Wei Ai is not the first time to perform at the Paris Philharmonic Hall, but the sensation of this concert is no less than any previous performance. Hundreds of music fans gathered in this huge concert hall, even if the Paris Philharmonic Hall has 2,400 seats, it is almost full.
A staid and serious little old man should be unremarkable among such passionate music fans. But as soon as Professor Akkad took his seat, he heard an exclamation from his side: "God! Are you Master Reed Akkad?!"
So far, Master Akkad was recognized at a concert (audience) for the first time.
When attending concerts and operas in the past, the master had always just casually put on a suit. Most of the time, let alone hairspray, he didn't even bother to tie his tie. Some people once wondered in a low voice, "Eh, is that Master Reid Akkad?", but they will soon be persuaded by his companion's sentence "How can Master Akkad dress so casually".
Now that he was recognized by the fans, Professor Akkad signed a few of them responsibly. When the concert was about to begin, these music fans slowly returned to their seats, and at this time Professor Akade could finally take a breath, and really heard the whispered communication from all around the seats——
"When I watched "The Sound of Music" before, I heard them introduce this time Wei Ai's European tour is very good!"
"Ah, I also saw the high evaluation of "Classical Music", so I came here specially from Marseille!"
"Eh, do you guys too? I heard my professor say that this time Wei Ai's tour has made a great breakthrough, and it was almost praised! This time he and I asked for leave to attend the concert. He just said nothing. Give me approval!"
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The world is fair and unfair.
Once a small shortcoming has been reported, it will usually be enlarged suddenly, and it can even become completely unrecognizable after one pass, two pass, three pass, or three pass. For example, the scandal of Zayev last year has become "Zayev hates the strength of the newcomer and murdered him before the performance".
But on the contrary, it is difficult for a good thing to be spread. The reputation of Wei Ai has been accumulated for hundreds of years. A "chief scandal" incident has made the glorious surface of this century-old orchestra slightly flawed, but after just half a year, it has its first upturned praise, which can only show one thing. Thing-
Their performance is so outstanding!
Only when a good thing is so good that it can't be ignored or refuted can it become a great thing that people all over the world celebrate.
Vai's previous four concerts in Brussels, Manchester, Rome, and Geneva have received numerous praises since the first.
"Joining hands with Julie Adelit, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra starts another wave of piano concerto! "
"The intersection of classical and modern, the well-deserved king of romance-Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra"
"Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: The Glory of an Ancient Myth"
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Among these applauding praises, "Hope" by the Belgian national treasure music critic Master Grat was the most shocking.
As we all know, this musician has rarely written reviews for the orchestra in recent years. The most recent one was "Madame Butterfly" by the Dresden Symphony Orchestra. But just half a month ago, the master had Directly published such a music review of more than 5,000 words in the magazine "National Music Palace" in Belgium.
Only this title can express the views of Master Gratt——
"hope".
"Wei Ai has ignited a fresh and refined hope, and its music has undergone new changes from the smallest corners. I seem to have seen the reborn awakening of this orchestra. That is the new trend of the symphony orchestra, and perhaps a new revolution in classical music. 』
Leaving aside whether Master Glatt's words are too good, some people questioned such an article, but most people still decided to listen to Wei Ai's concert called "Hope" in person.
And Professor Akad's attitude is...
Ahem, I bought ten copies of "National Music Hall" in one go and collected them. The entire violin department of the National Conservatory of Music in Paris, from the dean and professor to the assistant students, are all Amway passed through, is it count?
All in all, although he said "Little Seven, don't let me down" the night before, Professor Akkad had already waited for half a month with full expectation, waiting to enjoy the wonderful performance of his students.
In the modern-style concert hall, an opening warning sounded gradually, so the audience's whispered discussions gradually subsided. But for a moment, Professor Akade found his student's figure from the group of musicians at a glance. The little old man immediately sat up straight, and thought to himself: My Xiaoqi is a standout group!
The innocent people in Wei Ai: "..."
This concert is no different from the one that Master Akkad has participated in in the past few decades. It is still the usual conductor, chief, and at most a piano player bowing to thank you, and then the opening performance.
