Jiang Yu drove to the airport.
Waited a few minutes.
He Chaohui walked out hurriedly with a middle-aged man and two young people, a man and a woman.
Jiang Yu went forward to help He Chaohui carry a box.
The middle-aged man behind smiled and said, "Jiang Yu, how are you doing studying with Professor Wang?"
Jiang Yu said softly: "It's okay."
The middle-aged man is Professor Wu Haitao from the Piano Department of the Central Conservatory of Music. He came here specifically with He Chaohui.
The man and woman at the back are students of the piano department, Zhu Yuguang and Cao Yingying. Both are outstanding students of the piano department, one is studying for a master's degree and the other is studying for a doctorate.
They both whispered to Jiang Yu, "Hello, Senior Jiang Yu!"
Jiang Yu had some impression of the two people. He nodded slightly and said "hmm". Without further communication, he turned and walked towards the parking lot.
Cao Yingying walked behind and whispered to Zhu Yugang, "Senior Jiang Yu is still so aloof! I was shocked when she and Professor Wang Qian performed on The Voice of China last time. I didn't expect that Senior Jiang Yu would actually play in a band."
Zhu Yugang nodded: "Senior Jiang Yu is quite popular now."
Two people became famous in Wang Qian's band.
They are Jiang Yu and Murong Yue.
One is active and the other is quiet, both are very talented, and their looks are not inferior to those popular young actresses who rely on their looks to make a living, and they even surpass those popular young actresses in temperament.
Therefore, many people say that if Jiang Yu and Murong Yue rent a group on their own, or debut as solos, they will probably achieve considerable success, and it will not be a problem for them to gain a wave of crazy fans in the current entertainment industry.
but.
The two remained unmoved.
So far, there has been no public response to these. I still practice every day. I practice piano, violin and drums as usual.
He Chaohui turned around and said to Wu Haitao and the other two, "We are here at ZJMU for exchange and learning. You should all keep a low profile, okay? Especially in Professor Wang's class, you just need to listen quietly."
Wu Haitao smiled and said, "Director He, don't worry, we are here to learn humbly. We have wanted to meet Professor Wang for a long time. We will definitely listen carefully to Professor Wang's lecture this time!"
However, there was something inexplicable in Wu Haitao's eyes.
Cao Yingying asked, "Senior Jiang Yu, will Professor Wang play his music himself? My favorite is the Girl's Prayer."
Jiang Yu: “I don’t know!”
He Chaohui asked, "Has Wang Qian gone?"
Jiang Yu nodded: "Yes, Xu Xiaoxiao from Zhejiang Conservatory of Music came to pick her up this morning."
He Chaohui was a little surprised: "Xu Xiaoxiao? Old Xu's daughter?"
Jiang Yu shook his head to indicate that he didn't know who Lao Xu was!
Several people quickly got into the car and drove towards Zhejiang Conservatory of Music.
Today’s Zhejiang Conservatory of Music.
Abnormally lively!
There were many people from outside the school coming in and out, and there were even some media reporters hanging around at the door.
Jiang Yu's car has space only when it is parked in a special area inside.
After parking the car, several people walked towards the auditorium of Zhejiang Conservatory of Music as if they were familiar with the route.
He Chaohui and Wu Haitao have come to Zhejiang Conservatory of Music more than once or twice and are very familiar with the place.
Several people went straight into the side door behind the auditorium and saw Wang Qian talking to Peng Donghu, Yang Jiansen and others inside.
Jiang Yu did not go in, but took two students, Zhu Yuguang and Cao Yingying, into the auditorium to find seats and wait for Wang Qian's lecture!
He Chaohui came over and held out her hand to Wang Qian: "Professor Wang, I finally see you again."
Wang Qian and He Chaohui shook hands gently and said with a smile, "Director He, you're welcome!"
He Chaohui: "I have watched all your lectures at Zhejiang University, they are really wonderful. I really regret that I didn't listen to your lectures in person at that time, so no matter how busy I am this time, I will take time out to come and listen to your lectures at Zhejiang Conservatory of Music. If I miss it again, I may regret it even more."
Such a compliment.
Wang Qian couldn't stand it anymore and could only keep smiling: "Director He, you are really too polite."
He Chaohui introduced Wu Haitao next to him: "Professor Wang, this is Professor Wu from our piano department. Wu Haitao graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Music and is a senior talent introduced by our school."
