pianist from the sea

Chapter 315 Concert

Hamburg is very lively these days.

Even the extremely rare sunny days can appear continuously in such a gloomy winter.

It even makes people wonder if the people in Hamburg used cannons to disperse the clouds just for the performances in the past few days?

But it is precisely because of such good weather that the grass beside Hamburg Lake is full of people.

While looking at the newly built building in their city, they were enjoying the sunshine.

The sunlight reflects off the glass walls of the Elb Concert Hall, making it sparkle.

Fu Tiao also followed the others and lay by the lake for a while.

In the past few days, Fu Tiao can only say that it is Hamburg City.

As a seaside city with the highest economic level in Germany and better economic development than Munich, Hamburg has really spent a lot of money here.

He saw many top bosses here that he had only seen at the Vienna New Year's Concert before.

From saxophone, to flute, to violin.

Almost any instrumental soloist you can name who represents Germany or who studied in Germany is invited to perform.

And not just solos, but chamber music such as trios, quartets, and quintets also bloom in this huge concert hall.

Not only that, there are some additional small concert halls inside the concert hall.

Some jazz musicians were also invited to perform.

Except for modern music.

No, to be precise, it should be except for a particularly niche group of modern music, the kind of music that is particularly disliked and focuses on the pursuit of noise.

Other musical players of all genres were invited to come and perform.

Consecrated the Elb Concert Hall in Hamburg.

According to an announcement in a local newspaper, the opening of Hamburg's Elb Concert Hall was subsidized by the local city hall with several million euros.

Just to invite people like them to come and perform.

According to their words, it is...

After spending [-] million yuan, do you still care about these few million euros?
This also makes them too lazy to pick and choose which artist is the most affordable.

Just based on the reputation on the list, select the musicians who fit the German artistic style and invite them one by one.

Even if the reputation of the most powerful group of people is not the best in the world...

But the overall quality is far superior to music festivals in other places.

For example, the Salzburg Music Festival...

Although the Salzburg Music Festival can be regarded as one of the top music festivals in the world.

But the overall quality of their performance couldn't match Fu Tiao's opening music this time.

After all, one is pursuing a balance of income and expenditure, and the other is pursuing hiring a big boss. The two thoughts are not on the same line.

It is simply impossible to compare.

That’s it…

Everyone here is a top artist.

The least famous among them may be Fu Tiao, who has only been a top musician for a few days.

And almost everyone can't tell what's special about their strength.

One can imagine how powerful this opening month was.

It goes without saying that you can imagine what kind of music event it will be when these big guys gather together.

Fu Tiao also listened to the performances of other big guys in the past few days.

After hearing the performance of that group of people, Fu Diao could only say...

Everyone who can be invited here has their own two brushes.

It's really the kind of existence where everyone can show you their skills.

Powerful and perfect!
The opening ceremony on the first day was performed by the North German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.

From works from the Baroque period to postmodern works.

Anyway, basically everything you can imagine has been played.

This is an announcement to all the musicians present and the invited audience, telling them one thing.

That is……

Their goal is the North German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, which is music of all times, not limited to classical and romantic music.

Their Elb Concert Hall in Hamburg also welcomes musicians from all over the world to perform works of all time.

I hope more musicians can come and play here.

After all, this concert hall was built for use, not for viewing.

If I just build a building for everyone to see...

It would be better to just build a messy unfinished building or sculpture.

It's more fun that way.

And when musicians from all over the world started playing the next day, Fu Tiao gradually understood why the person in charge of Barros told him before.

He arranged for himself good neighbors.

the reason is simple.

When Fu Tiao was about to go out for a walk at night, he suddenly discovered...

The group of top bosses live near him and live with him.

After each performance, everyone gathered in the executive lounge to drink, looking at the lights in the distance and casually chatting about music and art.

It can always give Fu Diao a little inspiration.

Of course, we are all human, and we don’t always discuss art when we chat.

After discussing art, the group quickly chatted about their respective recent concert schedules.

Also, which place have you visited recently, where have you walked around a few times, which city is worth a special trip to hold a concert in, etc.

The younger ones, as well as the particularly old musicians in their 70s and [-]s, began to discuss cars in their respective circles.

Some of the younger people who are around 30 years old like sports cars, while others like muscle cars. Everyone has a different style.

But the group of old men and women all unanimously like old sports cars.

From what they said, everyone seemed to have one or two such cars at home.

They don't drive such cars to attract attention, nor do they drive them at high speeds.

I just like the feel of driving like that.

That's why they choose that kind of car to drive.

As for the group of middle-aged people in their 50s and [-]s, they discussed all kinds of messy things in that place.

Stock market, current affairs, vacation, family...

Mess.

Although the outside world always thinks that these artists are very artistic and a bit otherworldly.

