Fu Tiao sat on a chair in the preparation room for the Chopin International Piano Competition, leaning his body against the wall casually, looking up slightly in a daze.

Compared with the previous interview, this interview with the Chopin International Piano Competition seemed a little more bland, there were not so many questions, only three particularly simple questions, and they were not even asked to say a little more to make up the time, which made him a little uncomfortable.

And everything that followed made him even more uncomfortable, he couldn't have imagined that there were so many people on such a short road from the Chopin Hotel to the Chopin Concert Hall, and he couldn't imagine that there were so many people listening to classical music.

He even had the feeling that he was not at the Chopin International Piano Competition, but at some football match.

He's one of those football stars sitting on the bus, and everyone around him is cheering.

The feeling almost made him a little lost, but he quickly reacted and walked as sane as he could, entering the backstage of the Chopin Hall and resting for a while.

Even now that Cho Sung-jin has stepped onto the stage and is ready to start playing, he always seems to feel that he can still hear the voices outside the arena and hear the cheers of the crowd.

This feeling gave him a feeling of goosebumps about to rise.

He sat backstage in the concert hall and took a long breath before he could barely calm down and focus his attention on Cho Sung-jin's performance.

With the host's announcement, Zhao Chengzhen walked onto the stage, and in the applause of everyone, Jacek waved the baton in his hand, and the sound of the band sounded.

Different from the musical feeling he had when he worked with Fu Tune before, at this time, in the cooperation between Jacek and Cho Sung-jin, the music in his hands showed an indescribable, incomparably pure feeling, just like the previous collaboration with Cho Sung-jin.

The moment the band came out, Chen Gang and Pei Wei in the distance instantly understood one thing.

Even though he has only been at the helm of the Polish National Philharmonic Orchestra for just over a year, Jaczek has already shown a sense of control on stage, and he is in control of everything so that the orchestra can follow his ideas.

No matter how many different interpretations he wants, he is able to achieve perfection in the orchestra without even knowing it.

This feeling is very contagious, Cho Sung-jin's music has not yet come out, and the feeling in his music has gradually taken control of this concert hall before him, so that everyone can feel the purity of music.

Cho Sung-jin sat sideways, looking at Jacek, listening to the band, waiting for his moment to enter.

Everyone's attention was focused on Zhao Chengzhen, and he was extremely looking forward to it.

Zhao Chengzhen, who is currently ranked second and is one line behind Fu Diao, what kind of state can he show.

The sound of the music gradually slowed down, and Jacek slowly pressed his palm flat, calming everyone's mood a lot, and then slightly turned sideways to look at Zhao Chengzhen.

Cho Sung-jin was ready before Jacek's head looked back, he put his hand on the piano and met Jacek's gaze, and both nodded at the same time.

Boom...... Knock knock, buzz!

A not-so-powerful music slowly rose from the piano, completely different from the feeling that everyone usually heard, trying to break new ground, and Zhao Chengzhen's music was a little soft.

These softness are not meaningless softness, but in this softness, there is a kind of resoluteness that people can't refuse!

"Wow......"

Some of the judges' eyes lit up slightly, revealing a hint of interest.

Zhao Chengzhen's performance this time did not directly force a breakthrough like the third round, trying to slaughter the general courage and strength of the audience.

His performance is still at the same level as before, extremely smooth, but his sense of musicality seems to be much better.

It sounds a little weak, as if it doesn't make sense.

But...... You must know that the final of the Chopin International Piano Competition is the most volatile of all the rounds, and there are not a few top players who overturn the first piano concerto at the end.

It's useless for you to be strong alone, you have to be able to work with the band to become stronger together, and that's the most important point!

This is why the judges under the stage were a little surprised when they looked at Zhao Chengzhen.

If Zhao Chengzhen can perform smoothly in this round, it is already very good, and in the case of stable performance, he can show them a little new things, then it is already excellent.

When the judges acquiesced that all the contestants would make mistakes in their performances and the performance in the final was not satisfactory, Cho Sung-jin was able to perform like this, and they were very satisfied.

That's why some of the judges leaned their bodies back, their expressions calm, and even began to turn their pens.

Zhao Chengzhen's performance exceeded their imagination.

And Chen Gang and Pei Wei on the side of Huaguo Central Station, because of the main lecture Fu tune and the deputy speaker Zhao Chengzhen, they did not stop commenting because of the player's performance, but took this opportunity to popularize science with others.

