A large orchestra is generally divided into two parts: the first violin group and the second violin group. Typically, the former is responsible for the treble lead section, while the latter is often responsible for the ensemble section. The two violin groups each have two principals and deputy principals, who help manage the entire main string group.
Since the accident last year, the position of deputy principal of the first violin section of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra has been vacant. No one knew what Mr. Evra was thinking, but he left this seat vacant for a full year. Only recently, at the strong request of the orchestra's music director, began open recruitment.
The original members of the diplomatic relations thought that Mr. Evra would directly promote a violinist in the orchestra as the new deputy principal.
But what they didn't expect was that Mr. Evra said at the end of the rehearsal one evening: "Next weekend I decided to hold a recruitment meeting for the deputy chief. Starting from tomorrow, Jasco, you are responsible for accepting the newspaper. The task of the list, if the applicant has participated in any other orchestra before, remember to record it."
Just when everyone was puzzled by this sentence, the black fat Jaske asked in surprise: "Mr. Evra, this time... are we going to recruit?"
"Oh yes, let our orchestra absorb fresh blood from the outside world! That is the driving force for us to grow and mature!"
Such a simple sentence made the violinists of the entire orchestra nervous. No one wants to go up, only the higher you stand, the farther you can see.
Among them, the most positive one is probably Luo Yusen. He signed up with Jasco on the same day. With Jasco's mocking smile, he seriously reported the names of several small bands he had participated in in the past.
The members of the orchestra were very enthusiastic, and the violinists outside the orchestra were shocked.
For a large-scale orchestra like Weijiao, recruiting musicians is a very grand event every time, and this time the recruit is directly the deputy principal! Such an opportunity is truly rare.
So in just three days, dozens of names have been added to Jasco's registration record, ranging from fresh graduates to old musicians with gray hair. As of the day before registration, more than 50 people have signed up. Waiting for the start of the recruiting session the next day.
And Qi Mu was not among these people.
This time... It wasn't that he wanted to go through the back door and play special, but when he was about to sign up, Mr. Lance called him. On the other end of the phone, Mr. Lance said with a smile, "Xiao Qi, I called Evra this morning. He has reserved a registration seat for you. You can go directly tomorrow."
Qi Mu: "..."
With such an enthusiastic elder, Qi Mu really felt like he didn't have to do anything.
That being said, Qi Mu still practiced for a long time in the piano room the day before the recruitment meeting.
Just like what Min Chen said, this spacious and clean piano room is really a good place to practice the piano. Its sound insulation and sound effects are very good. It is only 40 to 50 square meters in area, but it can have a music hall comparable to that of a concert hall. music effect.
In the center of this piano room, there is only a black nine-foot Steinway grand piano, other than the empty floor and the simple Bauhaus architectural style.
When Qi Mu came to this apartment, he found that it had been cleaned very well. After asking Min Chen, he found out that it turned out that someone came to clean it every week. However, after Qi Mu came, Min Chen dismissed the other party so that the other party would not disturb Qi Mu.
With such good training conditions, Qi Mu practiced several pieces the day before the recruitment meeting, most of which were Bach pieces, and only a few were Mozart pieces.
Every member who has stayed in Victoria for more than five years will probably find that although Master Evra rarely conducts Bach's pieces, he often listens to Bach's albums in the conductor's lounge by himself.
Qi Mu had a pretty good relationship with Mr. Evra in his last life. When he curiously asked him why he didn't conduct Bach's tunes, Mr. Evra replied: "Oh, Lu, I like a composer's tunes. , doesn't mean I can command it well. Bach's style is too deep and egoistic, maybe Auston Bertram and Farrer Lewis can bring out his German style, but I ... can't."
Bach was one of the greatest German composers in the 17th century, and he is known as "the father of modern Western music". Like many serious Germans, Bach's musical style is very sad and majestic, with an air of hard study, which is incompatible with the free and easy-going Italian.
And Mr. Evra... is Italian.
According to Qi Mu's understanding of Mr. Evra, he, who has always been willful and willful, will probably adopt two ways of selecting songs at this recruitment meeting. The first is to let the musicians draw lots from the repertoires given by the orchestra and finally select the repertoire; the second is to let the musicians choose the music freely.
No matter which of these two methods, Qi Mu thinks...
It is really necessary to practice Bach's tunes well.
Some members of the diplomatic relations are probably still complaining about why Mr. Evra wanted to recruit a deputy chief, but some members chose their own repertoire through their usual observation of conductors.
But what they don't know is...
Qi Mu will also do this kind of "eye-opening" thing.
