pianist from the sea

Chapter 84 Official Inquiry
This interview is required for all contestants. For some first-round contestants, such as Bies, who was the first place in the first round, he conducted the interview directly in the conference hall just now. He wants to know his thoughts on the game.

The other contestants were assigned to a quieter position, waiting for their interviews to start.

In order to save manpower, these interviews are as much as possible between people from a single country and people from a single country, and those European countries have no one, so they choose to let people from other countries work part-time.

Therefore, it was a Chinese native and a European cameraman who connected with Fu Tiao.

There are many rooms in the Chopin Concert Hall in Warsaw, and everyone immediately found one at random. After closing the door, the cameraman immediately began to set up the lights, looking for a suitable position to make Fu Tiao look more aura.

Looking at the busy cameraman, the person in charge of the interview smiled and said to Fu Tiao.

"Fu Tiao, hello, my name is Wang Kai, you can call me Xiao Wang, I have heard your performance, that is... During the previous qualifiers, I happened to be in charge of the scene recording, followed by the person who was playing The busy camera brother is working as a camera assistant, your performance before was really good, I like your performance very much!"

"Thank you."

Fu Tiao accepted his compliment with a smile and nodded, and then asked, "So when shall we start?"

"Just wait until the photographer is finished."

Not long after the words fell, the photographer Fu had already assembled everything, turned on the lights, and put on the reflector behind him, adding a beam of light to Fu Tiao's front and left, making his figure more vivid. mystery.

After confirming that it was correct in front of the camera, the cameraman made a gesture to Wang Kai. Wang Kai immediately understood, picked up the notebook in his hand and started chanting to Fu Tiao.

"Hello Fu Diao, that's it. We have a few questions to ask you. We noticed that you have won the Huaguo Golden Bell Award in the international arena. Apart from that, you have not won any other international awards. Grand Prize, your life experience is a little brief compared to other contestants, so I really want to know, what made you come to participate in the Chopin International Piano Competition? Or in other words, what made you and the Chopin International Piano Competition The match? If we can say as much as possible, we need to save enough 5-8 minutes."

After that, he pushed out the paper in his hand, on which was written his question.

The motivation behind the association with the Chopin International Piano Competition.

Fu Tiao thought about his memory, and found that there was not much information related to the Chopin International Piano Competition, but looking at the camera with the red light flashing in front of him, and the very expectant host beside him, he was silent for a while, and slowly Open your mouth slowly.

"Actually at the beginning... I didn't have any special views on the Chopin International Piano Competition. For me, this is a pedal, a pedal to talk to players from all over the world, a pedal to be on the world-class stage, and the top piano The pedal of the exchange of masters, even before the competition, I have no special opinion on Chopin, I submitted the application to you, you passed my application, and I came.”

After the words fell, Wang Kai was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect such an answer, but he was not in a hurry, but sat outside the camera, waiting for Fu Tiao's explanation.

"At first I didn't think much, it was just a game, it was not a big deal, but when I really participated in this game and talked with all the players, I realized very clearly One thing... that is, Chopin is not so simple, and the Chopin International Piano Competition is not so simple! There are many things in Chopin's music that are actually very popular and worthy of our further study."

"The first time I met Chopin in the real sense, the communication with Chopin, if you count it strictly, you can even say that I was in the Chopin International Piano Competition, after hearing other players' performances, I realized that What is missing in my music, I started to seriously think about the relationship between my music and Chopin’s music, and then I understood Ming Wu, what is Chopin and what is romance.”

Wang Kai nodded silently listening to Fu Tiao's words, but didn't say much.

After all, this is an interview with Fu Tiao, and what he is responsible for is very simple.

Guide Fu Diao not to be nervous, record Fu Diao's words, and tell him what he needs to say now.

That's it.

Wang Kai turned the document in his hand from one page to the next, and asked Fu Tiao.

"Good Fu Diao player, then I would like to ask, does participating in the Chopin International Piano Competition have any guiding effect on your future direction? Or... after you participate in the competition, what do you want to do the most? ?”

Fu Tiao didn't hesitate, and said directly: "Play the piano."

"Playing the piano?" Wang Kai was stunned, but he didn't expect this answer.

Fu Tiao nodded and continued.

"For me, the Chopin International Piano Competition is just a stage, a very small stage in my life, so the most important thing for me to participate in this competition is to verify whether my thoughts on Chopin can impress other judges and let them Understand my music, and then become interested in my music.”

"I'm still very young, just now..." Fu Tiao thought for a moment, then hesitated and said, "I'm only 19 now? I'm still 20, but it doesn't matter, I still have a lot of time to spend on music superior."

