Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 605 304. Confidence: Face the Questions and Answers

Bo II, Brahms Piano Concerto No. [-] in B flat major.

Li An held the music book as thick as a book in front of him in both hands, and the first thought that came to his mind was that this was a big guy.

He originally wondered why the other party still cared about his personal life, but then he was thinking about other things.

Fang Yongbo is a conductor and a piano player.

When a conductor gives a music score to a musician, does that mean anything else?
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As early as last year, Fang Yongbo decided on the program framework for Brahms’ 180th birthday concert at the end of this year.

First half of Piano Concerto in B flat major.

The second half is Symphony No. [-] in E minor.

At first, the framework of Fang Yongbo’s repertoire was not like this, but——

First half of Violin Concerto in D major.

The second half is Symphony No. [-] in E minor.

From his inner preference, he prefers to choose the Violin Concerto in D major. This is the only violin concerto composed by Brahms during his lifetime. It has a certain commemorative significance to perform at the concert at the end of the year, and the work itself is extremely popular in the industry. High praise

However, judging from the reality, it is foreseeable that this year, as a "double year" for Tchaikovsky and Brahms, will see many violin concertos in D major appear on the stage at the end of the year.

Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major is also a beautiful work with a high frequency of appearances.

Even if the second half of the song is performed all over the world, he can't back down. This is the confidence of an orchestra.

In order to avoid a homogeneous repertoire, he finally decided to use another masterpiece by Brahms as the first half of the program.

Brahms' Second Piano Concerto, the interweaving textures between the movements of this work can also provide an overview of Brahms's life and even the decline of classical music as a whole.

The repertoire is so large that it places extremely high demands on pianists.

After making a decision in his mind, the first pianist he contacted was Wang Jinhua.

Wang Jinhua travels abroad all year round and is considered a Chengcheng pianist with a certain reputation at home and abroad.

Unfortunately, Wang Jinhua’s current period has expired at the end of the year.

So Fang Yongbo contacted several pianists from Chengdu one after another. Either he didn't have time, or he was not satisfied after meeting and talking.

Until the tour was about to start in the first half of the year, he still couldn't find a suitable candidate.

On the way to the tour, Kong Chao suggested that he hire a foreign performer. It was at that time that Fang Yongbo realized that Kong Chao was interested in participating in the Brahms birthday commemorative concert at the end of the year, and he had the same idea of ​​repertoire.

After having the idea of ​​​​nurturing local young performers, Fang Yongbo decided that in future non-essential occasions, such as this music festival, he would need some big-name musicians at home and abroad to support the activities. In addition, he could use local performers. Try to use local ones.

As soon as they encounter a tough problem, they invite people from abroad. They come and go, and the money is made by foreigners. Does our huge Chengdu have no musicians of its own?
He can understand that Wang Jinhua has no schedule. Without Wang Jinhua, there is still Li Jinhua and Zhang Jinhua. If it is not suitable, we can communicate again. If there is no one, can we train another Wang Jinhua ourselves?

However, he didn't say anything on the surface at the time. After thinking about it all night, he still told Kong Chao to make a selection the next day, and communicate in advance if necessary.

That night, Fang Yongbo set up the plan of "delegating power".

After returning from the tour and after the Tchaikovsky concert, he received the above advice as expected.

The delegation of power was temporary, and Fang Yongbo let Kong Chao deal with it first.

Kong Chao is indeed capable of doing things, and the festival has invited selected Belarusian performers.

Fang Yongbo knew that this performer was quite famous in the Nordic region.

So the afternoon before yesterday, he asked Kong Chao to sign an agreement with the Belarusian performer to perform Brahms at the end of the year.

Someone asked, Bo Er is not a two-piano work, and Fang Yongbo gave it to Kong Chao, a Belarusian pianist, to sign it, so why did he give the score to Li An?
Don't worry, Fang Yongbo has his own arrangements.

The only thing Fang Yongbo is worried about now is whether Ang Lee can win this piece.

As Lin Qingfeng said, he has never heard Ang Lee play a large-scale work. He is a conductor and he respects objective facts.

It is true that Ang Lee has held a successful Beethoven concert and brought the atmosphere to a climax with his outstanding performance last night, but this does not mean that Ang Lee has the comprehensive ability to win a major work.

Although the impromptu scene at the Ang Lee Xinhai Cup final was due to the organizer's negligence, it also exposed a problem from the side. Ang Lee's concerto inventory was seriously insufficient.

For a pianist, insufficient concerto inventory can mean too many problems.

Fang Yongbo is a conductor, an important person in charge of the operation of a large music unit. Last night, in front of everyone backstage, he loudly asked Ang Lee to remember to call him this morning.

From that moment on, Li An's identity was definitely not comparable to that of Guo Yize and Liu Han.

This support carries his appreciation and expectations, as well as his clear attitude.

When he handed the score to Li An just now, Li An's other identities and even his past were not within his scope of reference.

In his eyes, Ang Lee is his equal as a pianist.

