pianist from the sea

Chapter 311 Age is not a problem, strength is!
Fu Diao followed Wang Jia and came to the back of the long table with others. He looked at the reporters in front of him with a smile on his face.

Accepting their filming and interviews.

Petrenko looked at the reporters, as if he had already thought of their current excitement, and spoke steadily.

“On this trip to Asia, I will be traveling to Asia with our former conductor, Sir Simon Rattle. I believe that this kind of performance will make our Berlin Philharmonic’s connection with the world even better. compact.

It was a great musical tour, not just for me but for the Berlin Philharmonic as a whole.

In this tour, in addition to Dior Fu, Jia Wang, and Sir Simon who are standing in front of everyone, we also have some other people who will also participate.

We have invited some performers from Japan and South Korea, and we will invite them to perform together when we are in Japan and South Korea.

at the same time……

We also invited the world's top performers such as Lang Liangyue to substitute during the performance and take us together to complete this perfect musical journey.

In addition, there are some other surprises, which are not suitable to be revealed. We will tell you our decisions later during the music process.

Okay, now everyone is invited to witness our signing ceremony and the signing ceremony with Fu.

After all...this is our first time working together. "

Petrenko looked at Fu Diao who was sitting aside, smiled softly, took a set of contracts from the hands of other staff nearby, signed his name at the end of the contract, and signed the contract Passed it to Fu Diao.

He spoke to all the reporters off the stage.

"This is a one-time performance contract. In this contract, we will promise Fu Diao at least ten collaborative performances per year, as well as more than two solo performance opportunities at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall per year.

At this point, Fu will become a co-musician of our Berlin Philharmonic and will witness the power of the Berlin Philharmonic with us.

He will also be our long-term partner with the Berlin Philharmonic.

If he has any music that needs to be played later and no team can help, he can also consult us and we will give him the greatest help. "

Petrenko later talked about many details of the contract, but Fu Tiao didn't pay much attention to it.

He just flipped through the contract in his hand.

Just like what Petrenko said just now.

This is actually a two-way contract. It’s not just Fu who needs to pay, but the Berlin Philharmonic as well.

Both parties need to pay some costs in order to satisfy both parties.

For example, for the Berlin Philharmonic's global tour, if Fu Diao is available when Fu Diao is needed, then Fu Diao needs to help them complete the tour together.

When Fu Tiao is in need, if the Berlin Philharmonic is not performing, they also need to help Fu Tiao.

It sounds more equal, but in fact...

Fu Tiao made a lot of money.

The annual Berlin Philharmonic global tour is a grand music festival.

Fu Tiao will be able to follow the Berlin Philharmonic's coattails and expand his reputation around the world.

As long as his playing is good enough.

He was able to quickly convert those Berlin Philharmonic fans into his own fans.

Fame further expanded.

Not only that.

During his performance this time, he even got invitations from other music festivals and other symphony orchestras.

After all, almost no one who can be invited by the Berlin Philharmonic is bad.

So no matter where you look at it, Fu Tiao has made a lot of money.
Not just the signing fee.

Earned more fame.

In the sight of everyone, Fu Tiao picked up the Montblanc pen placed in front of him and signed his name on it.

This pen is very heavy, and Fu Tiao always feels that the pen is pressing on his wrist.

Tell him that this signature is very important and he must be cautious and cautious again.

According to his rough estimate, he felt that this pen might weigh half a kilogram!
It felt heavier than his cell phone.

After all, a mobile phone is big and a pen is small.

A pen of the same weight seems heavier.

But there is no obstruction for such a heavy pen.

As soon as his fingertips were placed on the contract in front of him, the ink slowly flowed out without spilling. It just stayed on the tip of the pen quietly, waiting for Fu Tiao to write.

There is no clogging feeling, just as comfortable as using lubricant.

After Fu Tiao signed his name on the contract in front of him, he looked at the pen in his hand with a little surprise.

He had never used a pen like this.

He couldn't help but look at Sir Simon who was also signing autographs next to him, and asked in a low voice.

"Is this kind of pen... just for signing?"

"No, actually this pen is a gift for you, as a witness to your signing with the Berlin Philharmonic. After all, Montblanc Karajan is the greatest conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. In order to commemorate him, everyone will send one Hold his pen."

Sir Simon said with a smile, and then looked at Fu Diao fumbling with the pen in his hand, and couldn't help but add.

"You should keep this pen. Although the price is not particularly expensive, only about two thousand euros, it was given by the Berlin Philharmonic after all. If you lose the pen at the end, they will Bian won’t give it away, and if you lose it, you’ll have to spend money later.”

"understood."

Fu Tiao handed his document to the staff next to him, and then put away the pen.

