pianist from the sea

Chapter 132 The radio station is making trouble?Good job!
After the host Sun Mei quickly introduced the identities of Chen Gang and Pei Qi, he smiled and said.

"The Chopin International Piano Competition is a top-level international competition held every five years. All the contestants who sign up are the top players in the world. The professors and lecturers inside, because only in this way can they have the right to register for the Chopin International Piano Competition.

From thousands of registered contestants around the world, 160 contestants will be selected from among them after selection by the judging panel. These 160 contestants are young people with the strongest performance of Chopin in the world today. Not the final contestants, these are just the participants of the Chopin International Piano Competition Global Preliminaries, and still cannot be counted as the main competition.

And when they enter the first round of the main competition, half of these top performers will be directly eliminated from 160 people, leaving only 80 people to advance, and the second round of the main competition will be 40 people. In the third round, there were only a handful of 20 people. Now, the competition has come to an end, which is the final of the Chopin International Piano Competition. From nearly a thousand players around the world to the last ten people, all of these ten people are young pianists The pinnacle of performers.

Among these people, there is our country's Fu Tiao player. He is not only a player who successfully entered the final, but also a strong contender for the current Chopin International Piano Competition. Today, let us accompany more than 100 countries around the world, nearly Tens of millions of viewers, appreciate the grand occasion of this final! "

After finishing speaking, she passed her gaze to Pei Qi who was next to him, Pei Qi nodded slightly, and said with an extremely upright attitude: "Yes, just as Teacher Sun Mei said just now, our country's contestant Fu Tiao won the preliminaries. Competition No.70, the third in the first round, the second in the second round, and the first in the third round, from the position that was not expected to win the championship, gradually became the champion contender of the Chopin International Piano Competition, according to our According to the information obtained, compared with other players, Fu Tiao's support rate on the external network is far higher than that of Zhao Chengzhen, who was ranked number one before and is currently number two."

Chen Gang immediately added: "Yes, but I have to remind one thing, although at present in the Chopin International Piano Competition, our country's player Fu Diao ranks first, but we still can't underestimate other players, such as the player who is currently ranked second Contestant Zhao Chengzhen, the difference between him and Fu Diao in the total score is only 0.01 points. His results in the first three rounds of the Chopin International Piano Competition were first, first, and fourth. This is still not a very easy opponent to beat.

As for the player currently ranked third, Hamelin, his total score is about 0.5 points away from Zhao Chengzhen. Although the gap between Fu Diao and Zhao Chengzhen is a bit bigger, this score is still not low. He is also the Chopin International Piano The champion player of the game.

As for the current fourth player, Kate Liu, a Chinese-American from the beautiful country, climbed up step by step from the middle back position in the first round, and even surpassed Zhao Chengzhen in the third round, and won the competition. Cho Sung-jin's higher grades.

All this means that even if the Chopin International Piano Competition reaches the final stage, it is still not an easy task. The competition may change at any time. Catch up and claim the position of champion of Chopin International Piano Competition! "

"Yes, so even though our contestant Fu Tiao is currently ranked as the number one candidate for the championship, we should not take it lightly. After all, it is already the final stage, and the final winner will be selected from thousands of applicants around the world. Ten people, even if they may perform abnormally among them, they will definitely not have any mediocre hands, because their strength lies there, whether it is the current second Zhao Chengzhen, or the last Xiaolin Ai Reality."

With just a few words, everyone simply announced the final situation of the Chopin International Piano Competition to everyone.

It not only reflects the strength of Fu Diao, but also shows the cruelty of Chopin International Piano Competition.

It is not easy for Fu Tiao to stand out from so many contestants.

Seeing that everyone chatted a lot and there was no topic to talk about, Sun Mei immediately took over the topic and turned the topic to the Chopin International Piano Competition itself.

"Thanks to the two teachers for their sharing. Even if we haven't listened to the Chopin International Piano Competition in its entirety, we can still feel the cruelty of the competition from the mouths of the two teachers. Well, now let's transfer the camera to overseas and take a look at the Chopin International Piano Competition Let’s listen to the interview of the finals of the competition and listen to the highlights of today’s Chopin International Piano Competition.”

