The beautiful and lively piano music flows out from his beautiful fingers, which is intoxicating and makes people's hearts and minds stir.
At zero o'clock, his left hand began to dance, taking the piano keys with him.
"Ding Dong, Ding Dong."
Listening to the clear and melodious sound of the piano, people seemed to hear the low ringing of a bell in their ears.
"The bells are ringing!"
People's breathing gradually quickened as the zero-hour music played.
The melody is speeding up and the beat is progressing, as if something is emerging.
Rapid notes will make people's heartstrings beat, and changes in heart rate will also cause changes in breathing and body.
The whole audience was silent. The large concert hall was very quiet. No one moved. Only the figure on the stage was moving and only the bells were ringing.
For a moment, people's minds were gradually absorbed in it and they were amazed by his performance.
Unlike pop music, the composition requirements for piano are extremely strict, which is why modern piano music is difficult to be recognized.
Because in the long history of the piano, as the times progressed, one talented pianist after another emerged, making significant contributions to the piano that cannot be ignored, and creating one classic after another.
Even a single note of dissonance can ruin a piano piece.
Even a single out-of-harmony note can make a piano piece imperfect.
This is a perfect performance. People's emotions rise and fall with it, and they sink into it and are even shocked by it.
Unlike most pianists, he is calm and immersed in the emotions of the piano music. He wears a mask all the time and cannot show any joy, anger, sorrow or happiness. All his emotions are in the sound of the piano.
Liszt's "The Bells" is a piano piece in three-part form with three themes.
If the first paragraph is the calmness of the early morning, then the second paragraph of bells is the bustle of the day, and the third paragraph is the dance party carnival at night.
When the performance progressed to nearly a minute, the first theme gradually came to an end, and at zero o'clock, the ten fingers that were as agile as flying elves suddenly accelerated.
Under the passionate bell sounds, his hands were flying, and his exquisite and fluent piano skills were amazing.
The first theme ends and everything returns to peace.
This variation is like riding the waves and then riding the waves down.
However, this peace lasted only a brief moment, less than a second, and people were not even able to recover from the intense aftermath.
The next moment, Lingshi's hands moved at the same time, starting a new round of the theme.
"!"
Sudden variations, his ten fingers dancing, and his superb round-robin technique began to show their brilliance. People were deeply attracted by his dazzling fingering and performance.
Unlike the first section, the performance of the second section is too intense, and the rhythm is so fast that it makes people breathe quickly.
It was a sound of bells that continued to rise one after another, as if hundreds of bells were ringing at the same time, which was very shocking.
"OMG… "
When the more than two-minute intense performance suddenly changed, Lingshi's body tilted slightly, and his hands swirled wildly at the corners of the high pitch. Endless bell sounds were exploding, and people felt their scalps tingle and their eyes were dumbfounded.
Seeing this, all the spectators were attracted by it.
After another round of exciting music, there was a brief silence, and people's hearts were tense and relaxed.
For a time, people were completely immersed in the piano and couldn't extricate themselves.
However, the most terrifying thing about Liszt’s “The Bells” is that its charm only intensifies as the performance progresses.
When the gorgeous and brilliant passage of the third theme exploded, everyone forgot everything and was completely captivated by the performance of this magnificent technique.
When Ling Shi's hands turned into shadows all over the sky, flying on the keyboard, it was as if something exploded in people's hearts.
"Is he still human?!"
When the performance reached its end, the gorgeous and brilliant, warm and cheerful atmosphere of singing and dancing appeared before everyone's eyes, and everyone was breathless.
Perhaps in many people's minds, the difficulty of playing any musical instrument does not absolutely represent whether it sounds good or bad.
However, the beauty of "Bell" is brought to an extremely high level due to its extremely high difficulty in playing, which can be said to be the ceiling level.
When the ending and climax of "The Bell" explode, it is destined to be a double feast of hearing and vision. Everyone will be attracted by this heavenly sound.
At this moment, everyone forgot to breathe and suffocated deeply.
Because in such a grand feast, people seemed to see countless bells exploding and people singing and dancing in a splendid and magnificent auditorium.
The four-minute piece of music ended, but people did not notice that the piano music had stopped. They were still immersed in it and unable to extricate themselves.
"Huh..."
Amid the shock of countless people, Kurosawa Hikaru came back to his senses from his piano state and let out a long sigh.
Liszt's "The Bells" is extremely difficult to play, because in just four minutes of music, it requires constant use of techniques such as rota (alternating between the left and right hands), rapid octave changes, and staccato with large pitch jumps.