When Qi Mu arrived at the recruitment meeting the next day and was told that he needed to play the song he prepared, he smiled and thanked the staff very politely: "Thank you, Annie."
The female staff member in charge of managing the applicants was stunned for a moment, and then asked subconsciously, "You... how do you know my name is Annie?!"
Qi Mu calmly pointed at the metal name card on Annie's chest, and explained with a smile, "Look, your name card is already written, it's really a cute name."
After Qi Mu left, Annie was surprised that she didn't come back to her senses. When her colleague came over and asked her to go to the other side, she woke up like a dream: "God, how can there be such a gentleman? When he pronounced my name, I really felt him So familiar... as if he used to call me that often!"
"What are you talking about, Annie?"
"Oh Richard, you really can't believe it... I just saw a really good new guy..."
The two walked away while talking, and when they walked out of the preparation room, Qi Mu couldn't hear their voices clearly, no matter how good his ears were. But he didn't take it seriously, just shook his head lightly, smiled, and continued to prepare his violin.
After ten years of stay in Weijiao, Qi Mu has already memorized the names of other staff members except for nearly 100 orchestra members. The good memory he trained at the Geneva Academy made him feel like a duck to water here, and was selected as "the most gentle and caring musician" by the maintenance staff several times—
Perhaps among the nearly 100 members of Weijiao, only Lu could remember all their names.
This kind of familiarity, which has been with him for ten years, made Qi Mu know the entire headquarters of the diplomatic relations well, but when he found out that the members of the orchestra were also entering the preparation room, he was slightly taken aback, and soon found someone in the crowd. Familiar figure.
A handsome and beautiful black-haired youth is naturally very eye-catching among a group of blond people. Luo Yusen also found Qi Mu at a glance, and his eyes flashed with surprise, and then quickly walked over: "Huh? So you came here to participate in the recruitment meeting, Qi Mu?"
He deliberately spoke Chinese and deliberately wanted to get closer to Qi Mu.
During the time when Qi Mu was back in Paris, Luo Yusen also often sent text messages to each other, and wanted to meet Professor Akkad as Qi Mu. However, Luo Yusen didn't know why. This young man who was very enthusiastic about him at the first meeting rarely replied to his messages, occasionally popping out a few words, which was also very cold.
This kind of situation from active blame to passive makes Luo Yusen a little worried.
He originally wanted to use this simple and stupid young man to get acquainted with Master Akkad. With Master Akkad's recommendation, he must be the deputy chief of his direct members' friendship, and he will be 50% sure. But after that, Qi Mu ignored him...
How could Luo Yusen not be anxious
But what Luo Yusen didn't know was that when he got the information he needed, Qi Mu really didn't bother to pay attention to this scumbag. The original purpose of his approach to the other party has been achieved, so he only needs to solve the matter, and there is no need to let this guy dangle in front of his eyes all day long, disgusting himself.
So Qi Mu casually perfunctory Luo Yusen a few words, and the recruitment meeting has already started.
Among the applicants waiting in the preparation room, there were also some who knew Qi Mu. Some of them even went to the Paris Philharmonic Hall and listened to the performance of Qi Mu and the Academy Orchestra. So soon, the chatting crowd pushed Luo Yusen aside, leaving him no chance to contact Qi Mu again.
However, this exchange didn't last long. When the applicants were called to their numbers one by one and performed on stage, the atmosphere in the preparation room suddenly became tense.
The performance order of the applicants inside and outside the orchestra was disrupted, so when a violinist from South Korea finished, Luo Yusen walked out of the preparation room with his violin.
At this time, Qi Mu was looking down at the piano score that he had already memorized by heart. Luo Yusen saw that he didn't look at him, and went out of the door of the preparation room very disappointed. But at the next moment, Qi Mu raised his head suddenly, and looked at Luo Yusen's distant back with a long look.
"Hey Richter, can you help me see something, I want to go to the bathroom."
"Oh okay, Xiao Qi, there's no problem."
After putting away the piano score and the piano case, Qi Mu started alone and walked out of the preparation room. At this moment, everyone was concentrating on preparing the song they were going to play next, and did not notice his movements.
Go out the gate and turn left.
Qi Mu completely ignored the "turn right in the bathroom" prompt, and walked forward familiarly. When he suddenly stopped, he was already at the door of an orchestra rehearsal room, and in that room, the melodious sound of the violin was slowly coming.
You see, Mr. Evra does use this rehearsal room as a recruiting venue.
Just as Luo Yusen's choice of repertoire is indeed Bach's violin sonata, of course.