After all, the screen switched, accompanied by the aerial view of Warsaw, a voiceover briefly introduced the Chopin International Piano Competition, and then cut directly to a man with curly hair and a slender hooked nose who looked like an artist, Jacek Jacek Kaspszyk appeared on camera.

Jacek's message is also attached to the side of the screen.

Artistic Director and Conductor of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra in Poland.

Jacek was leaning on the sofa chair, tapping Erlang's legs, and there were two music books beside him. Obviously, one was the Piano Concerto No. [-] and the other was Piano Concerto No. [-].

Facing the camera, he had a calm expression, put his hands on his knees casually, smiled gently at the camera, and spoke casually in English.

"Good evening, everyone. Although it is not completely dark in Warsaw, I am already looking forward to the finals that I will hear with you tonight. I am very pleasantly surprised by the communication with me during the rehearsal process of the previous players. I can obviously feel To the vitality and power of the new generation of pianists in music! This power is enough to make the old generation of players envious.

This year's competition is still the same as in the past. There are still only two works that we can choose, Chopin's No. [-] and Piano Concerto No. [-], and the majority of contestants choose Chopin's No. [-] Piano Concerto.

Among these players, I am most surprised by player Fu. Unlike other players, his music has a unique feeling, and that feeling can only be played by him. As if his soul should belong there!What kind of feeling is it, I won't say more, if I say too much, I will lose that kind of surprise.

Among the other players, the most stable player is Zhao Chengzhen. When you play with him, you will feel a kind of stability from the bottom of your heart. I believe that you will not be disappointed after hearing Zhao Chengzhen's performance. "

"As for the other player, Hamelin, my personal evaluation of him is perfect..."

With a calm expression, he commented on each player's status on his side from the perspective of his command, but for the sake of ratings, he didn't say anything bad, just gave many people a sense of expectation, I feel itchy deep in my heart, as if there are bugs crawling, and I wish I could see the specific situation of the game now.

But in the end, he still said to the crowd: "But compared to these, I hope that the contestants or the audience will pay more attention to the relationship between contestants and Chopin, contestants and music, Chopin and music, because what we have to do It’s music, and what we listen to is music, not just Chopin, all of which, maybe we should pay more attention to it, let us think more about it, these are what we should do as musicians.”

After all, the screen cuts out, Pei Qi agrees deeply, and slowly nods: "As Jacek said, the connection between the players and the music is what we should do. If we pay too much attention to the outside, maybe It’s very easy for us to get into a weird state.”

"However, what Jacek said may not be correct. After all, it depends on the person." Chen Gang shook his head slightly: "He officially became the artistic director of the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra in 2013, so he officially controls Warsaw. The National Philharmonic Orchestra is actually only two years old, plus some running-in, and this is his first time leading the Chopin International Piano Competition, so I still have reservations about his words."

"But according to what he said, he is actually on the side of musicality? If so, this may be the theme of this year's Chopin International Piano Competition? And our contestant Fu Tiao is good at musicality."

"After all, he is still a part of the music. He only has the right to nominate the best piano concerto in the final, and has no right to score and vote, so I think what he said is useless."

The identities and ages of the two are different, and they have different perspectives on problems, so the two chatted for a long time but did not get together, and finally gave up convincing each other. After all, there is no competition yet, and no one knows what kind of situation it is. Condition.

The two chatted for a long time but did not reach a conclusion. The host was a little helpless, but seeing the hints from the staff nearby, she immediately said: "Compared with the conductor's evaluation, I am actually more curious about all the contestants before the competition. Let’s switch the screen to player interviews and see what the players have to say.”

The screen switched again, and the images of Zhao Chengzhen and Fu Tiao appeared.

Perhaps in order to show the confrontation between the two, the signal from Poland also specially divided the rhythm of the two people's speech.

The screen turned black, and a line of text appeared.

