There are a total of ten small squares in this European-style town attraction officially adopted by the music festival. The most traditional small round medieval square style is used, the floor is usually red masonry, and the area is not large. But it is in this small and simple square that many people like to perform personal performances in such a square.
Of course, it is obviously impossible to play from the center. Because there is a celebrity column placed in the center of each square, Qi Mu has already seen Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Strauss, and many others in the five or six small squares that Qi Mu walked through. An introduction to the life of the master.
When he arrived at the seventh small square, he saw a handsome and familiar figure from a distance.
The photo of the man's tall, straight and handsome was illuminated by the spotlight and hung in the center of the celebrity column. On both sides of the photo, the character's deeds and achievements are written on the left, and the dozens of songs he wrote on the right. Sonatas, concertos, and even several piano etudes.
After Qi Mu read the dense text, he smiled and turned to look at the photo in the center of the celebrity column. I saw that the man in the photo was handsome and elegant, wearing a black dress, holding a baton in the forehand, which seemed to be captured during a concert.
Looking at the elegant and noble man in this photo, and then turning to look at Min Chen, who had a calm face, Qi Mu couldn't help but let out a low laugh and said, "I didn't expect to see you here, it's really a surprise. …”
If it was a week ago, Qi Mu would never have said such a thing to Min Chen. But after getting along this week and leaving the stage of performance, he has gradually regarded the other party as an ordinary friend, so some close words can be easily spoken.
It seemed that he was ridiculed by the youth, but Min Chen still had an indifferent face, not even changing his expression. He looked at the picture of himself on the celebrity column with nothing to do. After a while, he pointed to the audition machine and said, "The Dawn Concerto and the Violin Sonata in A major are playing."
Qi Mu was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, then he picked up the earphone and put it to his ear, and started to listen.
When walking through these celebrity columns, sometimes Min Chen would directly point out the songs prepared in the audition machine. Although what he said was not perfect, there were almost no mistakes. Qi Mu had listened to about twenty songs along the way, and only one Min Chen guessed wrong.
The sound insulation effect of these headphones is very good, probably specially prepared for the music festival, and can clearly show the rhythm of each instrument part. Qi Mu closed his eyes and listened carefully to the music coming from the headphones. After a while, he put down the headphones with a smile and turned to look at Min Chen.
Just laugh, but don't speak.
Under the bright and dazzling sunshine, the young man's fine hair was irradiated a little golden, he just smiled silently and looked at the man opposite, even Min Chen frowned involuntarily, and asked in a low voice, "Why? already?"
I saw Qi Mu shook his head gently, pointed to the audition machine, and said: "This "Dawn Concerto" was written by you three years ago, the audition should be selected from the previous year at Carnegie Hall in New York The scene that was performed. As for the second song..." After a pause, the smile on Qi Mu's lips grew a little more, and he said: "The second song "Vinuka" should be the latest version selected. , I haven't heard the performance."
Even if the same conductor and the same orchestra play the same piece, there will be slight deviations in different performances. Being able to hear which piece of the tune was played not only proves that the listener has extraordinary ear power and sense of sound, but also proves that... he is quite familiar with this piece, at least he has heard it many times.
Qi Mu's words made Min Chen stunned for a moment, even through a pair of sunglasses, Qi Mu could feel the other person's body suddenly froze.
Guessing someone else's song wrong is fine... But if you guess your own song wrong, it's really...
I saw Min Chen calmly reached out and picked up the earphone, but after listening for a while, he put down the earphone with a calm expression. With slender and thin fingers, he took off the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, revealing a pair of deep and serene eyes.
Min Chen looked at the young man in front of him but didn't smile, and said solemnly: "Vinuka is the one of this year's Bo Ai's global tour in Berlin, and it should have been recorded not long ago." He paused. After a while, seeing that the smile on the young man's face did not diminish at all, the man twitched the corner of his mouth and said in a bad tone: "The level of the person who chooses the music is limited, you have to forgive him."
Qi Mu: "..."
Seeing that the young man was still smiling, Min Chen coughed lightly and changed the subject seriously: "I remember that there was a concert in Montreal tonight, should I go now?"
Since the other party had already changed the subject to this point, Qi Mu had to chuckle twice, barely able to stop the laughter. He nodded, and the two walked to a concert hall in the south of the town together.
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra is from Canada and is one of the world's top symphony orchestras. The current conductor is Mr. Nagano, a famous Japanese conductor. Although this master is of Asian descent, his conducting style is more Europeanized. Similar, but with a unique flavor.
At the concert, almost everyone was listening intently, and no one noticed the existence of Qi Mu and Min Chen. When the concert ended, Min Chen quickly put on his sunglasses and hat, and once again covered himself tightly.
Seeing this, Qi Mu really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He always felt as if he was walking beside a... "spy", waiting to be called at any time.
Three days have passed since the sneaky visiting day. On the afternoon of the fourth day, Qi Muzheng and Min Chen were enjoying the saxophone being played by a street performer, when they suddenly heard a clear sound from the music festival broadcast. fluent English.
"The Harbour City Ocean Music Festival welcomes all visitors. In the melodious and charming music, at 8 pm this weekend, the master Alan Swell from New York will lead the New York Philharmonic Orchestra to perform a grand performance at the Germont Theater. show."
"Here, Master Swell is looking for a principal violinist to lead the orchestra to play Sibelius' Op.39 Symphony No. 1. The recruitment time is from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. Music lovers are welcome. come to participate.”
