The two academy evaluations in each semester are one of the most grand events in the entire Conservatoire National de Paris.
In the past two assessments, Qi Mu didn't feel the tension in the academy at all, because Professor Akkad let him teach normally every time and didn't give him any time to review. But this time, with a week to go before the assessment, Professor Akkad stopped his class.
Facing Qi Mu's doubts, Professor Akkad explained: "Xiao Qi, you don't have any major shortcomings that need to be pointed out by the teacher. What you lack most now is experience. In your future life, your skills will You will improve step by step, and your understanding of music will become more and more profound, so in the end... you will probably surpass your teacher." After a pause, Professor Akkad shook his head: "No, it should be... You will surpass me sooner or later. "
Such words were too compliment, and Qi Mu couldn't help but say: "Teacher, I have always admired you very much. You are the violinist I admire the most. I don't think I should be able to reach your heights in my life..."
"Xiao Qi," Professor Akkad put the piano score in his hand lightly, and looked up at Qi Mu seriously, "I always believe that the future classical music industry is the world of your young people. How can you be so unconfident in yourself? Well, this is probably the last test you will take. This time the test track is up to you, I want to know... What kind of track will you choose. "
After a short conversation, it was decided that Qi Mu would choose the evaluation track by himself.
Later, Qi Mu asked Professor Akkad again whether it was really just to enhance his confidence that the other party gave him the opportunity to choose a song this time.
Later, Professor Akkad also said that there are indeed reasons for this, but on the other hand, he also hoped to see what kind of music Qi Mu would choose to test his lovely student's understanding of his own strength.
Of course, the song Qi Mu chose in the end did not disappoint Professor Akkad—
"Spring Sonata".
This Beethoven's "Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major" was written in its early years. It is different from the passionate emotions in the later period. Because this piece depicts a vibrant spring scene, it is called by later generations as "spring".
The difficulty of this piece is really not that high, especially compared with the difficulty of Qi Mu's two previous assessments, it is simply too far behind. However, Professor Akkad was very satisfied with this selection and gave Qi Mu a whole week to practice.
A piece of music is divided into two difficulties: technique and expression.
In terms of the former, Professor Akkad has always believed that Qi Mu does not have many flaws, and it can even be said that he has reached a certain bottleneck in his life - even if this bottleneck is something that most people will never meet in their lifetime.
As for the latter, a few days ago, Professor Akkad's friend, Master Lance, came to Paris from Vienna to visit an old friend. As a violinist with delicate emotions and meticulous control of emotions, Master Lance said in surprise that the hostility in Qi Mu's qin voice had gradually disappeared, and even began to clarify.
And at this time, a seemingly "ordinary" but actually very meaningful piece - "Spring Sonata" came just right.
In order to better understand this piece, Qi Mu specially invited Lanster from the piano department to help him practice for a day.
After all, "Spring" is an ensemble piece for piano and violin. If there is only one solo violinist, then even Qi Mu would be hard-pressed to master this piece in a very short period of time.
The seven-day preparation time passed quickly, and when Qi Mu was officially ready for the evaluation, it was already the last day.
It has been more than half a year since he came to this academy. Qi Mu even remembered the first time he pulled his suitcase and stepped into the gate of this academy, and also remembered the situation where he was deliberately embarrassed by Professor Akkad during the special admissions exam.
… But now, more than eight months have passed, and everything has become a cloud of the past.
On the evening of the last day, Qi Mu and Professor Akkad carefully cleaned the piano room again. Of course, Qi Mu was basically moving, and Professor Akkad was making garbage—eat chocolate.
Eight months later, Professor Akkad still likes chocolate very much. Such sweet sweets have never been a favorite of Qi Mu, but recently, under the leadership of Professor Akkad, he also eats a piece every day.
When asked why he liked chocolate so much, Professor Akkad said, "Because I'm from Turin!"
But that night, after Qi Mu wiped the last piece of glass clean and reflective, Professor Akkad handed him another piece of chocolate. Qi Mu didn't take it immediately, but said with a smile: "Teacher, I already ate a piece this morning, you can eat it yourself."
Holding a box of exquisite and gorgeous chocolate gift bags in his left hand, Professor Akkad shook his head gently and said in a sincere tone: "Xiao Qi, do you know teacher... why do you like chocolate so much?"
Qi Mu was slightly startled, he subconsciously wanted to answer "Isn't it because you are from Turin?", but looking at Professor Akkad's deep and turbid eyes, he couldn't help shaking his head and said, "I don't know. "
Hearing this, Professor Akkad stretched out his hand and pointed to the vast expanse of sky outside the window.
The floor-to-ceiling glass was rubbed by Qi Mu so that it was transparent and bright, without a trace of dust. Looking out through the clean and tidy window, I saw a round moon quietly hanging in the dark and deep sky. The moonlight was so bright and bright that it rendered a halo in the surrounding sky. , and even the stars appear dimmer.