In the latest ranking of world classical music schools, the Paris Conservatory is ranked tenth among the world's top schools, while the Central Conservatory of Music is ranked more than 30th, which can barely be considered a world-renowned school. Generally, everyone would assume that the top 50 schools are world-class schools, but there is still a big gap between them and the Paris Conservatory.
Wu Haitao extended his hand to Wang Qian and said with a smile: "Professor Wang, nice to meet you. In front of Professor Wang, I am not a senior talent. I have played your three piano pieces many times, studied them, and explained them to students. They are rare and good works. I hope to learn Professor Wang's composition experience and ideas here today."
Changing his tone, Wu Haitao asked curiously, "Professor Wang, did you bring any new works today?"
The office fell silent.
Yang Jiansen, Peng Donghu, and professors from several other colleges all looked at Wu Haitao and Wang Qian.
Wu Haitao's question was obviously provocative.
Wang Qian let go of Wu Haitao's hand and kept smiling: "I don't know, it depends on my mood! Today I will mainly talk about the first three songs."
Wu Haitao said regretfully: "Then many people may be disappointed."
Wang Qian also said with regret: "Then I can only say sorry!"
Yang Jiansen came up and said, "Professor Wang has created three good works in a row. It's not easy for him to continue to produce works. For works like To Xuerong, Demon City March, and Girl's Prayer, it would be a great success for a master composer to write one in one or two years. Today, we are all here to listen to the class. We will listen to whatever Professor Wang talks about!"
Peng Donghu also smiled and said, "Yes, it is great that Professor Wang can come to give lectures. Our school has decided to include Professor Wang's three pieces in the teaching repertoire. I have recently paid attention to the news in North America. Taylor played Professor Wang's three pieces in his personal concert in North America. It was a great success and caused a sensation in North America. Professor Wang's three pieces were highly praised."
"Many classical music media have praised this as the most representative piano piece in China."
Peng Donghu had a look of pride on his face as he talked about the news from North America.
China is such a big country, and there are quite a few music and art colleges, but none of them can stand out internationally.
The Central Conservatory of Music barely made it into the top 30, but for a big country, it is far from enough!
Take a look at the United States. It occupies nearly half of the top 50 places and six of the top 10. The top four are all famous music schools in the United States. It is no exaggeration to say that it is leading the way in the field of music and art.
However, this list is ranked according to classical music, so it does not include famous schools such as Berklee that focus on pop music. Although Berklee is not ranked on this list, it is one of the top schools in the world in the field of pop music, so Murong Yue's drum set is also at a professional level, as she took this elective course at Berklee.
Many European and American music media say that China has no musical art...
Many students who graduated from Chinese music schools feel inferior and inferior to students from world-renowned universities when they go abroad.
Wu Haitao, who graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Music, felt superior to others in China, so he spoke directly to Wang Qian like this right from the start.
These three pieces by Wang Qian can be said to be the first piano pieces created in China to cause a sensation in North America and receive numerous praises!
Wang Qian himself didn't feel anything.
However, musicians such as Peng Donghu and Yang Jiansen are deeply touched and proud of this.
There is a sense of pride that we have stood up in the world.
He Chaohui was too busy recently to pay attention to these things. He asked curiously, "Oh? Taylor played Professor Wang's work and caused a sensation in North America?"
Yang Jiansen nodded: "Yes, a well-known North American music magazine has included all three of Professor Wang's pieces in this year's top ten piano pieces. Professor Wang is already quite famous in the North American piano world. I have also read many comments from classical music experts, most of which are praises."
Wu Haitao frowned slightly after hearing this. He had been too busy recently and had not paid attention to the news from abroad. He looked at Wang Qian with a hint of envy in his eyes. It was because it was difficult for him to make a name for himself in a famous North American school that he returned to the Central Conservatory of Music in China. He would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. Of course, he was not the head of a chicken in the Central Conservatory of Music. There were many people in the Central Conservatory of Music who were better than him, but his status was much higher than when he worked in a famous North American music school!
If he could receive such praise in North America like Wang Qian, he would not return to China.
He Chaohui exclaimed: "That is indeed a good thing. Unfortunately, your Zhejiang Conservatory of Music got the upper hand in giving this lecture. If Professor Wang could give the lecture at the Central Conservatory of Music, it might be helpful for our year-end ranking!"
