pianist from the sea

Chapter 301 Draft for Comments

While the Salzburg Music Festival was still discussing who could be Pollini's replacement, the group of people outside the circle were almost going crazy.

Salzburg just told everyone that Pollini was unable to play, but they never said who could play in Pollini's place.

This was a big deal, and they had no idea how great the impact of Pollini's inability to play would be.

They never imagined that because of Pollini's withdrawal, even though there might be a very powerful pianist as a substitute who would not disappoint everyone, many people were still struggling in that place, wondering whether they should do this or not. Start refunding directly.

Again, many people come here for Pollini.

They came to hear Pollini's concert not because of how strong or invincible Pollini was.

They're just fans of Pollini.

Even if Pollini is old, even if he can no longer play, he will make a lot of mistakes every time he plays, and it is impossible to listen to him. They also want to come and listen to Pollini, just because they are Pollini's fan.

I listened to so many Pollini concerts when I was young. Now that the pianist is old, what's wrong with paying for it when he was young?
Isn't it enough to see such an old Pollini playing the piano for them lively on the stage?

Okay, maybe not really alive, but at least Pollini can still breathe.

Being able to see Pollini who is still breathing is considered the most fortunate thing for many fans.

For example, when you watch movies, you see those movie kings and stars.

For example, Stephen Chow.

Many people's movies may not be very good, but people are still willing to buy tickets to watch them just because of his reputation.

Everyone watched so many of his movies when they were young. What’s wrong with buying tickets now?
Maybe it's not even funny, but I just want to see him jumping around on the screen. Is there any problem?

Many people have this mentality and come to watch Pollini's concert.

What is the result now?
Something might have happened to Pollini's son and he was not in good health. Pollini's overall mood was not particularly stable and he left the concert directly.

It's as if Stephen Chow is no longer in Stephen Chow's movies.

If you've watched a movie like this before, what's the point of it?
It’s no longer interesting at all!
It's just boring.

Why did I come to watch your movie?
Isn’t it just to see you, Stephen Chow, jumping around and showing off in front of me?

Even if you replace other big stars, big comedy stars, even if it is still funny, but there is no Stephen Chow in the movie, many people will really feel disappointed.

Therefore, before the special performance of the Pollini Concert at the Salzburg Music Festival began, many people had already started refunding their tickets online. ,

"Wow, it really won't work this year. I've been waiting for Pollini for a long time, and I chose to buy this ticket just to see Pollini. But Pollini didn't come. It's really a pity."

"Won't you wait a moment and see who the substitute performers are? I'm really curious who can take Pollini's place this year and perform the concert."

"I didn't want to wait any longer. A concert without Pollini would be meaningless. It was a pity that I bought the train ticket. Because I was sure that Pollini would be able to come and give the concert, I directly booked a non-cancellable second-class ticket. Seat tickets, but now the concert has been cancelled, and the train tickets still can’t be cancelled. It’s really a pity, I feel like I’m a resentful person.”

"Who is not? Who hasn't booked a non-cancellable train ticket? If you book a cancelable train ticket, you need to add a full 10 euros. I didn't want to give it up, so I just bought the non-cancelable one. Now that I think about it, I feel really stupid. …”

"It's painful. My train ticket is the same as yours. I even added an extra seat and upgraded it to a first-class seat. That's all? It's really..."

"Why haven't Salzburg released the list of substitutes? What are they waiting for there? Really, if the personnel are good, I will continue to go, otherwise I will not give up the money. "

"The people who can play in place of Pollini should be the group of people who are still here and who will go to Salzburg later, right? Does anyone know who the big guys are in Salzburg now?"

"I know a few, Argerich and Barenboim. The two of them must be in Salzburg now, but they should not have any chance to perform, even if they want to replace Pollini. , their company will not let them replace Pollini, this is too low a price."

"That's right. Both of them are the top pianists in the world, even the top group of top pianists. If they really replace Pollini, a pianist of the same level as them, it will be really... The price has dropped a bit.”

"Is there anyone else? Are there any other big stars coming?"

"All I know are some of the top pianists, such as Lang Liangyue and the female version of Lang Liangyue, also known as Wang Jia. Both of them are also in Salzburg now, but there is a problem..."

"what is the problem?"

"Both of them will perform later. Wang Jia is a solo. If she is allowed to perform twice in a row, neither I nor the Salzburg Music Festival Organizing Committee will allow such a thing to happen. As for Lang, Liang Yue, he has a symphony, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23, and unless the two of them reconstruct a new concert repertoire, it is absolutely impossible for them to attend.”

"That's right. It's not just them. It seems that many other people are actually about the same difference. Everyone has already attended the music festival, so even if the organizing committee wants them to come to the rescue, they will Making special requirements for them, such as not playing the same works in two concerts, is too much."

