The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 409: Harmony Symphony of the Chen Qiu Era

Ji Zhe never thought that he originally planned to interview Chen Qiu, but under the influence of Chen Qiu, he ended up interviewing everyone in the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

To be honest, he had never interviewed a band like this before.

Almost all the interviews he did were with a single individual.

If there are a little more people, he will also interview a chamber music group of four or five people. After all, in chamber music, each person is very important and there are not many people, so it is just right to interview them.

But for an orchestra, especially a symphony orchestra with dozens or hundreds of people.

He never considered interviewing the entire group.

the reason is simple.

Too many people.

One minute per person, two hours would pass for more than 100 people.

Not to mention other more important people.

For example, the concertmaster of an orchestra, the conductor of an orchestra and so on.

However, Ji Zhe never expected this.

He actually listened to these band members talking about the band and heard a perspective that he had never paid attention to before.

He has a lot of material recorded in his hands.

From those who have followed Chen Qiu all the way, to those who joined in the middle, and to those who were recruited recently on a large scale.

Every perspective is extremely interesting.

From these perspectives, Ji Zhe's understanding of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra has become increasingly profound.

For example, why did this group of people choose to work with Chen Qiu without asking for money at the beginning?

Also, how did they persevere when the band had less money?

Now that the orchestra has been fully established and has a dedicated sponsor behind it, it is their own choice.

These things are very interesting.

Especially when we were all going through hard times together.

Ji Zhe is very clear about the current state of the domestic music environment.

To be honest, the most important reason why the domestic music environment is so poor is money.

Everyone who makes music has no money.

What kind of situation will it be if you don’t have money to make music?
No one feels a sense of belonging to the band.

Joining the orchestra depends more on one's own interests.

Suddenly I became interested and started working in the band.

Then because of time conflicts and the need to do those lucrative jobs, they would naturally leave the band.

Normally, an orchestra may have four to five hundred people, and only fifty to sixty people go to rehearsal each time, and the number of fifty to sixty people in each rehearsal is not fixed.

Just imagine that you are the person in charge of a project and you need to develop a software, but your employees cannot understand each other's codes.

The ideal situation would definitely be for several employees to work together on a feature and then implement it.

But today it was Xiao A and Xiao B who wrote it, while the next day it was Xiao B and Xiao C who wrote it. Xiao C couldn't understand what Xiao A wrote, so he had to write it himself and wrote another code.

However, before Xiao C finished writing, he had other things to do and gave the work to Xiao D and Xiao E. There was no handover of work, and no one could understand each other's code, so they had to rewrite it.

It’s similar with music.

I rehearsed with several people in my group, and we required everyone to proceed at the same pace and complete the same piece under the guidance of the conductor.

As a result, when we went back to rehearsal, everyone’s progress was different, everyone’s abilities were different, and there was no way to use the same directing methods.

In this case, it's good enough if you can conduct a complete work, but how can you expect to achieve good results?

It was just a dream.

So if you want to have a full orchestra, you basically only have a few options.

First, everyone has money and free time.

For example, some senior orchestras, some friendly orchestras from other countries, or some orchestras within the unit.

It’s nothing to do anyway, let’s just find a conductor and rehearse together.

Second, give enough money.

For example, the Guicheng Symphony Orchestra has an annual budget of 300 to 400 million yuan, and every member of the orchestra can make a living from the orchestra. Everyone will treat this more as their profession rather than as leisure entertainment.

These two points are the most important. There may be others, but none of them are the right way.

For example, like the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

At the beginning, everyone mainly wanted to prove themselves to others, and then gradually changed from proving themselves to gaining higher honors.

They knew very well that they could embark on a professional career path through Chen Qiu and the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, so they dared to bet on Chen Qiu and let themselves continue to follow Chen Qiu instead of getting off halfway and preparing to find other development directions.

The development of a harmonious symphony orchestra is very rare, but for it to develop into what it is today can only be said to be both unexpected and reasonable.

The most important thing is the personal charm of conductor Chen Qiu.

After chatting with the band members for a while, Chen Qiu invited him to a corner of the concert hall and asked him to interview them because the people in their band were about to start rehearsing.

The Harmony Symphony Orchestra did not avoid Ji Zhe during its rehearsals.

Ji Zhe also clearly saw the way Chen Qiu communicated with everyone during the orchestra's rehearsal.

He had to admit that Chen Qiu's conducting was the most interesting, friendly, and convincing of all the conducting he had ever seen.

Chen Qiu would listen to many people's opinions, then discuss with everyone to find a way of interpretation that everyone can accept.

Maybe this is the feeling of harmony?
Ji Zhe wasn't quite sure, but Chen Qiu's rehearsal gave him a lot of ideas.

The title he originally gave Chen Qiu couldn't help but change.

He began to think about how to write a biography of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

And this time, he didn't plan to interview only Chen Qiu.

He planned to include everyone in the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Thinking of this, Ji Zhe wrote a lot of things in the notebook in his hand, and then left quietly while the orchestra was rehearsing.

No one knows.

It was not until Chen Qiu finished rehearsal and let everyone take a short break to prepare for the orchestra's performance tonight that he suddenly realized this.

