In April 2020, the first quarter tour of the Vienna Philharmonic officially began.
As before, all music fans ushered in the performance season of Wei Ai enthusiastically. From the first stop in Paris, the enthusiastic and excited music fans filled the venue of Wei Ai's concerts, ushering in more brilliant performances.
This time the tour was conducted by Mr. Dorensa and Mr. Motor in turn, with the violin concerto as the theme. This world's top orchestra has traveled through five major European cities and finally returned to its home base, Vienna.
When Wei Ai came to the last stop, it was already early May. At this moment, the whole European music scene was plunged into a frenetic atmosphere-not because of Wei Ai's last concert, but because of Bai Ai announced on the official website on April 30 that it will recruit a new violin chief from around the world in mid-May.
At the end of April, when the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra finished its first tour of the season in their Philharmonic Hall, they made this announcement the next day.
Bai Ai's official website has more than 10,000 daily visits. Whether it is classical fans from all over the world, media reporters, music festivals, and music critics in the industry, they visit the official websites of these major orchestras every day to see their latest updates. news.
Within a minute after the announcement was issued, someone discovered the message. Since then, it has been like an earthquake and tsunami, frantically sweeping the entire classical music scene, and setting off a terrible storm in the world of classical music for many days.
In fact, as early as March, there was speculation that Bai Ai would select the new chief again sooner or later. After all, in the announcement that Kedori resigned, it did not say when Kedori would return, and the chief of Bai Ai couldn't remain empty, and sooner or later, the new violinist would be on top.
Everyone also discovered in Bai Ai's performance this quarter that even if the conductor of Aston Bertram was as brilliant as ever, the steel and metal tone of Bai Ai did not get dusty, but it was similar to the former chief Kdori ·Compared with Slaughter, their deputy chief Boll is really lacking some outstanding points——
No success or failure, this is the most objective evaluation of Boll.
Therefore, finding a better chief is a top priority for Bai Ai.
The registration for the chief violinist of Bai Ai is quite demanding. First, he must have more than one year of experience in a large orchestra, and then he must have a recommendation letter from a well-known musician in the industry, and must have won the second prize or above in the international violin competition. Finally, applications over the age of 60 and under 20 are not yet accepted.
"Don't die, stay the same", this principle Bai Ai will not change now, nor will it change in the future.
Therefore, if the new violinist is over 60 years old, let's not say whether this old gentleman can withstand the high-intensity rehearsal practice of Bai Ai. He may not be able to hold a position in Bai Ai for long. He will soon be able to work again. Looking for a new chief.
Other registration conditions are also very important. Assuming that you are just a freelance violinist, Bai Ai will not have time to develop your ability to cooperate with the orchestra and lead the orchestra, so you must have a foundation in this aspect yourself. As for the recommendation letters and awards of other parties, these are the piecemeal regulations unanimously proposed by the orchestra members.
How could the chief of Bai Ai be inferior to the other members?
You should know that almost all of the hundreds of members in Bai Ai graduated from the world's top music academies and have won more than two international awards. Even if you have such conditions, you may not be able to guarantee entry into Bai Ai, let alone those conditions that are not met?
However, even if the conditions are so demanding, hundreds of people all over the world have submitted application materials on the official website of Bai Ai. Among them, before Qi Mu could make up his mind, Chen Lingpin calmly told him one day: "I have helped you The application materials were submitted, and Master Reed Akkad, Master Faller, and Master Lance jointly recommended." After a pause, Chen Lingpin said with a pity: "It's a pity that Mr. Min Chen needs to avoid suspicion, otherwise When I contacted him, he was very sincere and willing to write a letter of recommendation for you."
Qi Mu: "..."
At this point, Qi Mu's wavering heart finally stabilized completely.
As early as March 1st, at the Uygur Philharmonic Orchestra's general meeting, the vote of "Whether Qi Mu to renew" reached a conclusion with an overwhelming advantage. There were only 5 votes in favor, 3 abstentions, and against... 125 votes.
It was Qi Mu who cast 3 votes to abstain, and 5 votes in favor did not know who it was, but the negative votes were surprisingly unanimous.
The voting rate of the last member meeting of the Victoria Philharmonic Orchestra reached more than 95%, which was many years ago. At that time, it was voted "whether to approve of Albert Dorensa as the chief conductor", but now such a shocking turnout is once again on the vote to terminate the contract with Qi Mu.
However, even if the owners of these 125 tickets successfully fulfilled their expectations, none of them could be happy. At the party advocated by Mr. Dorenza that night, Richard, the violinist who drank too much, reddened his eyes and couldn't help but talked Qi Mu for a long time.