The broadcast repeated this sentence three times in Chinese, German, and Japanese. After the broadcast was over, all the places where the broadcast could be heard was silent. After a while, there was a burst of cheers.
"New York Philharmonic! Master Swell!!!"
"My God, that's New Love! You can play music with New Love on the same stage!"
"Oh, why do you only need a violinist, my cello is also very good!"
…
This sudden accident shocked everyone in the festival. Many violinists were so excited that they couldn't even speak, they only knew how to grab the hands of their companions and keep cheering. And some musicians whose instruments were not violins had to sigh helplessly, but they were looking forward to this special performance from New Love.
The New York Philharmonic is one of the world's leading orchestras. Although it was founded less than 100 years ago, it has a record that no one can break—as of December 18, 2004, the orchestra has performed 14,000 times!
Such an orchestra born in the New World has the best classical music talents in the United States. Its music director and chief conductor, Mr. Alan Swell, is also an excellent conductor, and his elegant and solemn conducting style is supported by many fans.
It can be said that the New York Philharmonic is one of the important reasons for attracting many tourists to the festival.
And now, New Zealand has officially announced that they are looking for a violinist to collaborate with him on Sibelius' op.39 at the concert! This is a great honor for any violinist, even a professional violinist would like to have this opportunity very much.
Qi Mu felt that his heart was beating violently in his chest, and before he could regain his senses, he suddenly heard a low and magnetic male voice ringing in his ears: "You go to the recruiting competition. "
Qi Mu was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the man beside him subconsciously.
But he didn't know when, Min Chen had already taken off the big sunglasses, and only used the wide brim to cover the upper part of his face. The sun shines on the black velvet brim, casting a faint shadow, probably because of the mixed blood, Min Chen's eyes are very deep, and now they look more stern and awe-inspiring.
He looked at Qi Mu seriously, and repeated it again: "New Love's recruitment competition, you can go to participate."
Qi Mu was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "I will definitely participate."
Qi Mu didn't mean to be shy and timid. Since New Ai let this opportunity out, he was qualified to fight for it.
Min Chen probably didn't expect Qi Mu to be so direct, he was slightly startled, and then he curled his lips.
There are some Chinese musicians in the world music scene who are born with some self-defeating character, and are not too embarrassed to take the initiative to seize opportunities in public. That's why Min Chen mistakenly thought that Qi Mu was also a little hesitant, so he deliberately motivated him.
After thinking about it, Min Chen asked, "You should have brought the violin here, right?"
Qi Mu smiled and nodded: "Of course I brought it here. I plan to go back and practice a little today to prepare for tomorrow."
Since the opening of New Love's recruiting competition, many violinists have packed up their instruments and started walking towards the door - they should seize all the time to practice, and it is good to have a better chance of winning.
Qi Mu was no exception. Even if he decided to go back to practice, Min Chen decided to go back to the hotel with him very casually. The taxi quickly passed the famous Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong City.
Qi Mu resisted the excitement in his heart and turned to look at the scenery outside the window.
"Allen is better at and likes Mahler's symphonies. He mentioned at the Vienna New Year's Concert last year that among Mahler's other repertoires, he prefers 'The Devil's Corner'."
Hearing this, Qi Mu turned his head to look in astonishment, but saw a cold and indifferent man looking at his phone with his eyes down, as if he was just talking casually.
But Qi Mu knew that Min Chen wasn't just talking casually, he was telling himself... It's best to choose Mahler's music tomorrow, and it's best... to choose "The Devil's Corner".
In fact, Qi Mu had also seen this Master Alan Swell when he was at the Vienna Symphony Orchestra before. He was friends with Master Evra, so he occasionally visited the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Qi Mu knew that the master liked Mahler's works, but he didn't know... He prefers "The Devil's Horn of a Teenager".
He had a cold look on his face, but he didn't expect to say such a thing suddenly.
Qi Mu suddenly felt warm in his heart for some reason. He nodded and said softly, "Thank you... Min Chen."
But the handsome and noble man just gave a low "um", as if he didn't hear anything.
When I looked out the window again, the taxi had already passed the Tsing Ma Bridge, and the scenery along the road changed from the bustling and lively Hong Kong City to the slightly more peaceful and quiet Lantau Island. Looking at the blue and clear sky again, Qi Mu's mood has improved a lot, and his nervousness has also decreased a lot.
What he didn't know was that next to him, Min Chen looked at the text messages sent from his phone, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.
Daniel: [I just asked you the reason for the sudden and temporary recruitment of New Love. I heard that it is an event specially organized to cooperate with the official music festival. Didn't I tell you before that there was a problem with the pre-promotion of this music festival, so the organizers hope to use this event to make a wide publicity.]Min Chen looked down at the flashing fluorescent phone screen, pressed his finger, and quickly sent a text message.
After a while, Daniel's message came back: [God, Min, why are you asking so carefully? My goodness, are you trying to go to some recruiting competition? I think your violin level is much worse than Ketoli. Although it is estimated that the participants will be amateur musicians this time, don't embarrass me. ] Before Min Chen finished reading this text message, Daniel's second text message came again: [No no no, if you have to make a fool of yourself, I'll call Swell and ask him to do it for you again A piano recruit, do you think it will work? !]Min Chen: "..."
After a while, Daniel, who was far away in Berlin, received a very brief message—
Shut up and don't interfere.
Before Daniel could regain his senses, the second text message was sent again—
My violin is fine.
Daniel: "… "
Oh, God!
If you really beat those amateurs, there's nothing to be proud of! ! !