Chen Gang listened to the note that Zhao Chengzhen had just played, and couldn't help nodding silently, looking at Pei Wei and saying, "It's amazing, did you hear it just now?" Cho Sung-jin is indeed worthy of being hailed as the most promising player to win the championship before, and his performance in the final round is still very stable, and there is no point that there is a rollover because it is a concerto. ”

"Yes, maybe many people don't know, we will explain to you here that all concertos, whether they are simple concertos or more difficult concertos, each of these concertos is much more difficult than other normal single-instrument works, because the completion of a work does not only depend on your personal performance, but also depends more on the cooperation between the orchestra and you, as well as your coordination of other parts as a piano team! You don't just play your own clips, you also need to follow the band! ”

Pei Wei explained to everyone: "Although Zhao Chengzhen's performance in this round is not as good as the first, second and third rounds, we can still see his strong aggressiveness on the whole, and there is a magic on his music, which shines on Chopin's beauty like a crystal."

Different from the previous rounds of Chopin's sense, in the fourth round of the finals, Zhao Chengzhen's control of the music itself became more mature, on the basis of ensuring that the Chopin feeling in his hands would not deteriorate, he added a lot of thinking about the beauty of music, making him appear more humane, which can be regarded as a small attempt of his personal style, giving people a sense of surprise. ”

Chen Gang nodded immediately: "Yes, as Pei Wei said, Zhao Chengzhen's change in style may give the judges more room to think, and he will not be as isolated as before." ”

"Listening to Zhao Chengzhen's performance, I seem to be looking forward to Fu Tune's performance even more."

After the two glanced at each other, they couldn't help but laugh softly.

Not only Chen Gang Pei weeping, but Pavel and Olga from Radio Warsaw, Poland, were also a little surprised.

It's just that because they can be regarded as the main stage, they can't directly comment on it, so they can only whisper eye contact.

None of them could have imagined that Zhao Chengzhen would actually let his style change a little bit at the end.

So here's the problem.

Will Zhao Chengzhen continue to play as above?

The music continues, and Zhao Chengzhen's unique stability on the music is vividly reflected, and his fingers run slightly gently on the keyboard, adding more beauty on the basis of ensuring his original style.

In terms of musical performance, he tried to do as much as he could.

In the most important contrasting section of the music, the rapid running of Zhao Chengzhen's fingers did not have the slightest hesitation, almost like flying in the air.

The light shone on the keyboard, and he lowered his head slightly, staring at the keyboard under his hand with a solemn expression.

He threw his attention into it completely.

Don't care about the game, don't care about the confrontation, just sink into your own music.

The sound of the horn surrounds him, building up a soft enough surround sound to hold his music up.

As Jackek said in a previous interview, Cho Sung-jin's music represents the ultimate Chopin, and he is a poet in the true sense of the word, a poet of the piano.

He used music to write poems that depicted everything he could imagine.

Fu Tiao sat backstage with a flat expression, listening to Zhao Chengzhen's music and not being particularly touched.

In the finals, the difference in everyone's style will be further widened, and the gap in strength between them will be further narrowed.

They only need to show all their strength, and leave the rest to the destiny of heaven.

The music continued, and Fu Tuo was too lazy to continue listening, returning his attention to himself, waiting for his turn.

It is clear that no one has been able to break through twice in a row in such a short period of time.

Art also needs to be accumulated, and even if it seems like a temporary breakthrough, behind this breakthrough there must be countless performances that are close to one's limit.

Whether it's Zhao Chengzhen, or Fu Diao, or Hamelin.

There will be no breakthrough among them in this round, and all they can rely on is their own music.

So, this also reinforces the point just now.

The gap between the contestants will become less and less, and what will be more noticeable will be the music itself.

The music on the stage continued, and everyone in the concert hall was immersed in the music and couldn't extricate themselves, and the judges gave each other glances and exchanged ears to determine Cho Sungjin's score.

A work that doesn't have many shortcomings can be played like this, which is already very good, and it deserves a very good result.

However, everyone did not make a decision immediately, but simply gave their imagination of Zhao Chengzhen's score.

With the harmony of the musical instruments, the first movement ended, and Chen Gang and Pei Wei immediately spoke.

"Good audience friends, now we can hear that the first movement of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 has ended, the first movement is a solemn allegro, mainly to express a lyrical feeling, the piano part is very flowery, Zhao Chengzhen also shows the kind of gorgeousness in his music, which is why his work is eye-catching."

"Yes, we will enjoy the second movement of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1, which is the traditional Adagio movement, which is a romantic piece, a work in Chopin's personal style, with soft, hazy colors played on the violin with muted instruments, and soft on the piano like a nocturne."

Before the two of them could completely fall, the sound of the violin sounded.