【Your views on Chopin played】

Zhao Chengzhen came from outside the screen, sat on a chair, and asked the camera whether to start. After getting an affirmative answer, he smiled and said:

"There are many, many details in Chopin's music. As I think and reflect over and over again, I find more and more details in the music. This is very interesting. It's like a treasure hunt. The more you The deeper you dig, the deeper your understanding of Chopin will become. I like this feeling very much, especially under the pressure of my opponent, forcing me to keep moving forward. If I talk about myself without Chopin, then it is very possible It's not Chopin that's being played, it's something else."

Fu Tiao's expression was relatively indifferent. He sat in a dark room and said to the screen: "Chopin is just a tool for me to express my music. I will constantly think about and understand Chopin and the art of music. But I absolutely cannot regard Chopin as the whole of my music, because after all, my music is to tell everything about me, not everything about Chopin, I will not be Chopin, and I cannot To be Chopin, I can only be myself."

Later, there were speeches from Croatia and Kobayashi Aishi, but they were not rebroadcast in China. As soon as the words of the two fell, the studio almost stopped laughing.

One white and one black, one smile and one cold, completely opposite.

Chen Gang: "Sure enough, the Polish side also knows how to deal with things. They put together two players with completely different styles but similar levels. One just said that he would stick to Chopin, and the other said that he wanted to express himself. These two people are really good. .”

"It's interesting in this way. If you and I don't have any smell of gunpowder, what's the point?" Pei Qi also smiled, completely different from the serious look before.

Seems to appreciate Fu Diao Zhao Chengzhen's confrontation very much.

【What do you want to say about the future】

Zhao Chengzhen: "I am honored to be able to enter the finals. After all, I have never been able to stand on such a high stage before and win enough awards. I hope that the Chopin International Piano Competition will become the starting point of my future career."

Fu Tiao: "The Chopin International Piano Competition is just a starting point, and becoming a professional musician is the most difficult part. There is not only Chopin in music, but also other classical music artists, as well as other styles, such as jazz, pop, I will not limit myself to one style, I will look forward to more fusion of styles."

Pei Qi and Chen Gang clicked their tongues twice, obviously not expecting that the two people expressed the same meaning.

The Chopin International Piano Competition is just the beginning, not the end.

I just don’t know what the Organizing Committee of the Chopin International Piano Competition thinks. Do you feel ashamed to be a stepping stone for these two people?
But watching them broadcast it, there should be no problem, probably because they agree with the speeches of these two people, right?
【What do you think about other players】

Zhao Chengzhen: "To put it simply, I actually like Fu Tiao's performance very much, but it's only limited. It's okay to listen to it normally, but if you really want to prepare to play, I don't recommend learning Fu Tiao. tune, his music is very special and not suitable for everyone, so I just like it rather than admire it, and if I recommend it, I am more inclined to Hamelin."

Fu Tiao: "I feel that Zhao Chengzhen's performance has lost his self-awareness. The simple fusion of Chopin made it difficult for me to hear his own existence, but in the third round, Zhao Chengzhen's music made me suddenly realize something. , the extremely pure Chopin may be his own style, he is that pure, like transparent glass, what you put in will show what you put in, and you will not notice his existence! If you are learning Chopin, I I personally recommend his version, but I don't like it."

The pre-competition interviews were completely over here. Both Chen Gang and Pei Qi couldn't hold back. Sun Mei barely held back her smile and just said that the smell of gunpowder given by the organizing committee was very strong, while Chen Gang was Tucao directly.

"These two people are interesting. Zhao Chengzhen said that she likes Fu Tiao but doesn't recommend it. Fu Tiao said that she recommends Zhao Chengzhen but doesn't like it. It's exactly the opposite. How did these two people meet? They don't directly pinch each other when they meet. fight?"

Pei Qi suppressed a smile, with a slightly weird expression: "Looking at the way they chat, they probably don't know what the other party said, but I didn't expect these two people to behave so tacitly without knowing what the other party said, maybe Are they suitable for playing four-hands together? Or a concerto for two pianos?"

"Four-handed play? I feel that you may want them to fight. The styles of these two people are completely wrong. If you really let them play four-handed play, maybe they haven't played yet, and they will start playing because of the specific situation. What kind of feeling do you want to play?"