The staff on the side brought over a small box with a photo of Karajan and the Montblanc logo on it, and motioned Fu Tiao to put the pen in it.

Obviously, this is a small box specially designed to hold pens.

Fu Tiao naturally did not refuse. After passing the pen to the staff next to him, he continued to sit upright, looking at the reporters in front of him, waiting for their questions.

Obviously, the reporters couldn't hold back their excitement at all. They waited for everyone's contract to be signed and after showing it to everyone, they immediately started bombarding Petrenko.

"Mr. Petrenko, I want to know why you chose Fu as your new contracted pianist? Is it because you want to gain access to the Chinese market?"

"No, obviously not. We have Wang and Lang Liangyue in the Chinese market. We don't need Fu to expand our Chinese market. We signed Fu just because he is strong enough."

"So what are the goals of the Berlin Philharmonic this year? From what we know, Mr. Petrenko, you don't seem to be particularly good at the traditional works of the Berlin Philharmonic?"

"I will learn. Sir Simon has placed this important responsibility on me. I will study hard to keep up with Sir Simon's pace and bring the Berlin Philharmonic to a greater level."

"We know here that your selection was entirely due to luck. Because of the internal struggle of the Berlin Philharmonic, you got a chance to be the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic from the gap between the two parties. Don't you have anything to say about this? ?”

"I'm sorry, this is the announcement meeting of the Berlin Philharmonic's Asia tour and Fu's signing ceremony. I have nothing to say about my appointment as the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic."

"Sir Simon, don't you have any fear that Peter Lenko will take over the Berlin Philharmonic? He is not the most perfect choice!"

"No, Mr. Petrenko's level is very good. I like Peter's interpretation very much. I also believe that Peter can do everything well. I have already said this before when it was officially announced that I would withdraw from the Berlin Philharmonic. I don’t want to continue discussing this.”

"Sir Simon!"

"Mr. Peter Lenko!"

"..."

The reporters tried to attack Petrenko and Sir Simon and dig out any useful information from them.

But Sir Simon is that kind of veteran, slippery, and there is no way you can get more information from him.

He knows what is appropriate to say and what is inappropriate to say.

Therefore, his expression was particularly calm.

And Petrenko was sitting on the side.

Although he is much younger, he seems to have already grasped what it takes to be a qualified orchestra conductor.He blocked all the content that insulted him, and directly shook off all the content that was not related to today's discussion, saying that today we would only discuss the Berlin Philharmonic's Asian tour and the signing of Fu Tiao.

Nothing else is discussed.

Although these two people look like one old and one young, they are very honest and honest.

But in fact, these two people are very slippery, and they are not the type to be fooled casually.

This also gave those reporters a headache.

Finally, someone looked at Fu Tiao and Wang Jia, who were sitting aside to watch the fun, and couldn't help but ask questions.

"Mr. Fu Tiao, I want to know whether you think you are qualified enough to cooperate with the Berlin Philharmonic? You must know that the pianists who were able to cooperate with the Berlin Philharmonic before you were basically the best in the world. , you seem a little younger, you really..."

"So what if you're young?"

Fu Tiao did not do Tai Chi like Petrenko and Sir Simon, but spoke very calmly.

"Among the people who are younger than me, who can match my performance? In other words, it is not just the people who are younger than me, but also the people who are older than me. You can find someone who is better than me. person?"

Fu Tiao's choking sound immediately stunned the reporters.

Just as the reporters were about to say something more, Fu Tiao continued.

"When I was young, I won the Chopin International Piano Competition. When I was 19 years old, I was the best newcomer of the year at the Ruhr Piano Festival. As for the invitation from Salzburg, I performed in place of Pollini and toured Europe. These things Needless to say, let’s just say, who was the last person to win the championship at the Ruhr Piano Festival?”

"Have!"

The reporter had a stiff neck and was about to read out a few names.

The result was a sudden surprise.

In his memory, the only one who could win the Chopin International Piano Competition and the Ruhr Piano Festival Best Newcomer of the Year was... Argerich?Zimmerman?The three Pollini?

As for others, it seems that they have no chance to touch this level.

I rely on?

It seems that Fu Tiao directly said it right?
Other reporters around were also stunned.

At the same time, he began to focus on Fu Tiao.

They began to think about what method they should use to target Fu Tiao.

After all, they couldn't handle those old foxes, so Fu Tiao and the others couldn't handle it?

and so……

"No, no, no, Mr. Fu Tiao, we are not talking about your achievements, we are just talking about your age. Other pianists before you, the pianists who can cooperate with the Berlin Philharmonic, are basically over 30 You only have a chance when you are 40 years old, and you, if I remember correctly, you are only about [-] years old, right? Don’t you think..."