Peng Donghu smiled and said, "This is fate. Professor Wang has been in Xihu City, so naturally he came to Zhejiang Conservatory of Music first! However, Professor Wang will also come to your Central Conservatory of Music later, so don't worry. Moreover, Professor Wang also holds the position of professor at your Central Conservatory of Music, so he will be counted in the world ranking selection."
Even if Zhejiang Conservatory of Music had the added bonus of Wang Qian, Peng Donghu knew that it would not affect its ranking in the world. It would be impossible for it to enter the top 50 anyway, but its popularity in the country might increase.
However, the Central Conservatory of Music is different. It has the opportunity to go further and strive for a higher ranking among the top 50. Even if it moves up one or two places, it is progress. With gradual accumulation, it may become one of the top ten music schools in the world in a dozen years, which will be a key improvement for the entire Chinese music and art field.
Unfortunately, that's just a thought.
Wang Qian was standing nearby, listening to the discussion, and said with a smile: "I'm not that important to influence a school's ranking in the world!"
He Chaohui looked at Wang Qian and said seriously, "It's really possible!"
Wang Qian shook his head slightly: "Director He, I don't dare to bear such a big responsibility. I have never heard of anyone who can improve a school's world ranking by a single person. But don't worry, I will visit your Central Conservatory of Music after my Voice of China event is over."
He Chaohui smiled: "Okay, we'll be waiting for you anytime."
Yang Jiansen said hurriedly: "Professor Wang, you promised us first that the Voice of China is over, you must go home first, Magic Sound is your home!"
Good job!
The words "Moyin is your home" have already been spoken.
However, what Yang Jiansen said is also correct.
Who says Wang Qian is a native of Shanghai
Seeing that He Chaohui and Yang Jiansen might start to quarrel, Peng Donghu hurriedly checked the time and said, "Everyone, no more talking. Let's go in quickly, the class is about to start!"
Only then did He Chaohui and Yang Jiansen stop arguing.
Wang Qian felt a little uncomfortable with the flattery from several people, so he followed Peng Donghu in.
He Chaohui and Yang Jiansen also followed in with their own school professors.
The auditorium was already full of people.
There were thousands of seats, and not a single one was empty; even the small benches in the aisles were occupied.
Some chairs were added to the front row, which was also full.
He Chaohui, Yang Jiansen and others quickly walked to their seats and sat down.
Wang Qian walked up to the podium with Peng Donghu.
A huge crowd of people.
Thousands of eyes looked down.
Wang Qian also felt some pressure.
However, he has a good mental quality.
Wang Qian withstood the pressure and perfectly portrayed the image of an artist.
Different from the elegant and erudite temperament he had that day at Zhejiang University, Wang Qian now exudes the elegance and gentleness of an artist!
One thing is the same!
That is a kind of self-confidence and pride that comes from the bones.
Wang Qian just stood there.
The whole audience burst into warm applause.
Many young students at the back were clapping crazily.
Almost everyone present had heard or played Wang Qian's music, and had also heard Wang Qian's singing on The Voice of China.
Therefore, many students may be Wang Qian's fans.
Seeing Wang Qian so close at this moment, many young students stood up excitedly and applauded loudly.
Sisters Xu Xiaoxiao and Xu Wenwen were still sitting together.
Xu Wenwen clapped and whispered, "Wang Qian's temperament has completely changed. It's completely different from when he taught in our school. So amazing!"
Xu Xiaoxiao: "In your school, he is a scholar. Here, he is a pianist."
Xu Wenwen nodded: "Yes, that's the feeling."
Chen Xiaowen, who happened to be sitting next to them, whispered, "On the stage, he is a rock star that everyone is paying attention to!"
Xu Wenwen and Xu Xiaoxiao thought about it, and remembered the last time they saw Wang Qian’s amazing performance in a live broadcast, and nodded in agreement with Chen Xiaowen’s statement!
That being said.
Wang Qian's temperament is indeed changeable.
why is that
The three of them looked at each other, not knowing why.
…
On the podium.
Peng Donghu introduced Wang Qian: "Hello everyone, today is our college's piano department professor, Professor Wang Qian's open class, please keep quiet, this is Professor Wang Qian, everyone welcome!"
Applause broke out again.
This time the applause seemed a little more rational than the previous one. No one stood up and applauded crazily.
Peng Donghu also walked down from the podium and sat down in the first row, leaving the place completely to Wang Qian.
Wang Qian put a small microphone on his suit, looked at the crowd, smiled and said, "Today, I will play the role of a pianist in front of everyone. I hope I can play it well."