But in fact, everyone is human and everyone has their own favorite content.

Maybe everyone tells the outside world that they have no pursuit of money and only pursue art.

But probably the vast majority of people basically have no particularly big pursuits after successfully reaching their current position.

He can't become as rich as a superstar, and his hard skills won't be lost just like this.

They can play the piano peacefully every day and earn tens of thousands of euros every month. Normal expenses can be included in it. The records they record can occasionally bring them higher profits, which can allow them to afford some additional expenses. Hobby Expenses.

For example, their favorite sports car.

So compared to that group of capital, they will be more peaceful and indifferent.

You will also be more willing to discuss your recent life with the people around you, discuss where to go for vacation, etc.

We are all ordinary people, top musicians in the world, no one is superior to others.

That is to say, some older people will be more popular.

But everyone only respects those musicians and is not too star-chasing.

At the same time, this time's opening ceremony was more peaceful than the music festival, with almost no conflicts or competition for interests among everyone.

Maybe it’s the difference between a music festival and being invited?
Fu Tiao was lying beside the bed, looking at the night outside the window and couldn't help but think so.

The sky in Germany is very bright.

There is not particularly much light pollution.

Although it is still difficult to see the Milky Way, only an outline can be seen, but the sky full of stars is still enough to make people immersed in it.

Fu Tiao got up from the bed, leaned in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the stars in the sky, and listened to the sea breeze blowing in his ears...

He always felt like he was back in time.

The ground beneath my feet is obviously extremely hard, but I always feel like I'm rising and falling with the waves.

I don’t know if this feeling is true, or if it’s just...

Psychological effect?

However, Fu Diao didn't think much about it. After closing the curtains to slightly block the surrounding light, he fell into a deep sleep.

Go to bed early, we have to play tomorrow.

After listening to the big shot so many times, it was now his turn.

……

The next day.The weather in Hamburg is still very beautiful.

The sun slowly rose from the distant horizon at around eight o'clock in the morning.

Just like yesterday's exceptionally clear night, today's day remains equally cloudless.

And today is Fu Tiao's performance day.

Compared to before, the traffic around the Hamburg Concert Hall seemed to be even higher today.

Near the main fire in Hamburg, many Chinese people appeared.

Thousands of tourists surrounded the Hamburg Concert Hall, curiously observing the brand-new concert hall in front of them.

"Holy crap, is this the Elb Concert Hall in Hamburg?"

"It feels so ugly down there and so shiny up top..."

"I just read the introduction. The place below is a former warehouse. It was a famous landmark in the past. In order to preserve this landmark, the Hamburg City Hall decided to build a brand new building on top of this building. This is what we have now. I saw the Elb Concert Hall.”

"I think it's quite handsome. I like the style of this building very much."

"It's interesting... I hope I can see Fu Tiao."

"I drove all the way from Frankfurt, a seven or eight-hour drive, just to see Fu Diao! It's really exciting!"

"Frankfurt? I remember, didn't Fu Diao say he was going to Frankfurt to perform? Why are you still here?"

"Fu Tiao plays near the Old Theater in Frankfurt. I think the feeling of that place is definitely not as good as this place. I have heard the name of Hamburg's Elb Concert Hall for several years."

"I'm from Berlin and I'm looking forward to Fu Tiao's performance!"

"Are you all from Germany? Are there no people from other places?"

"I, I, I'm from Brussels!"

"I'm in Marseille..."

"I am a small city in Italy."

"I'm Italian too! I'm in Venice!"

"What the hell? Am I the only one from Gris?"

"I'm from Iran..."

"Me, me Iraq?"

"Huh? Iraq? Isn't Iraq at war?"

"There are still places in Iraq that are not at war. Because of the war, teachers from many places have gone to provide assistance, so the local teaching resources are actually quite good. I just recently have to come to Germany for an exchange."

"..."

There are many Chinese people in Hamburg.

They came to the city of Hamburg from all over Europe to listen to Fu Tiao's concerts.

Not the same as Lang Liangyue.

Many of Lang Liangyue's fans came to attend his concerts after hearing about his reputation.

Most of Fu Tiao's fans like him because of his music.

Although there may be some people who want to come and listen to Fu Diao because of his great reputation.

However, I saw that Fu Tiao's tickets sold out quickly, and since it was the opening month of this place in Hamburg, the tickets were slowly released little by little, making it difficult to grab them.

This also makes it impossible for many people who want to join in the fun to continue to join in the fun.

It also allows those true fans of Fu Tiao to grab tickets.

Therefore, the vast majority of local people in Hamburg are real fans of Fu Tiao.

This group of people quickly recognized the identity of the others, and looking at each other for a moment, they felt like they were seeing relatives.

"All of you...are here to listen to Fu's tune?"