Still like the first movement, compared to the extreme purity and transparency, Zhao Chengzhen added more softness to his performance, making the lyrical meaning in the music more obvious and charming.

When the piano part of Cho Sung-jin's second movement sounds, the softness and charm almost reach the limit, and people even wonder for a moment whether it is Cho Sung-jin who is playing on stage now, after all, Cho Sung-jin's performance has never been so soft before.

But soon, the smell of Chopin in Cho Sung-jin's music that can't be erased at all poured out, and everyone instantly woke up and understood everything, followed by a burst of surprise.

In contrast to Fu Tune, who incorporated all the senses into his own music, Cho Sung-jin used a completely opposite approach when performing this piece.

Putting all the senses into Chopin, he just played Chopin, not himself.

When everyone realized this, they understood the meaning of Fu Tune's performance more quickly, and they revisited Zhao Chengzhen's previous performance, and instantly understood some parts that they had not understood before.

Surprise and excitement followed.

Zhao Chengzhen actually laid out from the beginning, and kept this unique feeling as a gift to everyone.

Before everyone knew it, the third movement of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 began.

With the sound of "good hi yo", everything in the music instantly gushes out, and the fusion of traditional Polish national customs and modernity is displayed in front of everyone.

It was extremely relaxed and lively, everyone listened to Zhao Chengzhen's performance, and their emotions were instantly detached from the feeling of a slightly sad nocturne before, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but hang a smile.

It is still as much as possible to restore the feeling of Chopin, and it is another performance that is not quite the same as Cho Sung-jin's style.

Solemn, romantic, relaxed.

Three different movements, played by Cho Sung-jin, are like three completely different people playing.

Now Zhao Chengzhen is like a blind box, you don't know what it's like to be in the hand below.

From the original transparent and pure, it has become as changeable as a kaleidoscope.

It's like a light shining on a diamond, separated by the refraction of the diamond, and becoming gorgeous.

Zhao Chengzhen is still the same diamond, there is no change, Chopin is still the same light, and there is no change.

But it feels completely different.

The performance of this feeling is not just ordinary fun to speak of, but can be said very seriously.

Cho Sung-jin's performance is very interesting!

Cho Sung-jin's hand runs quickly on the piano, and under the frame rate of the camera, you can see the afterimage of his hand.

Whether it's a chord smashing through your wrist or a finger moving through the keyboard.

Every place feels completely different, and you can feel a lot of completely different feelings.

"It's amazing!" Pei Wei couldn't help nodding his head, and said very seriously: "It's really amazing!" Without improving the level of strength, Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 was played so interestingly in the most difficult final scene, I really can't imagine what Cho Sung-jin's development will be like in the future. ”

"Indeed, now he is already so powerful, so after that, I am really curious about what kind of realm he can reach, it is really interesting, if Zhao Chengzhen does not mess with the demons in the future, I really think that Zhao Chengzhen has an immeasurable future, at least a player of Li Diyun's level!"

"Although Li Diyun often overturns, his limit level is still very good, I think it should be difficult for Zhao Chengzhen to reach Li Diyun's level, but I think he may be as hot as Chen Sa?"

"It can only be said that this should be the case in recent years, and everything has to wait for Zhao Chengzhen's precipitation after the end of the Chopin International Piano Competition."

"It does ......"

The two discussed casually, and Cho Sung-jin's performance finally came to an end, and as the last note fell, the concert hall was extremely silent for a while.

Forty minutes had never felt so short, and when the final chord roared to the end, the whole concert hall burst into cheers.

“Bravo！”

“wow！ Super！ ”

“Noch Einmal！ Cho！ ”

There was thunderous applause under the stage, and some people were shouting loudly from time to time, all of which proved the audience's love for him.

It's just that...... Cho Sung-jin wasn't so happy.

He looked at the conductor and waited for the conductor's hand to fall, then he smiled and got up, and shook the conductor gently.

The applause became more enthusiastic, and under the applause, Zhao Chengzhen turned his head to look at the people under the stage, and couldn't help but feel a little helpless, smiled at everyone and bowed vigorously to express his gratitude

He lowered his head, his brain tingling.

He didn't know how he was playing in the final, he just did his best in the final, and now for him, the Chopin International Piano Competition is completely over, and this stage will have nothing to do with him for the next ten days.

I've been working hard for so long, and when I finally finished it, I actually felt a burst of emptiness.

This feeling made him laugh self-deprecatingly, got up and looked at the crowd still applauding in the audience, and walked directly off the stage without any hesitation.

The band also dispersed, leaving only a few people to rest on it.

Under the stage, there were a few people looking at the excited audience around them, with puzzled expressions.

(End of chapter)