Many people smiled when they heard Wang Qian's words.
Obviously.
Many people thought he was joking.
Wang Qian didn't say anything more. He turned around and walked towards the piano. He said directly, "I know that everyone here is a professional in the field of piano. You all know me because of three piano pieces. So, I will play these three pieces I wrote myself. Let everyone know my playing style and see how I play. Maybe it will help you master the pieces."
Everyone remained silent, staring at Wang Qian.
Wang Qian walked to the world-class piano that had been prepared in advance, reached out and lightly pressed two buttons, tested the sound, and found that it was tuned perfectly. He sat down immediately and started playing the simplest piano piece "To Xuerong" without saying anything!
The prelude sounded.
Everyone in the audience knew which song it was.
Qin Xuerong, sitting between Jiang Yu and Murong Yue, had a sweet and happy smile on her face. At this moment, she felt as if she owned the whole world.
There was obvious envy in Murong Yue and Jiang Yu's eyes.
Is there anything happier than having a popular masterpiece named after you
For those who study music.
This is the happiest and most romantic thing.
There is nothing more happy and romantic in the world than this.
The name Xuerong will spread around the world with this song, and even to future generations, and may be recorded in history.
And Wang Qian's performance was also perfect.
It was perfect and exceeded the expectations of many people present.
The music starts.
The image of a young girl seemed to appear naturally in everyone's mind, and a strong feeling of longing unconsciously arose in their hearts.
Wang Qian, who was playing the piano, was completely immersed in the music at this moment, as if he had disappeared. At first glance, it seemed as if he could see the notes there, and then these notes entered his ears and turned into beautiful sounds.
this…
People who understand music, especially piano, will be shocked.
Jiang Yu stared at Wang Qian with a strange look in his eyes, and murmured in a low voice: "Wang Qian has improved again!"
Jiang Yu was the first professional who had heard Wang Qian play the piano, so she could clearly feel that Wang Qian would improve with every public performance, and the improvement was significant!
During the last performance at Moyin, Jiang Yu felt that Wang Qian had already reached the level of a world-class pianist, and this might be Wang Qian’s true limit.
But now, Wang Qian's performance has improved compared to last time, and has almost reached the level of the world's top pianists.
Wu Haitao, who was sitting in the front row, also had some shock in his eyes.
He had heard He Chaohui's praise of Wang Qian.
But he didn't care.
He has seen Wang Qian’s performance video on Moyin.
But he didn't care!
In the video, many artistic concepts cannot be seen, and the performance skills alone cannot tell how superb the artist is.
He only admired Wang Qian's composing ability.
With his vision, he can also see that these three pieces of music by Wang Qian have the potential to be passed down through the world!
but.
Now, Wang Qian only played for more than a minute.
He just knew it.
Wang Qian's playing level.
It is truly world-class master level.
Far surpass him!
He quickly suppressed the dissatisfaction and little thoughts in his heart, and began to concentrate on listening to Wang Qian's performance!
…
A bearded old man sitting next to Peng Donghu was also staring at Wang Qian with some shock in his eyes.
This is Professor Ivanov, a senior talent introduced by Zhejiang Conservatory of Music from the Tchaikovsky Academy, who is also a world-renowned pianist.
“This is a piano piece that is close to perfection.”
Ivanov praised in a low voice: "He performed it perfectly. He is indeed worthy of being the original author. It is such a pleasure to listen to his performance."
Peng Donghu understood what Ivanov said in Russian and whispered, "I told you so."
Ivanov smiled bitterly: "But if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that there is someone in this world who can become a world-class pianist through self-study and compose such a perfect piece of music."
Peng Donghu nodded seriously and said, "Now, you see it!"
Ivanov was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, I was watching, I saw it, what you said is true!"
In Ivanov's opinion, the piece "To Alice" has almost no flaws and is a perfect piano piece.
The technique is simple and even beginners can play it.
But it is short and exquisite, soft and pleasant to the ear, the meaning is clear and concise, and it is very artistic.
Absolutely impeccable!
It has reached the realm of simplicity as described in Chinese Taoist legends.
Among the three pieces of music brought back by Peng Donghu, Ivanov particularly liked "To Xuerong". He even explained it several times in class and made no secret of his admiration for this piece of music in front of his students. He predicted that this piece of music would spread around the world and become a world famous song!
