It was only a few days since Qi Mu returned to City B, and he had just bid farewell to the most grand Christmas for the West and ushered in a new year. On the night of December 30th every year, Huaxia will hold a Chinese New Year concert at the famous Great Hall of the People, performed by the Huaxia National Symphony Orchestra.
As for the B City Symphony Orchestra, their current situation is somewhat similar to the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and even more similar is that this year Tan Zhenghui did not want to perform nationwide on the occasion of the New Year, so on the evening of the 30th, Qi Mu was early to the concert hall of the Great Hall of the People.
This year's world-class conductor invited by Huaxia is Ivan Keschel from the National Symphony Orchestra of the United States. This master's music style is very delicate and soft. Qi Mu is still looking forward to tonight's performance.
During the nearly three-hour performance, the outstanding performance of Master Ivan and the Chinese Orchestra won many applause. Unforgettable.
Qi Mu came to the concert hall alone this night. Zheng Weiqiao and his wife went back to their hometown to visit their relatives as soon as they got their vacation, but when Qi Mu knocked on the door of the next door neighbor with the two tickets issued by the B City Symphony Orchestra, there was no response for a long time.
Before Qi Mu made a strange call, he suddenly remembered—
Huaxia is going to hold a New Year's concert, so why not Berlin
I'm afraid Min Chen returned to Berlin a few days ago for the last few days of rehearsal with the orchestra, and the Berlin Philharmonic New Year's concert on the night of the 31st every year is also a must-see performance for Qi Mu.
So under such circumstances, Qi Mu had to sit alone under the splendid dome of the Great Hall of the People, while the chair next to him was lonely and empty. But when he left the table, before taking a few more steps, he suddenly heard someone whispering his name.
When Qi Mu looked back, he saw the old man Tan walking towards him with a smile.
Du Sheng looked Qi Mu up and down, and said with a smile, "Xiao Qi, why did you come to the Spring Festival concert alone? Didn't the orchestra give everyone two tickets? Didn't they give them to their girlfriends?"
Hearing this, the smile on Qi Mu's face faded away, and he said helplessly: "Brother Du, you are making fun of me again, how can I have a girlfriend here." Not even a boyfriend!
Du Sheng laughed loudly and didn't joke any further, but a handsome man in a suit beside him looked at Qi Mu with a smile for a long time, and said, "Xiao Qi, I haven't seen you for so long, why didn't you say hello to us? It's not that I don't know you Uncle Zhu anymore?"
In fact, Qi Mu saw Zhu Wenjun standing beside Tan Lao from a distance.
This looking very handsome middle-aged man is the current chief permanent conductor of the S City Symphony Orchestra, and the lady who is holding his arm and smiling at his side is the music director of the S City Symphony Orchestra, and also he His wife Cheng Tingwen.
Qi Mu nodded lightly, greeted politely, and smiled gently: "Uncle Zhu, Aunt Cheng, long time no see, I have received the special products you sent me from City S last month, thank you. one's gift."
Although Cheng Tingwen is over 40 years old, she is well maintained and looks like she is only 30 years old. After hearing Qi Mu's words, she covered her mouth with a smile and said, "Xiao Qi is really good. By the way, we have already received the album you sent from Hong Kong City. Your skills are really getting better and better. It was after you listened to Sibenius' First Symphony, which you and New Ai played together, that your uncle Zhu made up his mind to tell you something."
Qi Mu was slightly startled when he heard the words: "What's the matter?"
As a standard wife control, Zhu Wenjun has nothing to do with his wife. He glanced at his wife helplessly, then looked at Qi Mu, and said, "This is still a secret thing, we plan to talk to Tan Lao first. After discussing it, I will invite you again. But since Tingwen said it first, I will say it directly. Xiaoqi, do you know how many years our S City Symphony Orchestra was established? "
This question really failed Qi Mu. No matter how hard he studied, it was impossible for him to remember the founding time of all the orchestras in the world, even if the Symphony Orchestra is one of the most famous symphony orchestras in China.
As for the original owner's memory
It was full of all kinds of racing fights and games, and there was no such thing as the establishment of the band.
After thinking about it for a long time, Qi Mu probably gave an answer: "If I remember correctly, the S City Symphony Orchestra was established around the 1920s, right?"