He only wants an answer from the other party now. There are less than five months left, and time is already very tight.

"Performing at the end of the year, any questions?"

If it had been six months ago, Li An would have told the truth. Whether it was for Fang Yongbo's responsibility or for his own responsibility, he would have said there was a problem.

At this moment, Fang Yongbo undoubtedly fulfilled his promise to arrange a performance for him at the end of the year, and it came so quickly.

He was really touched by this sincerity.

But he had never been exposed to such a big piece of music and was seriously lacking in experience.So if he takes up this job, he will need to spend a lot of time and energy preparing in the next few months.

Now he is going to Yanjing soon, and when he comes back, it will be almost the start of the fall semester.

In September and October, he has to worry about the club settling in at Shengli Street Primary School.

Then comes the final sprint for art candidates.

And he will be busy preparing to open the school in the second half of the year.

Everything needs to be done by him personally, how can he have so much time and energy.

But he is not the same person he was a few months ago. Everything he has experienced in the past six months reminds him to speed up.

"no problem."

Li An didn't even look at the music score, and responded with a smile without any hesitation.

"Okay." Fang Yongbo wanted this straightforward answer.

At this time, the waiter aunt brought the first dish, stir-fried kidney and liver.

Ang Lee: "Thank you."

Waitress: "You're welcome."

Fang Yongbo was in a good mood: "Come, try this dish."

Li An carefully put the music score aside, put down his chopsticks and tasted a piece of kidney flower. It was smooth and tender in the mouth, but still crunchy when chewed. "It's delicious."

Fang Yongbo liked this bite so much that he told An Li about the deliciousness of this dish while eating it.

Li An also likes kitchen things. The two of them seemed to have found another common topic. They chatted while eating, and the atmosphere at the dinner table became more and more harmonious.

When talking about last night's performance and this music festival, Ang Lee saw that Fang Yongbo was happy and gave him a small compliment, but not enough.

He said: "Brother Bo, the scale of the Summer Music Festival in Chengdu can be considered to have initially reached the first-class level in China, right?"

Unexpectedly, Fang Yongbo laughed: "Where are we now? We are still far behind Yanjing and Shanghai."

Out of curiosity, he asked again: "Is the International Music Festival in Yanjing considered to be world-class?"

Unexpectedly, Fang Yongbo laughed even harder, "Ang Lee, do you know what a world-class music festival is?"

Ang Lee thought for a while and described what he imagined a first-class international music festival to be like, including a famous historical music city, various big stages and big productions, big-name orchestras, big-name directors, and big-name directors.

In the end, Fang Yongbo shook his head, and his pointed point made him feel ashamed.

Fang Yongbo said: "A truly world-class music festival, from theme to repertoire, from performers to related teams, has been decided a few years ago."

With such a simple sentence, Ang Lee directly felt the profound heritage of a truly world-class music festival.

During the process, Li An received a call that Chen Xuan had landed safely. He also turned on the speakerphone and conveyed Fang Yongbo's blessings in front of Fang Yongbo.

Chen Xuan happily thanked her on the phone. Li An hung up the phone, and Fang Yongbo asked: "She doesn't sound like a local from the accent."

"She is from Yanshi," Li An told Fang Yongbo how he met Chen Xuan, and Fang Yongbo sighed repeatedly after hearing this.

This is really not easy for young people.

"So your main job now is actually teaching."

"Yes."

Fang Yongbo nodded. He always thought that teaching was only a small part of Li An's job.

After dinner, Fang Yongbo insisted on paying the bill, but Li An didn't argue when he saw this. When they left the restaurant, he sent Fang Yongbo to the parking lot.

After arriving at the parking lot, Fang Yongbo realized that Li An did not drive here, "I will take you wherever you are going."

Li An hurriedly said: "Hurry up and get busy."

Fang Yongbo curled his lips and said with a smile: "Don't worry about mother-in-law and mother-in-law."

Li Anxin gave the command as he said, and when he smiled and spoke, he gave people a non-negotiable sense of touch, "Then I'll trouble you."

Fang Yongbo just bought a domestic SUV last year. The price was quite high, but the driving experience really disappointed him.

When Ang Lee asked about his driving experience, Fang Yongbo replied humorously, "I've driven a go-kart, almost."

After a pause, "What kind of car do you drive?"

Ang Lee felt a little embarrassed when he asked, "I haven't bought a car yet."

Fang Yongbo nodded and continued, "I don't understand the preferences of you young people, but my suggestion is not to buy a tram, at least not a pure tram."

The two of them chatted about cars all the way until they arrived at Yunkai Garden.

"The environment in Meizhuang is really good." Knowing that Li An was only renting a house here temporarily, Fang Yongbo stopped the car and put Li An down without asking any more questions. "There will be a celebration banquet after the closing ceremony. You and I will come too."

Li An: "Before I have time to tell you, I will take the students to Yanjing on the evening of the [-]th. There is also an event there recently."

Fang Yongbo: "You can't catch Wang Jinhua's concert."

(End of this chapter)