Seeing Wang Qian’s performance at this moment, his understanding of the piece seemed to have become even deeper.
When Wang Qian's last note fell.
Snap, snap, snap…
Ivanov was the first to start applauding!
All the others came to their senses and quickly joined in the applause.
Wang Qian turned around and smiled elegantly at everyone. After the applause died down, he started playing the Magic City March again!
This song started playing.
Yang Jiansen from Moyin and several professors and students all had proud expressions on their faces!
Because this song contains the name of a place called Magic City.
Moyin is already discussing the possibility of using this song as the theme song of Moyin School, and is also discussing the possibility of writing lyrics for this song and making it the school song.
So, Yang Jiansen smiled with pride.
The song is over.
Yang Jiansen started applauding first.
Then, Peng Donghu, He Chaohui and others also applauded, and the audience applauded again.
Watched and listened to Wang Qian's live performance.
Everyone at the scene could personally feel Wang Qian's extraordinary attainments on the piano.
The last song.
A girl's prayer.
This piece was especially loved by all the women present.
Even Xu Wenwen, a literature student, particularly liked this song "Girl's Prayer" after listening to Xu Xiaoxiao's performance.
Chen Xiaowen also likes this piece of music and has practiced it several times in private.
The song is over!
The applause was still enthusiastic.
Wang Qian stood up and said, "I have finished my performance. Now I will start with To Xuerong and analyze these three pieces bit by bit. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask."
then!
Wang Qian dissected these three pieces of music bit by bit according to the information in his memory, and gave a detailed analysis based on the structure of the pieces.
Everyone present listened very carefully.
Even Xu Wenwen, a student of literature, listened with great interest and suddenly felt very familiar with the piano music.
Similarly, middle-level forces in the domestic piano field, such as Wu Haitao and He Chaohui, all feel that they have gained a lot.
Even a world-class pianist like Ivanov, after listening to Wang Qian's narration, gained a deeper understanding of the three pieces.
And when Wang Qian talked about the artistic conception of creating these three pieces of music.
Wu Haitao raised his hand.
He Chaohui gave Wu Haitao a look, indicating that he should keep a low profile and just listen to the class, and asked him to sit down.
However, Wu Haitao still raised his hand, which made He Chaohui a little angry.
Jiang Yu at the back smiled faintly: "I knew that Professor Wu Haitao would not be so honest."
Qin Xuerong frowned and asked, "What does he want to do?"
Jiang Yu whispered, "Wu Haitao graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Music, where he studied piano and composition! He worked as a teacher at the Mannes Conservatory of Music in North America for several years, but later failed to be selected as a professor, so he chose to return to China and come to our Central Conservatory of Music, where he became a professor in the piano department and occasionally taught in the composition department. He has always wanted to prove himself..."
Murong Yue: "He wants to use Wang Qian to prove himself?"
Jiang Yu asked back: "Do you think he is really communicating with Wang Qian in a friendly manner? Director He told them to keep a low profile in advance, but he obviously doesn't care about what Director He said."
Qin Xuerong frowned slightly and looked at Wang Qian with some concern: "Will there be any problems?"
Jiang Yu shook his head: "I don't know, your man is unfathomable, I don't know what he will do."
Murong Yue said softly: "I remembered when Wang Qian was giving a lecture at Zhejiang University, Guo Zhuangzhuang went up to the podium to compete with Wang Qian in writing couplets and poems! Later, Guo Zhuangzhuang disappeared..."
…
Wang Qian, who was on the podium, looked at Wu Haitao and said directly, "Okay, Professor Wu, you go ahead."
Wu Haitao stood up and looked at Wang Qian and said seriously: "I like Professor Wang's three pieces very much. I have benefited a lot from your explanation just now, and it also gave me some inspiration. It just so happens that I have just sorted out my inspirations, and maybe I can play them as a piano piece. I would like to ask Professor Wang to give me some advice on this piece of mine!"
hehe…
Wang Qian smiled in his heart, keeping a little elegant smile on his face, and stretched out his hand and said, "Of course, Professor Wu, please!"
Under the gaze of thousands of people.
Wu Haitao stood up, smiled at He Chaohui who was glaring at him, signaling her to be at ease, and smiled confidently at Peng Donghu, Yang Jiansen and others. Then he stood up and walked towards the piano slowly, exuding confidence and elegance.
Walking up to the podium, Wu Haitao bowed slightly to everyone looking at him, and then sat down in front of the piano.