Among them, the most difficult section is the one in which one hand quickly jumps four octaves to imitate the sound of bells. It is not only a feast for the ears, but also a feast for the eyes.
Even he, who possessed master-level piano talent and had already engraved the score of the piano piece "The Bells" into his body and mind, still played it more than a dozen times in advance in the office in order to avoid mistakes, which led to this perfect performance.
"It should be successful."
Kurosawa Hikaru stood up and faced the audience. Through the mask, he saw that everyone in the packed concert hall was dumbfounded, looking at him in shock and admiration. He immediately felt relieved.
He was really angry today because countless people were attacking his fans on the Internet.
The first comment he saw during lunch break was just the beginning. There were many more disgusting comments that made him angry.
There are too many heated arguments about him, wars between his fans and various figures in the piano world.
What made him most angry was that his fans who loved and admired him were at a serious disadvantage and were being unilaterally attacked.
Because the piece "Croatian Rhapsody" is not considered to be top-notch in the piano world, and the difficulty of playing it is indeed very easy, and some people even play it by imitating the trend.
That is why he chose Liszt's "The Bells" from the many piano pieces mastered by the master-level piano and practiced it diligently before the performance.
“Pah pah pah pah!”
In the midst of silence, the judges in the judging panel were the first to come to their senses and applauded enthusiastically.
"Oh my god, Lingshi, your performance is so perfect! You are just as I expected, a world-class master! It's a great decision to recommend you to perform live."
He was a foreign pianist with blond hair and blue eyes, a straight and thick nose, wearing a suit, and speaking English with a tone of great shock and amazement.
However, as a top student at the University of Tokyo, Kurosawa Hikaru is very proficient in English and can understand what he is saying.
"Did he nominate me?"
Hearing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru couldn't help but look at him more.
He had found it strange before, since professional pianists were criticizing him and not recognizing his level... why did Kawai Piano go against the norm and choose him as a special guest against all odds
But if someone recommended it, it would be understandable.
At the same time, the system's voice suddenly rang:
Congratulations to the host, you have activated the achievement "Charm is Unstoppable" and are rewarded with 3 lucky draws."
Achievement: Irresistible Charm - Absolutely powerful people, even enemies, will be convinced by your personal charm.
Activation Condition: Change a person from hostility to admiration - 10/10 times.
“This achievement is truly bizarre.”
Realizing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
At the same time, the audience gradually came to their senses.
"Wow!"
For a moment, the whole audience was shocked and the cheers were as loud as thunder.
Those who were already fans were immediately excited, with tears in their eyes, and were so moved and excited that they couldn't control themselves.
"Master Zero Time, I love you so much, I will be your fan all my life!"
Shizuka Kitajima was the first to burst out, standing up and cheering to express her enthusiasm.
"Zero hour! Zero hour!"
Seeing this scene, many fans no longer remained reserved and stood up to celebrate.
“Thank you for your support.”
Faced with this overwhelming enthusiasm and admiration, Kurosawa Mitsuru temporarily ignored the achievements and the number of draws, but took a few steps forward, waved at them, and responded.
It’s not that he has no fans. In the Zhuifeng Dojo, all of Shinichi’s students who are much older than him are his fans.
But unlike face-to-face meetings, these fans come from all over the country and have never met him, but they love him just because of his piano videos.
Although these fanatical fans directly gave him the title of "Nemon's No. 1 Pianist", which made him controversial and brought him trouble, he was criticized by the entire Internet.
But it’s not a big problem. Even if he is given this compliment, he has the ability to pamper his fans and respond to their expectations and admiration.
It’s a pity that Kurosawa Hikaru didn’t have a microphone, and his words of thanks were drowned out by the cheers.
"How can he be so strong?"
"Master of Zero Hour..."
In the audience seats of the big concert hall, many haters were shocked and turned from haters to fans.
The world of piano speaks with strength... After watching Liszt's "The Bells" live, they felt that Lingshi is indeed qualified to be called the first pianist in Japan.
What's more, his piano level is definitely among the top three in the world.
"He played one passage too fast for my approval."
However, there is still someone who is fighting against the odds, and that is the man with glasses who had previously scolded Kitajima Shizuka in front of the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.
Unlike others, his resentment was deeper, so he couldn't swallow it.
"Do you know piano? Master Zero Hour's performance this time can be said to be the best interpretation of The Bells in the 21st century so far."
"I still can't get your approval, who are you? You have such a big face."
However, he was heard talking to himself by the people nearby, and they immediately attacked him.
"You've never played the piano, you just like listening to it. Don't act like you know a lot about it."
Friends who knew him inside and out couldn't stand hearing these words.