Zhu Wenjun and Cheng Tingwen looked at each other and smiled, the former nodded and said: "The time is not much different, to be precise, the S City Symphony Orchestra was officially established on January 8, 1916, and it was published in the "Yulin West News" that year. The founding statement was issued. And this year is the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the orchestra.”
Qi Mu was stunned for a moment, and then heard Cheng Tingwen continue: "There were some accidents and preparations were rushed, so we won't be able to catch up on January 8 this year, but in February, the S City Symphony Orchestra will hold a grand concert. Centennial celebration. It was a pity when your father and mother were still alive ten years ago. For the 90th anniversary, we invited master conductors and famous violinists from Europe and the United States to perform. The world presents a music event that is completely Chinese."
After the words of Zhu Wenjun and his wife, Qi Mu had a faint guess in his heart, but he felt that it was a little unlikely, so he did not dare to speak out.
Seeing his confused look, Mr. Tan smiled and said, "This time, for the 100th anniversary of the S City Symphony Orchestra, our other orchestras in China will also help, and the piano has already invited Xiao Sai, who won the award last year. The second-placed Wang Zheng and the orchestra performed Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto."
Du Sheng also smiled and nodded: "This centennial party has invited many young talents from China. Except for Min Chen, all famous Chinese musicians under the age of 30 have received invitations, and many of them have agreed to perform specially invited performances."
Hearing Du Sheng mentioning Min Chen's name, Zhu Wenjun glanced at him helplessly and said, "Bai Ai seems to have some activities at the beginning of the year, otherwise I would also be willing to give this baton to Min Chen."
Zhu Wenjun's self-deprecating remarks made everyone laugh, and then he looked at Qi Mu, who was confused, and said seriously: "Xiao Qi, in fact, at the end of last year, we had prepared a lot of plans, and we also sent them out. Some invitations. We have considered several young violinists including Sheng Yanhui and Li Zhang, but now... I think there are better candidates."
These words have already been said clearly, but even if Qi Mu doesn't understand, he understands the meaning of Zhu Wenjun's words.
But he was still a little stunned. After a long time, he frowned slightly and asked tentatively, "Uncle Zhu, do you want to... invite me?"
Zhu Wenjun smiled gently: "Yes, Xiao Qi, tomorrow S City Symphony Orchestra will send you an official invitation, I hope you can participate in this centennial celebration. Some people in the original orchestra still have some prejudice and doubts about you, but Your previous collaboration with New Love has done so well that it has completely reassured them."
After a pause, Zhu Wenjun gradually straightened his face and said in a serious tone: "Qi Mu, I sincerely hope that you can accept this invitation. In the past eight years... Both of us have made some mistakes, and we have not done anything for Qi Junhe. Ruyue took good care of you and made you take some detours."
The death of Qi's father and mother was so sudden that many old friends were extremely sad. Qi's father and mother only left Qi Mu as the only seedling, so many seniors spent their time trying to nurture him to grow up, but they did not expect such behavior to have the opposite effect, making the already stubborn Qi Mu more and more rebellious .
In fact, in the past eight years, when their old friends got together, they also regretted it. If Qi Mu really didn't want to pursue this path, then their behavior back then was indeed a bit selfish. Therefore, in private, they also gave Qi Mu some pocket money and helped him find a job through Zheng Weiqiao's relationship.
No matter how well-connected Zheng Weiqiao is in the circle, it is impossible for Qi Mu to find a job every few weeks, and it is impossible to often help Qi Mu when he still has to support his family. Those thin-skinned seniors were embarrassed to apologize to the juniors face to face, and the original owner would yell at them when they saw them, so they had to use such a roundabout way.
And Zhu Wenjun mentioned it this time, but it was the first serious time.
Zhu Wenjun sighed and said, "It's been a few months, I think... You really want to go back to classical music. In this case, Xiao Qi, this is your parents' unfulfilled wish. , we all hope that you will accept the invitation and make this centennial a complete success."
The bleak and whistling cold wind blew from the square, and at the end of the year, Chang'an Street was still flowing, and the neon lights belonging to the city shone on the fair and handsome face of the young man, appearing hazy.
After a long time, Qi Mu nodded lightly, showing a sincere smile: "Okay, Uncle Zhu, thank you for your invitation, I will work hard... not to disappoint you."