"Nonsense, I came to Hamburg but didn't come to listen to Fu's tunes. Could it be that I came here to eat hamburgers?"

"Although, the specialty of Hamburg is not burgers. If you want to eat the best burgers, you may have to go to Beautiful Country."

"What the hell? Hamburg wasn't invented here?"

"I remember to be precise, the piece of hamburger meat in the hamburger is a specialty of Hamburg, but the hamburger is not."

"Long knowledge..."

The group of people were chatting and walking towards the Elb Concert Hall.

After getting free tickets downstairs, we followed the long escalator, passed through the old warehouse on the lower floor, and arrived at the real boundary of the Elb Concert Hall.

That huge viewing gallery.

Seeing all this, everyone couldn't help but feel excited.

"I've heard before that the feeling of the sea in Fu Diao's music is particularly strong. Now it seems... Fu Diao must have come to his home court!"

"Honestly, have you been notified of what Fu Tiao is going to perform today?"

"No, the official website of Hamburg's Elb Concertgebouw only introduces detailed information about Fu Tiao, and there is nothing else other than that..."

"Let me take a look... Let us sincerely welcome the winner of the Xiao Competition from China and the best newcomer of the year at the Ruhr Piano Festival, Fu Diao. Following is his personal profile, which everyone knows."

"Damn it, why is it so well hidden? It makes people feel itchy to hear it. I really want to know what Fu Tiao is going to play tonight!"

"You'll know when you get in, right?"

Everyone stood on the viewing platform and discussed quietly.

As time went by, the sky quickly darkened, and the orange lights were turned on in Hamburg's Elb Concert Hall.

I don’t know if it’s due to local characteristics.

When you travel in Europe, you will find that the lighting here is basically warm-toned.

Warm yellow, orange yellow, dim yellow...

Whether it's on the street, or in other people's homes, even the lighting in street toilets is also dominated by warm colors.

Basically all the lights you can see are yellow, and you rarely see that kind of white, cool-toned light.

The same goes for the lights at the Hamburg Concertgebouw.

Golden lights illuminate the building, dispelling the chill around it.

When the lights were turned on, the dense crowd followed the guidance of the staff and entered the concert hall, and then dispersed around the concert hall.

In the concert hall, there is not only a water bar selling wine, soda and coffee, but also a place specializing in selling bread, steamed buns with meat and sandwiches.

This place's steamed buns are made by cutting the traditional white oval bread in half, adding a large piece of thick beef or pork, and sprinkling a hint of ketchup or yellow mustard for seasoning.

The production process is simple, but the taste is not monotonous.

Many people who had not eaten had coffee and steamed buns with meat, waiting for the start of Fu Tiao's concert while eating dinner while looking at the sea view in the distance.

Incredibly comfortable.

Time passed quickly while everyone was chatting and waiting.

when!
The quaint bell rings, symbolizing that 07:30 has arrived and you can enter and wait.

The door opened, and everyone who had been waiting for who knew how long poured into the concert hall. Then their pupils dilated and they were extremely shocked.

Just like Fu Diao entered this concert hall for the first time, none of them had ever seen such a concert hall.

The layers are stacked one on top of the other, making it difficult to distinguish one from the other.

Everyone seemed to be on the same level surrounding the stage in the center.

In the center of the stage was a pitch-black Steinway D274.
A Steinway specially built for the Elb Concertgebouw in Hamburg.

Just like the Lang Liangyue series in Steinway, such a piano is not just a brand.

Instead, a specialized piano maker was invited to polish it, and it took several months to build a piano.

And this piano, just from the reflection of the golden light above the head on the matte black paint, you can tell that this piano is worth a lot of money.

Everyone was surprised to observe this concert hall that they had never been to before, and followed the staff's guidance to their own seats.

Even when they sat down, they didn't stop looking around.

until……

The lights in the concert hall gradually dimmed.

The door of the concert hall, which was originally open, was also closed by the staff at this time.

The room gradually became silent.

The time is also close to eight o'clock in the evening.

The concert is about to begin.

Everyone immediately withdrew their gaze and stopped discussing messy things.

They put all their attention on the stage.

Under their gaze, they suddenly noticed a small door opening at the lowest edge of the concert hall.

The lights instantly gathered between the door and the piano.

Under their gaze, Fu Diao, wearing a well-fitting suit, walked out from behind the stage door gently and elegantly.
Whoa!
The applause sounded instantly.

Everyone was applauding Fu Diao vigorously.

Amidst the applause, Fu Tiao came to the piano and bowed slightly to everyone.

Sit down and raise your palms slightly.

Then...

Fall slowly.

　This morning was the first professional class in the new school year. As a result, all the teachers were late. I originally wanted to finish it at almost [-] o'clock and update it before the theoretical class at [-] o'clock in the afternoon. Who would have thought that it would be done now...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)