"Indeed, but maybe it can be said that the person who knows you best is always your enemy? I always feel that these two people have a kind of CP feeling?"

"Um... CP? What do you mean?" Chen Gang didn't understand Pei Qi's words.

Pei Qi immediately explained: "It's similar to a relationship that looks like a couple, but is actually a relatively close relationship such as a partner, friend, rival, etc. This is a term used by young people. My students often say this, especially It's the girls."

"Oh……"

Chen Gang was thoughtful, then nodded and said: "Sure enough, Fu Tiao and Zhao Chengzhen are a pair of CPs, but I think Hamelin should be added. He is also a member of this CP team, but it's a pity that I can't see him today. , he won't be able to play until the next day."

"It's a pity."

The two analyzed Fu Tiao and Zhao Chengzhen for a while. After all, for them, they only talked about the first two games of the Chopin International Piano Competition, which happened to be Fu Tiao and Zhao Chengzhen.

From the same day in the first round, to the tandem interval in the second round, and then to the tandem and no interval in the third round, those redundant people between the two became fewer and fewer, and finally only Fu Tiao and Zhao Chengzhen occupied the first two positions on the first day.

Without anyone's interference.

Even inexplicably, there is a little bit of two-way running in it.

The pre-competition interview between Fu Tiao and Zhao Chengzhen is over, and the screen changes back to the top view of the Chopin Concert Hall. They can clearly see that the audience and judges are taking their seats. Among the judges, Li Diyun, who is wearing a white suit and is very flamboyant, is still very young. He shook hands with other judges who were seated, and sat in a corner behind the judges' seats.

"Attention everyone, the Chopin International Piano Competition will officially start in 10 minutes!"

The radio in the concert hall sounded, and the faces of Chen Gang, Pei Qi, and Sun Mei also became serious.

In the eyes of everyone, the Organizing Committee of the Chopin International Piano Competition gave a new picture at the entrance of the side door, which existed in the upper right corner of the camera in the form of a picture-in-picture.

There was a lot of people outside the room, and with the cheers of the audience and the help of the staff, Zhao Chengzhen reluctantly entered the backstage of the concert hall, stood in front of the brown stairs, and took the towel and hot baby from the staff.

He covered his hands with a hot baby to ensure the flexibility of his fingers, and wrapped the hot baby with a towel to wipe off the sweat from his palms and keep the temperature from getting too hot.

Behind him, there was another burst of cheers not long after. Fu Tiao also entered the backstage preparation room amidst the cheers of the crowd, looked at Zhao Chengzhen, nodded slightly, turned and walked into the lounge.

One shot was for Zhao Chengzhen who was preparing backstage, and the other shot was for Fu Diao who was sitting in the backstage room waiting.

The two cameras stand in the left and right corners above the screen, once again forming a confrontational posture.

It is obvious that the Polish radio station is making troubles and wants to use this method to strengthen the confrontation.

Chen Gang and Pei Qi looked at the two of them and smiled, while picking up the documents prepared in their hands, introducing all the judges who came today, and telling everyone their qualifications.

Soon, 10 minutes had passed, and the voice on the radio sounded again.

"The final of the Chopin International Piano Competition has officially started. The first contestant, South Korea, Cho Sung-jin, piano choice: Steinway"

"Selection of Works: Chopin Piano Concerto No. [-]"

"Orchestra: Polish National Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Jacek Kaspszyk"

Whoa!
Applause sounded, and amidst the applause, Zhao Chengzhen nodded slightly to Jacek, who was also waiting beside him. Jacek patted him on the back, and the two of them stepped up the steps at the same time, bowed slightly to the crowd, and stepped down. above their position.

Zhao Chengzhen sat sideways and looked at Jacek. Jacek slightly raised the baton in his hand, looked around, and after making contact with everyone's eyes, he nodded slightly and waved his arms violently!

hum!
The sound of the band sounded instantly, and the Chopin International Piano Competition kicked off completely at this moment!

(End of this chapter)