Chen Qiu didn't take Ji Zhe's sudden departure to heart.

After all, it was just a simple interview, no big deal.

Can he get anything out of the interview?

The Harmony Symphony Orchestra is already like this.

Tickets for every night, except for those unimportant tickets from Tuesday to Thursday, are already in short supply. What else can he do to increase the popularity of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra?
It's impossible to create some positions out of thin air, right?

So for Chen Qiu, it really doesn’t matter whether he is interviewed or not.

Some people in the band seemed a little concerned about this, but seeing that other people around them didn't seem to care, it was not easy for them to say that they really wanted to go and visit, so they could only pretend that they didn't care and silently wait for the follow-up results.

For some unknown reason, Ji Zhe’s interview has not been conducted yet.

Chen Qiu and the band members gradually forgot about this incident.

They brought the orchestra to perform Mahler's second, third and fourth

The level of praise received by Mahler II reached a high score of 9.56 points. According to the rounded score calculation, this performance was directly counted as 9.6 points!
Although Mahler III's score was slightly lower, it still had 9.47 points, which is also within 9.5 points.

As for Mahler IV, it is a bit regrettable, only 9.44.

For now, the overall score of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra for Mahler is surprisingly stable at 9.5 points.

This score can no longer be considered shocking, it is definitely terrifying.

The performance of the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra next door made several mistakes in a row and barely reached 9.4 points, and only once reached 9.5 points.

The gap between the two seems to be becoming increasingly obvious.

The Harmony Symphony Orchestra's performances in the 2018-2019 season have begun to show signs of competing for the top spot in Haicheng.

The appearance of this style is simply terrifying.

You should know that the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra has always been the star and pillar of Haicheng.

It is also Haicheng's strongest competitor for the top spot in the country.

They have been thinking about surpassing Yu Tu in the capital.

Zhao Yi is their hope.

They never imagined that before Zhao Yi could capture Yu Tu, he was about to be captured by Chen Qiu.

And Zhao Yi hadn't degenerated yet, he was taken down by Chen Qiu while still maintaining his original state.

This is a bit scary.

To put it in a positive light, there is hope for Haicheng's music, as they have two symphony orchestras aiming to be the best in the country.

To put it in a bad way, this place has not even become the number one in China but has already started internal strife. It really deserves to be called the Jerusalem of Internal strife states.

Of course, this does no harm to music fans.

The stronger the Harmony Symphony Orchestra is, the more fighting spirit the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra next door will be inspired to radiate, and the more works they will be able to hear.

Why don't you just listen carefully? Why bother with all the internal fighting?

Everyone just listens for fun and that's all.

It happened just as the audience expected.

Because of the strength of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra also began to show more fighting intentions. They added many famous songs to interpret and perform.

Composers such as Bruckner, Shostakovich, and even some more niche composers were all brought out.

I tried to use these works to target the Harmony Symphony Orchestra's Mahler complete works, to see if I could make them lose their composure and perform some works they had not rehearsed before.

What can I say about the result?

It is exactly what the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra thought.

After pulling out some of their best-kept pieces, the Harmony Symphony Orchestra jumped right into the arms race without hesitation.

Isn't it just a competition of background? Come on!
Then, under the watchful eyes of the public, the Harmony Symphony Orchestra began to add some new works in addition to the complete works of Mahler.

Domestic and foreign.

A wide variety of works.

Zhao Yi was completely confused.

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He couldn't figure out how the Harmony Symphony Orchestra rehearsed no matter how hard he tried.
How could they rehearse such an amazing work in such a short time?

Are you a human being?

The arms race among the symphony orchestras put him in a very passive position.

He didn't even know what to say.

You say follow... He doesn't know what other tricks the Harmony Symphony Orchestra has.

You say you don't want to follow, but isn't that the same as surrendering before the fight even begins?
This is too difficult to decide.

Faced with the attitude of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, Zhao Yi very wisely chose to surrender.

Forget it, if you can't afford to offend him, can you still afford to hide?

I can just raise my hands in surrender.

I will just play according to the previous rhythm and don't care about anything else. You can do whatever you want and do it by yourself.

Naturally, the Harmony Symphony Orchestra would not take advantage of the situation and beat the person when he is down.

Therefore, they also slightly adjusted the content of the repertoire, ensuring freshness while not going too far beyond the scope and making it difficult for the orchestra to interpret.

As Mahler Fourth Concert ended, the orchestra started its New Year's Eve Christmas Concert and New Year's Eve Concert, and their tickets were completely sold out.

They never imagined that their tickets could be sold at double the price online.

You can't even buy it at double the price.

Chen Qiu searched for information online. He really wanted to say something to those who doubled their purchases of tickets for the Harmony Symphony Orchestra concert...

If you have extra money, give it to me! I want it! Why are you giving it to scalpers?
Of course, this is a joke.

There are only so many seats in the concert hall, and only so many tickets they can offer.

Except for a small portion given to the owner of Long Yuxuan, the sponsor of Lianhe Group, their tickets were almost all sold out within an hour or two after they were released.

Even if they want to raise the price, there is no need for them to do so because of this.