"I like to eat chocolate because... It's like this moon, it can drive out the darkness around you." Professor Akkad said in a low voice, "Xiao Qi, I have been through a lot in my seventy years of life. There are so many things, living to my age, to my position, has gone through too much pain. Since life is so hard, so...why can't we be a little bit happier?"
Qi Mu stared blankly at such a professor of Akkad, for a while he didn't know how to speak.
"You're okay, I always put some sugar cubes in my coffee. Auston has always liked black coffee without any sugar. There are only two situations for people like him. Any ups and downs, so the heart is sweet, the mouth is bitter. There is another kind of... "
"He likes to swallow the pain in his stomach and is not good at expressing his feelings. He will share the joy with you, but not the pain with you. Such people will live very hard, if they meet someone who doesn't understand them People." Professor Akkad smiled and said, "Xiao Qi, the teacher doesn't want you to be like Auston, but when you are together in the future, the teacher hopes that you will also understand each other more. Love is never alone. Things, the teacher has missed in this life, and you... don't miss it again."
Looking at Professor Akkad's weathered face, Qi Mu nodded heavily.
He never thought that the teacher was so addicted to sweets, and it was because of his bitterness in his heart. It is also true that Reed Akkad came out of poverty and poverty. As a violin master without any family background, he was able to achieve today's status, and he must have paid hardships that ordinary people can't imagine.
Compared to his teacher, Qi Mu suddenly felt that he was lucky. At least... He also has a lover, a lover who didn't get a sudden illness in the process of working hard for his career but deliberately concealed it from himself, and never saw the last face in the end.
Thinking of the teacher who passed away early, Qi Mu felt very emotional. He took Professor Akkad and talked for a while, making sure that the old man had really forgotten the pain before he left with his piano case. .
After returning home, Qi Mu immediately called Min Chen. However, the other party did not pick it up immediately, and instead called back after a while. Hearing the voices of Kedori and Daniel over there, Qi Mu was slightly taken aback, and suddenly realized, "Are you still rehearsing?"
Bai Ai's world tour will start in two weeks, so Min Chen has been very busy during this period.
The man's low-spirited and elegant voice sounded: "Well, there was a little problem tonight, so it took a little while." After a pause, Min Chen suddenly remembered: "Is it going to be the third test tomorrow?"
Qi Mu turned on the light in the room and said, "Well, it's tomorrow. I told you before that I'm going to play "Spring" tomorrow, right? It's a pity that no one recorded the album in the evaluation, otherwise I can send it to you. I heard it."
The reason why Qi Mu chose "Spring Sonata" this time is not only that this piece is really suitable for him at present, but also because of the record he received last week.
Before Min Chen left Paris, he said that Daniel would soon send Qi Mu the record of his piano recital. And Daniel's efficiency is indeed very high, but within three days, Qi Mu received this record.
Min Chen's private piano concert basically played Chopin's repertoire. Except for a few Beethoven piano pieces, there was only one "Spring Sonata" that was not a simple piano piece.
When Qi Mu listened to this tune, he seemed to be able to see a pair of slender and slender hands moving quickly on the black and white keys, depicting lively scenes of spring with music.
Now, he can't compare with that man. But if it's this song, Qi Mu believes...
He can do the level of ensemble with that man.
The night before the last evaluation, Qi Mu didn't chat with Min Chen long, after all, Bai Ai was still there waiting for the rehearsal. He regrets that the other party can't come to the venue tomorrow to listen to his last performance at the academy, but he also encourages the other party and hopes that he can bring more wonderful symphony in the next tour.
What Qi Mu didn't know was that after he hung up the phone, Kedori looked at the calm and calm man under the stage in surprise, and asked, "Min, isn't it because you played a whole band for the whole orchestra tomorrow? It's a day off, so... did everyone hurry up and practice with such high spirits tonight?"
This was heard by the members of Bo Ai, who immediately whispered—
"What?! Don't you have a holiday tomorrow?!"
"Impossible... We promised to give us a whole day off tomorrow."
"I'm going to tour soon, if I don't have a holiday, I'll have no time at all!!!"
…
Listening to the "whispering" of these guys, Min Chen's handsome and profound face remained calm and calm. He nodded lightly and asked, "Did I say there is no holiday tomorrow?"
Kedori smiled helplessly: "But you and Angel said on the phone just now... do you want to hurry up to rehearse tomorrow?"
"Shh..." I saw the man stretched out his right hand, put his index finger lightly in front of his lips, and his thin lips were slightly hooked: "Kedori, do you know what... surprise?"
Kodori: "…"
Well, he just thinks that what Angel will feel tomorrow will probably not be a surprise, but...
frightened.