"Is there anyone else that everyone hasn't mentioned?"

"I don't know, but now all the famous pianists seem to have been dragged to Salzburg to give concerts. As for the others, I don't know much about them."

"There are names... I remember there was a big shot whose concert seemed to be cancelled. Maybe he would come to Salzburg?"

"Who?"

"Hamelin, the king of piano skills, Hamelin, he just finished his concert at the Ruhr Piano Festival a few days ago. Now I don't know what kind of situation he is in now. It is said that he seems to be because of A scheduling conflict canceled his concert in Salzburg."

"Hamelin, the one who plays the one-handed Chopin etudes?"

"Oh oh oh, I remember, Godowski! The guy who played the Chopin etudes arranged by Godowski, that guy is really awesome. He doesn't seem to like playing normal works very much, and He specializes in those niche categories of dazzling works, with the goal of exceeding the limits of the human body. Will he come to Salzburg?"

"I'm not sure. I feel like he might feel the pressure is too much and give up. His ability to withstand pressure is not very good. Although his skills may be the most impressive among all pianists, his ability to withstand pressure is I feel like my abilities and musical expression are not perfect, and I am far surpassed by his skills.”

"Which pianist can replace Pollini? Isn't it just like this?"

"Do you think... is it possible for Fu Diao?"

The Salzburg Music Festival Forum, which was originally very lively, actually felt a little stagnant at this time.

Some people don't quite know what Fu Tiao is all about.

A group of people did not expect the name Fu Tiao at all.

And there is a group of people who feel the possibility.

"It seems that Fu Tiao really has the possibility to replace Pollini. The youngest top pianist at the moment has excellent level and musical expression ability. Moreover, he is very energetic and can indeed replace Pollini. "

"Well, I may not know much about the piano world. Who is Fu Tiao?"

"Fu Diao is a young pianist who won the 2015 Chopin International Piano Competition. He then made a successful debut at the Chopin International Piano Competition. After a simple European tour, he was successfully invited to the Ruhr Piano Festival and won the Best Newcomer at this year’s Ruhr Piano Festival.”

"Huh? The best newcomer at the Ruhr Piano Festival is Fu Tiao? When I posted the news before, didn't you just say that this year's most promising best newcomer should be Akadi? He performed successfully in a god-level performance , I think you are saying that this performance is particularly strong."

"You can't keep up with any version. When was that version of yours? The best newcomer now should be Fu Diao. According to my friends in the Ruhr area, Fu Diao heard about Arkadi After the performance, I had a complete epiphany and successfully performed a god-level performance at the concert, which shocked everyone present."

"I'm a little curious when you mention this. By the way, are there any records of Fu Tiao? The previous records of the Ruhr Piano Festival should have been released, right?"

"It's out, but I'm not sure if you can buy it. They have sold it in many places. There are only [-] records in the world. My friend and I bought six copies. When it was just released, There are only a few hundred pictures left online, and now I feel like they may be gone, right?”

"You can't buy Fu Tiao's records online. The records online have been sold out. There are only 5000 records online. If you want to buy Fu Tiao's records, you have to go to a physical store and ask. There should be hundreds of copies in one city, right? Maybe it’s just to test the waters. The overall number of publications is not large. If you want, you can make an appointment."

"Well, I can go and have a look later. After hearing what you said, I became slightly interested in Fu Diao... Speaking of which, why are you saying that Fu Diao might be able to replace Pollini?" "Fu Diao?" The works he performed at the Salzburg Music Festival this year were a piano quartet, one by Mozart and one by Beethoven. He had never participated in a solo performance, so I feel that Fu Tiao might Meeting."

"Has anyone heard Fu Tiao's concert in Salzburg this year? How did it feel? I haven't heard Fu Tiao's concert yet. I heard many of my Chinese friends say that Fu Tiao's concert is the most difficult to get tickets for. I bought it because Fu Tiao’s concerts don’t have very many people, only about 2000 or [-] people at most. The people who buy it are not just Chinese, but also a lot of people from other countries, so his tickets are basically seconds. null."

"I didn't listen. I didn't even know that Fu asked him to play chamber music in Salzburg. Did Fu ask him to switch to chamber music? A change of career for a piano genius?"

"I heard it, and unlike what I said before, Fu Diao didn't want to change his career. He just wanted to try to see if there were any other ways to inspire his musical inspiration, so he went to play chamber music. This I saw it when I saw an interview in a musician magazine.”

"How is it? I'm very curious about how good Fu Tiao is."

