Heritage of Warsaw, Prof. Magorzata Omilanowska, drafted the letter "B"; Therefore, the competition will kick off with the first performance by Tymoteusz Bies, a candidate from Poland. ”

"According to the rules and regulations of the competition, only pianists born between 1985 and 1999 are eligible to apply. Entrants are required to submit a video recording of the first round of the competition by December 1, 2014. Following the announcement of the basic requirements for participation, the Fédércelle Chopin received more than 450 applications from participants from all over the world. Based on a comprehensive consideration of the video recordings and application forms, a total of 163 pianists were selected to participate in the preliminary round to be held in Warsaw in April this year. Of all the candidates who participated in the preliminary round, 79 pianists were selected for the official competition by the unanimous approval of the jury. In addition, there are 7 pianists – winners of international competitions and winners of the 2015 regional Chopin Piano Competitions who are exempted from the preliminaries and enter the official competition in October. ”

Of those, six candidates withdrew from the competition, so a total of 80 candidates entered the first round. Among these entrants, the largest group of participants came from China (15 participants) and Poland (14 participants); In addition, 12 pianists are from Dongying; 8 from South Korea; 6 from Russia; 4 from the United States; 3 from Italy, Canada and England; 2 from the Czech Republic; And one each from Belarus, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Latvia, Romania, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. ”

"Attached to the news is the list of candidates for the competition: ......"

The list is very long, and in order to prevent being scolded, there are some people who directly sweep it and don't listen, Jiang Ruijia decided not to continue to read it one by one, but directly read the last paragraph.

"The first round will run from October 3 to 7, 2015. We will announce the candidates selected for the second round of the competition on the evening of October 7th, and the live broadcast platform is divided into two categories, you can watch it on the official platform of the Chopin International Piano Competition, or on the YouTube broadcast platform, and if you wish, you can also watch the live broadcast through the Chopin competition app mobile app (for Android, IOS and smart TV). ”

Jiang Ruijia let out a long sigh of relief, her expression slightly excited.

At this moment, not only Jiang Ruijia was a little excited, but those people in the live broadcast room were also a little excited, as well as some unbelievable.

Because...... There are too many players in Huaguo, to the point that they can't imagine.

"My God, we are Huaguo...... It's really amazing! In particular, there is a place in the first round of qualifying. ”

"No. 1 in the world! Fast forward to the number one in the world! ”

"Who dares to say that they are invincible? Who dares to call it invincible? Let's see, what is called a top music power, okay? ”

"Chopin International Piano Competition? No, no, no, Chopin Chinese Piano Competition! ”

"This is the real strength, give them a little porcelain shock!"

"Chinese music education! Awesome! ”

"Made, who said that Chinese music education is not good? Stand up for labor and management, do you call this a no? ”

"It's so handsome! It's really handsome! Fifteen players! ”

Before, they thought that 12 of the 25 contestants on Dongying's side were already very powerful.

And out of the 26 contestants on the Huaguo side, a full 15 of them entered the first round?

Even if you know that the Chinese players are particularly good in the first round, then there are basically only two or three left in the second round, or even all of them are wiped out.

But when she really saw this place, Jiang Ruijia really didn't know what to say.

This is outrageous!

Eighty people! In the first round of the Chopin International Piano Competition, exactly 80 people entered, but among these 80 people, exactly 15 people were Chinese players?

How much is this? A little more than a sixth, less than a fifth?

That's pretty much the number.

You can even say that the players from China, Dongying, and South Korea, the three East Asian countries together directly occupy half of the first round of the Chopin International Piano Competition.

That's a horrific amount.

At this moment, it is not only China that is shocked, but in fact, other countries are also shocked.

Those small places don't count for the time being, and many places have only one or two players.

You can say South Korea, South Korea's players can be considered the favorites to win this year, but you look at the number of players they have made it to the first round.

Eight people.

It's just about half of what Huaguo is on.

South Korea is already the fourth player in the number of players among the 20 countries, and the latter is even more miserable.

In addition, the number of players in the first round of the three countries of China, Poland, and Dongying can exceed double digits.

Fifteen, fourteen, twelve, three countries directly exceeded half of the position.

Poland is actually quite easy to say, after all, the Chopin International Piano Competition was born in Poland, and it is natural for Polish players to play Chopin well.

Just like the top writers conference here in China, compared with players from other countries, Chinese players can also understand what the Chinese Literature Award writes better.

For example, this literary conference competition is about reciting ancient poems.

Do you think that the players from Europe and the United States have an advantage in reading, or the players from China have an advantage in reading?

Don't even think about it.

Compared with Poland, although it is difficult to understand, there are still traces of this.

From the birth of the Chopin International Piano Competition, to the first contestant to win an award in the competition, and then to the second place in the highest ranking, their obsession with the Chopin International Piano Competition has become more and more serious.

Other countries have won, Dongying, as the top European and American country in Asia, likes the European and American thinking logic the most, and they have studied Europe and the United States for so long, but the highest is only the second place?

Why?

Music education is very strong in Dongying, and every time they hold the Chopin International Piano Competition, they shoot documentaries to instill in their students, so that they can charge towards the championship of the Chopin International Piano Competition.

So it is actually very reasonable for Dongying to be able to get twelve people.

And Hua Guo ...... It's very strange, there are too many people, too many!

Music education in China is not as good as in Dongying, and there are even a large number of people who look down on classical music, feeling that classical music infringes on traditional music and other strange concepts.

The main thing is to rely on the large number of people to see if a top master can suddenly emerge and suddenly take it away, such as Li Diyun in 00.

If they are about the same number as Dongying, the number of people is actually relatively normal, and everyone can accept it, after all, there are many of them.

But this population advantage has become a real numerical advantage, which makes many people's glass hearts unable to hold on, and those players in Huaguo are full of envy, jealousy and hatred.

Why are they able to get in so much? And the vast majority of us are eliminated?

All of a sudden, all parts of the country began to spray each other.

Except for Huaguo.

The country is calm, everyone is immersed in their own territory, enjoying everyone's praise for their own people.

Some people have even begun to boast that Chinese music education is the first in the world.

It's also cool to beat other countries with the music they are best at, right? Just thinking about it makes me shudder.

Even if everyone knows that Huaguo's players performed well in the first round, they performed more spicy chicken in the second round.

But there are so many people coming in this year, can't you look forward to it? Maybe this year, the number of people who entered the first round could be derived from the second round? And then continue to spin on to the third round, the fourth round? Or even the finals?

It's unlikely, but dreams still have to be made.

Who would say no to a sweet dream and an almost perfect start?

None of them!

However, just when everyone was immersed in a dream, expecting a better result in the Chopin International Piano Competition this year, some people who were not long-sighted suddenly appeared, and they began to spray directly at everyone.

"The contestants of the country of blowing can blow the current music education of the country...... Is it your own brain? Or do you think all of us have a watt in our heads? ”

(End of chapter)