It wasn't until the second section of the "Walstein Sonata" was played that the randomness in Professor Akade's eyes slowly dissipated, and he listened to the music in his ears in a daze.
In these few tours of Wei Ai, apart from this "Walstein", which is always the same, almost every show will change several performances. The ability to always keep the repertoire of the performance shows that the orchestra is confident in this repertoire.
Julie Adlet's piano performance is of course needless to say, this "Walstein" is lifelike under her hands, as if dawn is reappearing. Dolensa's command was never underestimated by Professor Akade, and his temperament did not mean that this old friend had no strength. He was as famous as Farre.
But when Qi Mu really heard Wei Ai's performance, he was still shocked.
The more brilliant the master of music, the more nuancedly he can perceive the slightest musical gap and feel the almost indistinguishable small progress. Perhaps it is more feminine and delicate in the chords, or it is more enthusiastic in the collective allegro. Progress is progress and cannot be ignored!
Professor Akkad finally understands why the most exaggerated report that praised Wei Ai's tour would be Glatt's "Hope". It is precisely because of the high level of appreciation that we can discover more shining points and hear the most authentic Wei Ai.
This is really... a hope!
"Walstein", "Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor", Grieg's "Piano Concerto in A Minor"... and the final return song "Toccata" and "Sicilian Dance", more than two hours The performance was memorable and difficult to extricate itself. After the curtain really fell, the applause under the stage was also endless.
After the applause rang for three full minutes, the old man sitting in the middle of the crowd finally slowly raised his hands and patted them lightly.
Professor Akad's applause was very light, so light that it was quickly overwhelmed by the thunderous applause around him; but his movements were very steady, one after another, with comfort and praise.
His students are really going to be teachers!
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After Wei Ai's performance in Paris, Qi Mu deliberately went to Professor Akade's home and spent a few more hours with the old man. Qi Mu sincerely invited Professor Akade to Vienna to participate in Wei Ai's last European tour concert this season, but the latter was really unable to attend because of a backache.
However, when Qi Mu was feeling frustrated, Professor Akade smiled, patted the back of his student's hand, and said: "Little Qi, I will watch the live broadcast. Your piano teacher has heard it, really It's not a waste of you to lose weight like this. But you can't work so hard in the future, remember to eat more! You must be 80 kg fat, you know?!"
Qi Mu could not laugh or cry and nodded: "Yes, yes, I will definitely work hard to eat."
As for the weight of 80 kg... Teacher, if you kill him, he can't do it!
On the afternoon of the second day after Wei Ai's performance in Paris, the orchestra took a plane and returned to Vienna.
The city was still cold when they left, but when they came back, the ground was full of flowers, and there were even a lot of unknown wild flowers in the grass on the roadside. The spring in Vienna was as warm and charming as in previous years, and returned to their base camp. Everyone in Wei Ai was more at ease, and even the sun felt much rounder.
There were three days left before Wei Ai's last European concert tour. As soon as he got off the plane, Mr. Dorensa asked everyone to go back to their homes to rest and wait for normal work the next day.
And when Qi Mu walked into Wei Ai's large rehearsal room with his violin case the next day, before he put down his things, he saw Carl from the violin group mysteriously walking over, whispering. Said: "Little Seven, someone is waiting for you downstairs early this morning. Just now Mr. Anthony brought the people up after communicating with him."
Suddenly, when he heard that someone was waiting for him under the building of the Friends of Music Association, Qi Mu was taken aback, thinking for a long time but did not get the answer. After thanking Karl with a smile, he quickly put the things down, and then went to Mr. Anthony's lounge, intending to see the guest.
After a "please come in", Qi Mu gently pushed open the door of the chief lounge. The bright and warm sunlight shone on the ground through the blinds. The first thing Qi Mu saw was Mr. Anthony sitting behind the seat. He looked aside again, his gaze was touching the black-haired man standing aside , Stunned suddenly.
The eyes gradually widened. Before Qi Mu could speak, the other party first smiled and pushed the frame on the bridge of the nose, gentle