They know it very well.

Even if they double the ticket price, there will only be more scalpers and they will make more money, not less.

Therefore, everyone can only add an ID card restriction to the place where tickets are purchased. One ID card can only purchase one ticket, and tickets can only be refunded but not transferred.

Of course, it is done, but it is not clear whether it is useful.

After all, the prices of online scalpers have risen instead of fallen, and it seems that that group of people have special targeting methods. The Harmony Symphony Orchestra is not specialized in computers, and it is very good for them to have an official website for ticket booking. If they want to play computer attack and defense, they are still a little immature.

Of course, these are digressions.

Regardless of ticket prices, the Harmony Symphony Orchestra's Christmas and New Year's concerts were both great successes.

Not only that, their band's [Band Rock Band] also achieved success.

He Band Rock Band is a hardcore rock band composed of drummer Ai Gu, bassist Rui Jia, trumpeter Xiao Hao, trombone and saxophone player Chang Gao, keyboardist Wu Jie and guitarist Zhao Xi.

Among them, Chang Gao also served as the composer, and led everyone to write some messy works.

Bassist Ruijia was in charge of ordering takeout for everyone...

What's a classic bass joke?
Fortunately, Rui Jia was not very familiar with the keyboardist Wu Jie in the orchestra. Wu Jie was a newcomer and was very smart. He had a very good relationship with everyone in the orchestra.

Otherwise, when Chen Qiu looked at the lineup of this rock band, he was really afraid that one day Rui Jia would kneel on the ground, holding Wu Jie's hand, and crying and shouting.

Ernie, if you weren't in our rock band, Vadasi...

Okay, this one is just some hallucination.

Chen Qiu doesn't care much about the development of the rock band.

After all, how they develop is their own business. Chen Qiu only provides them with a platform for them to play freely.

Chang Gao and Xiao Hao were still arguing, but it seemed like their relationship was getting better as they argued.

Chen Qiu really couldn't understand how these two people had become so close for no apparent reason.

The two of them were able to join this rock band so seamlessly.

Chang Gao also played the saxophone.

As for the band's guitarist Zhao Xi, he surprised Chen Qiu a little.

Chen Qiu knew that Zhao Xi was a bit cynical. When he was in the band, he changed partners several times every few months, with the main goal of finding a soul mate.

Once the two of them don't have the same feelings, they will break up immediately.

Of course! He never eats grass near his home, never looks for a date in the orchestra, and never uses the violin to attract girls.

At that time, Chen Qiu thought that Zhao Xi was a man who attracted girls purely by being handsome.

But I didn't expect that this person actually relied on guitar.

No wonder people say that guitarists are either socially anxious or they are just playing fancy.

Looking at the configuration of the orchestra, Chen Qiu couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

In addition to rock music, they also specialize in jazz.

It is said that their Jazz is already the top team in Haicheng, and some people have even negotiated with them about domestic tours and variety show appearances.

But it's obvious.

These people just do this as a hobby, not a career.

Therefore, those who come to poach talents can only give up.

This incident also gave Chen Qiu a wake-up call.

He asked Li Miaomiao to set up a special agency and bring all the contracts of the band members into their own agency.

If there are similar situations in the future, those who want to recruit Rui Jia and others can come to Li Miaomiao to talk, instead of directly finding Rui Jia and others and then finding himself from Rui Jia and others.

For Chen Qiu, there is no problem for band members to find part-time jobs outside, as long as it does not interfere with the work of the band itself, and everyone in the band also expressed their understanding.

Finally, New Year's Day has passed and we have officially entered 2019.

The orchestra also began to prepare Mahler's Fifth Symphony.

Mahler's Fifth Symphony is a work that represents Mahler's life from death to rebirth.

It just so happens that this piece can be regarded as the first piece of work that the Harmony Symphony Orchestra prepared for 2018 after removing all the achievements in 2019.

Therefore, everyone prepared very seriously.

They hope to use this piece to give themselves a good start.

Anyway, at least get above 9.6 points, right?

In 2018, because time was too short, they played very closely with the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra.

But now it’s 2019 and everything starts from scratch.

This year, they must defeat Haicheng Symphony!
Undisputedly won the first place in Haicheng in 2019!

Then the next goal is to be number one in China in 2020!

The orchestra members were preparing for Mahler's Fifth Symphony with high morale.

However, just as everyone was preparing for the New Year's work.

The latest issue of Musician magazine is finally out.

Along with this issue of the magazine comes the final ratings for 2018.

When the opening issue of the Chinese and international editions of Musician Magazine was sent to all music lovers and musicians.

They were extremely shocked to find out.

The cover has changed.

Usually, Chinese versions of musician magazines follow the cover styles of international ones. They use whatever is used internationally and rarely have their own ideas.

After all, there will be absolutely no mistakes this way. If there are any problems, it will be the international version that will be criticized, and it has nothing to do with them.

But now.

The cover of the international edition features Petrenko.

The topic is "Berlin Philharmonic in the Petrenko Era"

The cover of the Chinese version features the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Tell the topic.

"Harmonious Symphony of the Chen Qiu Era"

(End of this chapter)