"Is age... such an inconvenience?"

Fu Diao asked with a hint of confusion.

"Is it possible that the people who collaborate with the Berlin Philharmonic are all based on their age rather than their level of ability?"

After saying that, Fu Diao looked to Sir Simon and Petrenko on one side and asked them, "Is that so?"

"Certainly not."

Petrenko grinned, looked at the reporters off the stage, and spoke to them.

“Fu Diao’s ability to enter the Berlin Philharmonic and cooperate with our Berlin Philharmonic is the result of the joint decision of hundreds of people from our Berlin Philharmonic, because Fu Diao’s level is strong enough to support the cooperation with our Berlin Philharmonic. Le’s cooperation, that’s why we chose him.”

"Yes, just as Peter said, Fu Tiao is the most talented and powerful pianist I have ever seen among the younger generation! I like him very much."

Sir Simon also smiled and said.

"I have been torn between Fu and Zhao Chengzhen before, because this time we are not just going to China for the show, we also need to go to South Korea and Japan, so I am thinking, should I sign the contract with Zhao Chengzhen first, and then wait for the show Will you sign a contract with Fu Tiao after it's over?

After all, if we sign Zhao Chengzhen, our performance in South Korea will be much smoother. With Zhao Chengzhen's current reputation in South Korea and France, he can sell half of the tickets without even needing our fame!
As for Fu Tiao, I don't know what his reputation is in Japan and South Korea.

I have been investigating Fu Diao for a long time. I have been investigating this matter since Fudio’s concert in London last year, but I have never made a decision.

And when I really made up my mind, it was this year’s Ruhr Piano Festival! "

Sir Simon looked at Fu Tiao beside him, smiled and nodded.

"You don't know that I went to your concert, right?"

"To be precise... I actually still know."

Fu Tiao also smiled and nodded, and said a little helplessly.

"When I was performing before, I always felt like there was someone off the stage who looked very much like you, so I had some suspicions that you were here, but I've just confirmed it now."

"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to be so familiar with me."

Sir Simon laughed heartily.

He reached out and patted Fu Diao on the shoulder, hugged him and spoke to the group of reporters off the stage.

“After hearing Fu Tiao’s performance, I was absolutely sure of one thing, and that was the matter of selling tickets… We don’t need to worry too much at all, because the reputation of our Berlin Philharmonic and my reputation itself are It’s enough to sell out tickets!

What we care most about right now is how the music performs!
Can we...can we express music to a perfect state?
So I saw Fu Diao, heard his performance, and then I decided.

There is only Fu Diao, and indeed there is only Fu Diao!
Only Fu Tiao can do such a job!

Only Fu Tiao can make our performance be at the same level as other pianists, instead of being a shortcoming.

Zhao Chengzhen's level is indeed good, and he is indeed a representative figure of the current French music school, but...

His level is not enough to compete with Lang Liangyue and Wang Jia!
But Fu Tiao can!

Fu Diao can not only compete with them, to some extent, I think Fu Diao can also surpass them!
This is why I choose Fu Tiao! "

When talking about this place, Sir Simon looked at Wang Jia on the other side and spoke in an apologetic voice.

"Um...Is it okay for me to say this?"

"No, no, after all, I know Fu Tiao's strength. He is indeed worthy of your evaluation!"

Wang Jia was in a good mood and said cheerfully.

She shrugged at the reporters off the stage.

"Let me tell you, I also competed with Fu Diao for Pollini's performance. Who would have thought that Fu Diao could actually show such strong strength and directly kill all the challengers? He His strength is really ridiculously strong, I really wonder how he trained it!"

"Wang Jia..."

When Fu Diao heard Wang Jia's words, he helplessly spread his hands.

"You didn't show your full strength at that time, right?"

"Hey, I know I will definitely be killed by you in an instant, so what strength can I show? I might as well save some dignity for myself."

Wang Jia waved his hands vigorously and spoke to the group of reporters under the stage.

"In any case, you say that Fu Tiao is young. There is no argument for this. But it is not enough to say that Fu Tiao is young and his level is poor. Fu Tiao's level and strength cannot be seen from his age at all. I support Fu Tiao!"

"Just like Wang Jia said, when we choose partners at the Berlin Philharmonic, we don't learn from the age. We judge them more based on the professional level of the performers, so..."

After a pause, Petrenko said to reporters:

"If there is an artist who thinks he is strong but is rejected by other orchestras because of his grade, try to contact us at the Berlin Philharmonic and we will..."

"I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

Petrenko spoke with charisma.

Then he paused and added something to the group of reporters off the stage.

"Don't you fucking delete my sentence? Whoever deletes it will never come back again!"

(End of this chapter)