Rebirth of Business Domination of the Two Worlds

Chapter 169 Hahn Competition
PS: The title of the chapter is wrong and cannot be modified, so there is no chapter 211! !

On April 2010, 4, Mo Mo, Lu Lei and Li Songwen rushed to Jaén, Spain to participate in the 5nd Jaen International Piano Competition.

The competition organized by the Jaen municipal government is also one of the oldest competitions in the music field. In the past 51 competitions, a total of players from 20 different countries participated, which further consolidated the Spanish "Jaen" International Piano Competition international status and influence;

As far as all piano players are concerned, every player whose age limit is under 32 years old must play repertoires selected from important composers, and need to go through three rounds of elimination before they can advance to the finals;

In addition to the awards supported by many sponsors, the reputation of the competition is also reflected in the many awards of the competition itself. The organizing committee has a total of 6 awards, namely: first prize, second prize, third prize, "Contemporary Music Award", "Audience Award" and a "Rosa Sabater" award for the best interpretation in Spain.

Compared with other international piano competitions, the prize money of this competition is extremely high. It ranks third among all the more than 300 competitions this year. The first prize includes a gold medal and [-] euros, and there are six concerts voluntary performance tour.

The competition age requirement is no more than 32 years old. As a 13-year-old Mo Mo, he is the youngest player among the 60 players who passed the qualification selection. Relatively speaking, he is a childish little brother.Among these players, half of the players are from Asia, and the other three players are from China, but all of them are studying abroad.

Although there is no age limit for the competition, the qualifications for the competition must be obtained through the primary selection of recording, and the repertoire level of the first round is the first-level performance level. Contestants who do not have a certain level of strength dare not sign up.

"Teacher, how are our country's players winning this competition?" Before the competition, Mo Mo asked Li Songwen.

Li Songwen smiled and said: "The competition has been held for decades, and there have been five people who have won awards. The best is Qin Yunyi in 08, who won the championship. I talked to you about her before. She was born in 92 and is three years older than you." , She won the prize at the age of 16 and is the youngest winner in the history of the competition. If you win the championship, you will also make history."

"I believe in Xiaomo. In fact, I think his level is higher than that of Qin Yunyi. The domestic media don't know that he is participating. If he wins the award, it will definitely be more sensational than her. After all, there have been a lot of news about him in recent months. " Lu Lei said proudly.

"It's fine to play normally. You are young and you can afford to lose. Losing to those famous young pianists is nothing." Li Songwen had great hopes for Mo Mo, but he didn't want to put too much pressure on him.

To be honest, Mo Mo was still a little worried.

Even if he knows that his piano level has reached the expert level, there are less than a hundred piano experts in the world, but he has little experience in competitions, and many players have reached the special level. If he is not careful, he may capsize in the gutter.

It seems that I valued this competition a little too much, and I was a little worried that my failure would affect the Chopin qualifying competition.

"Losing calmly, gaining calmly, striving for the inevitable, letting nature take its course!"

When Mo Mo thought of this sentence, he had nothing to worry about.

On April 4th, Mo Mo played the first round of competition, played a Chopin etude and played the third-level Wanderer Fantasia, and advanced to the next round of competition.

On April 4th, Mo Mo competed with 13 players on the same stage and played a sonata by Beethoven. His piano expert level was completely cruel to other players.

On April 4th, Mo Mo competed with the 15 advanced players. In the third round, except for Mo Mo who is a minor, the other players are all famous young pianists from various countries.In the end, Momo stood out from the fierce competition and entered the finals with Olga from Russia and Tommaso from Italy.

Among them, Olga is a 30-year-old curly-haired young female pianist. With her rich stage experience, confident music skills and excellent performance skills, she has won no less than ten international piano competitions. Mo Mo's biggest competitor, in the third round, her score was a few points higher than Mo Mo's.

Judging from the scores in the third round, the two were evenly matched.

But in the eyes of the judges, Olga could be the winner.

Especially in terms of experience, Olga is even better.

As for the young Mo Mo, he might not perform well in the final due to nervousness.

At 4 o'clock in the evening on April 19th, the 52nd Spain Jahn International Piano Competition officially started.

The Italian player Tommaso played first, but it was actually Olga, and Momo was the last.

In the final, the contestants need to play a concerto in the G group repertoire, accompanied by an orchestra, and the competition performance lasts about 35 minutes.

There are a total of 8 judges in the final, and the full score is 100 points. The highest score and the lowest score are removed, and the ranking is based on the total score.

Italian player Tommaso played normally and scored 550 points.

Next, Olga makes her grand entrance.

Because the concerto repertoire is extremely long, a band of dozens of people needs coordination and rehearsal, so there are not many concerto repertoires to choose from.

Olga chose Chopin's 1 en fa mennor op.21 (Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, OP.21, referred to as F minor), a total of three movements.

This concerto was composed by Chopin in the autumn of 1829.

Chopin did not write many works for orchestra, and his two piano concertos (in F minor and E minor) are his early attempts in this field.

The characteristics of this song are romantic, calm and slightly melancholy.

The concerto is very long. As a pianist, playing a concerto is like participating in a long-term high-speed racing competition, and you can't go wrong.

Perhaps, even if something is wrong, few listeners can hear it.

Half an hour later, Olga finished playing.

Score, 578 points!
This is a high score, 28 points higher than Tommaso, and he has the momentum to win the championship directly.

"Little Mo, don't worry too much. This step is considered a success." Li Songwen saw Olga's score and felt that Mo Mo was overwhelmed, but he still comforted him.

"Yeah!" Mo Mo didn't think much, opened his eyes, nodded, and waited for the host to read.

After half a minute.

"Now, Mr. Mo Mo from Huaxia is invited to compete on stage!" The beautiful host stepped onto the stage and announced the competition. As soon as he finished speaking, the audience gave warm applause.

Mo Mo removed his tie, stood up, and walked to the stage.

He calmed down his slightly nervous mood, stepped onto the stage, bowed slightly to the audience, and instantly became the focus of the audience, and the audience applauded in a timely manner.

Mo Mo's tall and strong figure, dressed in a well-fitting Western-style dress, set off like a nobleman, shining slowly on the stage, causing a commotion.

This is completely different from the players in previous piano competitions.

"Hey, this pianist is so young, he's still very young!"

"This guy is really handsome!"

"The body proportions are really good, I didn't expect to be an oriental."

"I heard from the host that he was only 14 years old. I didn't expect China to produce a piano genius comparable to Lang Lang."

The audience who came to watch were very cultivated, but when they saw Mo Mo, they couldn't help but praise him in a low voice.

"Professor, do you think Xiaomo will win?" In the audience, Lu Lei was a little nervous and asked Li Songwen in a low voice.

"It's hard to say. Just now Olga performed supernormally. The score of 578 is too high. If Xiaomo plays normally, it is not difficult to beat her. I am afraid that he will not perform well temporarily." Li Songwen was also a little nervous, "Stop talking, Xiaomo Start playing now."

(End of this chapter)