"The Chopin International Piano Competition is not all, and Chopin is not all, and even classical music is not all, these are just a part of music."

"After the Chopin International Piano Competition, if my performance can meet my expectations, then I should choose to change to a new composer to study and think about. After all, you must know that I have been studying Chopin in recent months, resulting in I see Chopin now and I get a little bit of a headache."

Wang Kai immediately laughed a few times in agreement.

Fu Tiao waited for him to finish laughing, and then continued: "So, after the Chopin International Piano Competition is over, I should go to practice again, and rethink some of the works of some of the more powerful composers that I haven't noticed before. Play, let yourself have a deeper understanding of music, let your professional level become more stable, let yourself settle down."

"After all...the Chopin International Piano Competition is a very training venue."

Fu Tiao glanced at the camera meaningfully, then looked at Wang Kai, waiting for his next question.

Without any hesitation, Wang Kai continued to turn over a page and asked Fu Tiao.

"Then I would like to ask Mr. Fu Tiao, what is your goal for the competition?"

"As for my goal, it should be number one." Fu Tiao smiled without any hesitation: "Those who come to participate in the competition definitely want to be number one, although there are many great people who are deeply immersed in classical music The kinky one is much deeper than me, but I will try my best...to win the first place."

The musicians who come to participate in the competition must have high spirits.

If they were not prepared to attack in the direction of No.1 from the very beginning, then they must have no chance to touch that field.

Wang Kai put down the notebook in his hand and picked up the second notebook.

"The one just now was about some questions about the Chopin International Piano Competition. Those questions are over. Now I want to discuss some music questions with you, Fu Diao. First of all, the first question... As a pianist, what do you think? What was the hardest part?"

"The hardest part?"

Fu Tiao did not expect that the questions of the Chopin International Piano Competition would be biased to this place. He couldn't help looking into the distance, and began to think about what is the most difficult part of being a pianist.

In fact, this question can be divided into two parts.

First of all, what do you think is a pianist?The second is the difficulty among pianists.

So... what is a pianist?

Fu Tiao pondered for a moment, then spoke in a calm tone.

"I think... it should be communication?"

"Communication?" Wang Kai's eyes lit up, and he heard a very interesting answer,
Fu Tiao stroked the non-existent stubble on his chin, and said slowly: "Yes, communication, I think communication is the most difficult part of becoming a pianist."

"This communication is not a communication with the teacher, nor a communication with peers, but a communication with myself and the audience off the stage."

Fu Tiao raised his head to look at Wang Kai, and asked very seriously.

"I don't know if you have heard the voices of those audiences off the stage, that is, when you are playing, you can feel the voices in their hearts when you look at them."

"Before he listens to your performance, is he suffering, uncomfortable, sad, or excited, excited, or curious? What is the emotion in his heart? What are the emotions and thoughts of all the audience off the stage? What is it?"

"Can we use my music to draw out the feeling that these people want to find? Let him flow with my music?"

"This...is the communication with the audience, the communication between the hearts."

"At the same time, you also need to communicate with yourself, think about what you want to express, and the charm you want to express, has it really reached the ears of the audience? What I convey is really Is it accurate? Can I absorb what the audience is giving me back?"

"Everything...requires careful thought."

Wang Kai nodded silently, turned over a page, and continued to ask questions.

"Then I want to ask Fu Tiao, what does the piano... mean to you?"

"The possibilities are endless."

Without any hesitation, Fu Diao spoke firmly.

"I am not a person who likes to express all my feelings, but I can use the piano to release my feelings, my thoughts, everything about me, my soul will no longer be imprisoned in a small body, Instead, through the piano, through the music, it can be passed on to other people."

"The piano only has 88 keys, but there are endless possibilities in these 88 keys. I can use these 88 keys to play music that belongs only to me."

"Through those composers, I can integrate everything I want to express into the composers and express it through their music."

"Limited space, infinite possibilities, this combination is too wonderful, more reassuring than this infinite continent."

Fu Tiao slowly talked about his thoughts on the piano, and Wang Kai listened very carefully.

Although he watched Fu Diao in the qualifiers before, he was not particularly optimistic about him.

After all, half a year ago, Fu Tiao's performance was really slanted, and there was nothing Chopin in his works. Seeing that he was able to enter the competition, he even began to doubt whether the judges were fair.

But based on what Fu Tiao told him so far, the things in the interview let him know a more real Fu Tiao.

Fu Diao has clearly realized his mistake and is working hard to correct it.

In addition, Fu Tiao's views on Chopin and his own thoughts on music moved him a lot.

He always has a feeling of seeing the top bosses before.