"How should I say... very strong! I can only say very strong, because I went to the concert because of the name Fu Diao. Fu Diao also showed superhuman dominance in this small chamber music, directly Everything in the orchestra is under control, driving the orchestra forward. It’s very strong, really very strong, but I can’t hear more of it, and I’m not an expert in chamber music.”

"Yes, I don't know Fu Diao, but I listen to a lot of chamber music. It's similar to what I said above. Fu Diao's ability and level are really ridiculous. Personally, I also like his works very much. , it would be great if I could always listen to his works.”

"It's done, now I fucking expect the Salzburg Music Festival to do something. If they don't give us Pollini, at least they have to give us a Fu tune, right?"

"Well, I think it might be a bit mysterious, because there are many other backup musicians there who haven't played. Fu asked whether he is strong or not, but can he really become Pollini's replacement?"

"Is it better than Lang Liangyue? I don't want anyone to hear about Lang Liangyue. Is Lang Liangyue better? But if you listen to it too much, you will feel a little tired. It's the same feeling every time, no matter what This work, when you hear his performance, you can feel that this is what he played, which is really annoying.”

"I actually expected Wang Jia to take my place, but Wang Jia also has a concert of her own, so forget it."

"..."

Dense replies and discussions were piled up on various social media, and soon there were hundreds of layers, and everyone was discussing things about the Salzburg Music Festival.

After all, Pollini's withdrawal is a big event for everyone.

The same is true for the people on the organizing committee of the Salzburg Music Festival.

They had no idea how lively the discussion outside was.

All they knew was that the people at the organizing committee were discussing it more enthusiastically than the people outside.

Because this is a matter related to the reputation of the entire music festival, they need to discuss it carefully, carefully, and more carefully.

There can't be any mistakes.

After Fu Tiao's terrifying performance before, everyone in the organizing committee already had some ideas.

But he was soon attracted to other people.

Because they discovered several pianists.

Although their performance is slightly inferior to Fu Diao, they have no chance to perform at the Salzburg Music Festival.

It is now divided into several levels.

Among T0-level pianists, almost all of them are top-notch in level.

For example, people like Wang Jia, Lang Liangyue, Hamelin, and Fu Tiao.

Although Wang Jia, Lang Liangyue and others did not show their full strength.

After all, they already had their own concert, so they played in a very relaxed manner without giving their all.

But how good the ears of these people present are, they are not ordinary people at all, and Fu Tiao and the others can imagine it.

They don't care at all whether the people present show their full strength.

Because for those in the organizing committee, as long as you play, playing whatever you want, there is no difference between showing your strength.

For those people, you can hear how good you are when you play scales.

There are many things that you can't just pretend that you don't know how to do.

When it comes to musicality, basic skills, and understanding of music, even if you hide your clumsiness, you can't hide much at all.

His brilliance as a top pianist cannot be covered up by hiding his clumsiness.

Of course, this is limited to this group of music critics who listen to who knows how much music.

What troubles them most now is not T0, but another group of T1 players.

Some of the group performed concerts and some did not.

If there is a group of solo players ranked in T1, there will be no surprises.

This group of people was abandoned directly without any possibility of adoption.

What is really selected now is T1, which does not perform any performance, and T0, which performs other performances such as Fu Tiao.

Although Lang Liangyue belongs to T0, because he plays a concerto and has nothing to do with solo, he can be considered to be at the same level as Fu Diao.

The difference in level and strength between the two is not big, and the works they perform are not mainly about them.

Therefore, in the T0 stage, only Fu Tiao and Lang Liangyue came into the sight of the Salzburg Music Festival Organizing Committee.

Fu Tiao, Lang Liangyue, and a group of ordinary first-line pianists who are slightly inferior to them but have not played.

Who should be chosen to replace him has now become the most troublesome issue for the organizing committee.

After they discussed it for a long time, they ruled out Lang Liangyue first. After all, although Lang Liangyue's concerto sounded similar to the Fu Diao Piano Quartet.

But in fact, the Pianist Concertos are the ones that put the piano in the front and the most limelight.

This is not the case in Fu Tiao's piano quartet. Instead, the piano is not kicked out after all the strings, but continues to conduct comparative analysis and thinking.

After thinking like this, Fu Tiao formed the attitude of using one to counteract many.

There are a large number of first-line pianists who have not had the opportunity to participate in Salzburg.

But pianist Fu Tiao, who seemed to be involved but not involved in the solo, made it difficult for them to let go.

The Mozart Rondo that they had given Fu Tiao 30 minutes to prepare had left such a deep impression on them that they could not forget it.

Therefore, they fell into endless tangles.

Until someone speaks.

"How about we ask for other people's opinions? If we haven't been able to choose, why don't we just make a voting option, put Fu Tiao and other people's names on the form, and let them decide on their own? What’s the choice?”

(End of this chapter)