The conversation between the two did not last very long. After all, it was only a short discussion of about 5 minutes. Therefore, after Fu Tiao finished talking about what the piano meant to him, Wang Kai put away the documents in his hand.

He looked at Fu Tiao, his body was extremely relaxed, and he smiled and said.

"Okay, today's question is almost over here, and there is a small question at the end, you can say it or not, that is, if you were asked to use three words to describe your music, what would you choose? words?"

Fu Tiao couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this question, he couldn't help thinking, and then hesitated to speak.

"Perhaps, it's peace of mind, freedom, and..."

"The sea?"

……

All the contestants are conducting pre-competition interviews, and the Organizing Committee of the Chopin International Piano Competition is not idle.

Four pitch-black buses slowly stopped at the back entrance of the concert hall, and a dozen people quickly circled towards the car.

"Hurry up! Everyone carefully moved the piano down and sent it to the concert hall! The piano trial will start tomorrow, and all the pianos will be adjusted today! Do you hear me!"

"Yes!"

A strong man standing at the front spoke to the crowd without any objection. They all focused their attention on the piano in front of them, and were careful not to bump the piano.

There are a total of four pianos in front of them, each of which was given to them by the top piano companies, and there can be no loss of these pianos.

Compared with the pianos that are normally sold in the store, the production of these pianos is more difficult. These pianos are all the painstaking efforts of these companies, and they are the best pianos they can find so far.

The Chopin International Piano Competition is not just a competition for players, but also a competition for these big piano companies.

In addition to investing in a group of players before the competition, these companies let them use their pianos in the competition. If they win, there will be additional rewards, but they still need to compete in the competition field.

Four pianos represent four completely different playing directions.

They will show their perfect pianos to those contestants, and let those brand artists who are not selected by them play their pianos.

In this way, we can strive for the maximum benefit while maintaining capital.

It is also because of this that those who are going to move the piano dare not make any mistakes at all.

If it goes wrong, it could be a big problem.

Everyone carefully placed the piano on the stage, lifted the protective cover covering the piano, and carefully checked every trace of the piano's problems.

It was only after confirming that it was correct that he breathed a sigh of relief.

The person in charge who was standing at the front and directing everyone stood up, frowned at the group of tuners standing aside and said.

"Tuning team, we have shipped the piano up intact, now it's your turn to be the tuner, hurry up and tune the piano, and bring the piano to its perfect state."

"Okay, leave it to us, please rest assured!"

A Dongying person came out first, picked up his tools and quickly lay down on the piano to adjust the tone of the piano.

They are the last line of defense of the piano. Many of them are not only responsible for tuning, but also responsible for making pianos. They are very familiar with their own pianos.

Seeing that there is no problem with the piano, then the next step is to make everything in the piano as perfect as possible.

Let all the timbres be integrated, and there will be no deviation of timbre.

In addition to the piano tuners who were standing on the stage, there were many people standing on the edge of the concert hall. Their brows were also furrowed, their ears were erected to listen to the sounds in the concert hall, and they would remind them from time to time.

"The sound in the B3 area is abnormal, and the C sound in the second group of small characters is prominent, and needs to be adjusted!"

"The timbre of D1 area is normal, no need to adjust!"

"The tone in the A4 area is muddy, please give more force, I can't hear the feedback."

"..."

The voices of the people affected the tuner on the stage, and everyone formed a chariot as precise as a German machine, and kept moving forward.

All of them are hurrying.

It's September 27th.

On September 28th, the piano trial will begin.

On September 29th, the Chopin International Piano Competition announced the shortlist for the first round.

On October [-]nd, the piano trial ended.

On October [-]rd, the Chopin International Piano Competition officially started.

Time waits for no one, they must ensure that everything will not have any problems, so that the Chopin International Piano Competition can proceed smoothly.

Participating in the competition, not only the players, but also countless staff members.

For everyone, this is a tough battle, a tough battle that must be won!

……

Time passed quickly, all the preparatory work has been properly handled, a lot of tired tuners squatted in the corner, waiting for the players to appear, to see if there are any other problems not solved.

When the group of tool-man tuners were about to fall down from sleepiness, the contestants who came to try out the piano according to the regulations came to the concert hall and looked at the dark piano on the stage with excited expressions.

Yamaha Yamaha, CFX
Kawai Kawai, SK-EX
Fazioli Fazioli, F308
Steinway, D274
These four pianos are works of art produced by the world's strongest four major piano manufacturing companies with the strongest manufacturing technology.

　I write until 4:5 or 4:12 in the morning, and then go to class after sleeping for less than [-] hours, and go to the gym when I work until [-]:[-].

　　The result is like this, my squat has reached... 120kg?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)