When he choked with sobs and said that "Little Seven, I can't bear you", the people in Wei Ai finally couldn't bear it anymore. Before Mr. Dolensa hinted that they "Bai Ai is about to select the new chief, Qi Mu is more suitable for Bai Ai", they all thought that they must vote for Xiao Qi.
But the words of Master Dorensa really woke them up.
Bai Ai urgently needs a good chief, and for Qi Mu, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In the past two years, countless music masters and music critics have said that Qi Mu's violin is more suitable for Bai Ai, and he will have more room for improvement in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
That being the case, why not let this young violinist, who is destined to ascend the pinnacle throne, pursue a broader sky?
As Master Dorensa said, Wei Ai is never worse than Bai Ai. But if what Wei Ai can give Qi Mu is a vast ocean, what Bai Ai can give Qi Mu is the vast sky between the peaks. As a fierce and sharp saker falcon, what Qi Mu never needs is the ocean, but the mountains.
During the concert tour from April to May, all the members of Wei Ai enjoyed themselves and were very harmonious. But when the last tour in Vienna's Golden | Hall is coming soon, no matter how optimistic they are, they can't help but show their colors.
This should be...the last concert they have collaborated with Xiaoqi.
When the concert ended, although Xiaoqi and Wei Ai still had half a month's time to contract, he had already rushed to Berlin to participate in the chief recruitment meeting of Bai Ai, and he would never have a relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic again. The orchestra produces too many intersections.
No one doubts whether Qi Mu can pass the chief selection of Bai Ai. If even Xiaoqi cannot pass, then who else in the world can pass this recruitment meeting? !
This is their chief Xiaoqi of Wei Ai! This is their favorite Xiaoqi!
The bastards of Bai Ai have been blind for many years before they can miss their such excellent and lovely Xiaoqi!
Therefore, when Wei Ai's last tour in the first half of the year is approaching, what Qi Mu sees most in the rehearsal hall is the sad and sad eyes of the members, from the rehearsal hall, backstage, lounge, and cafe. The corner looked to him.
"Little Qi, I don't want you at all. 』
"Qaq 嘤嘤嘤 is very sad, Xiao Qi will remember to visit us more in Vienna from now on. 』
"Don't be spoiled by those young hairy boys of Bai Ai, they don't have our love for you!" 』
...
Qi Mu: "..."
So, you are admitting that Bai Ai's average age line is several years lower than Wei Ai?
Although her heart is funny and helpless, but facing these members' grievances like the eyes of young girls who are in love, Qi Mu's heart is more touched and thankful besides the deep dumbfounding of crying or laughing.
Thank these members for their meticulous care over the past two and a half years, thank them for their recognition and approval, thank them for their support and help in large and small performances, thank them...
For his own future, let him go.
Thousands of words gathered together, and finally became a sentence: "Come to my house for dinner today?"
Wei Ai everyone: "!!! Okay, let's go tonight!"
The members of Wei Ai buried their sadness in their hearts, and Mr. Dolensa, who has many years of experience, taught Qi Mu some of his own experiences.
"I worked with Bai Ai when I was young, and I was fortunate enough to be invited to conduct this orchestra. Back then... it was when Karajan was alive."
Qi Mu nodded gently: "Yes, Mr. Dolensa, if I remember correctly, it was the Bai Ai Forest Concert in 1985. You, who was only 31 years old, led Bai Ai in a grand performance. show."
Mr. Dorenza smiled slightly: "Xiao Qi, you remember it better than I do. Yes, that year, I was also the guest conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and I didn't officially enter Victoria Ai in 1995 and began to conduct this. The orchestra, this dazzling, more than twenty years have passed."
After a pause, Mr. Dorensa said in a serious tone: "The most distinguishing feature of Bai Ai is its thick and pure sound. Their music seems to be the cleanest air in Berlin. There has never been a trace of noise. After a bit of chaos, it is always pure and consistent. In the more than ten years that Auston has been in charge of Bai Ai, this characteristic has even reached its peak."
In the quiet and spacious conductor lounge, young handsome musicians listened attentively, while the gentle-smiling old man continued to say: "Little Qi, I don't think I need to express Auston's musical style to you. The world Probably no one in Shanghai knows his music style better than you, because...you are really similar. I don't know where the similarity originated, but this is really a beautiful coincidence, a perfection left by God. Surprisingly, similar styles will allow you to get seamless cooperation and bring the orchestra to the top."
"Now, I think you need to know more about the Phat Philharmonic Orchestra itself and their recruitment meeting. It's impossible for these Astons to avoid suspicion, right?"
Qi Mu nodded: "Yes, Min Chen and I did not mention this topic in our recent conversation."
Master Dorensa nodded knowingly: "Yes, he wants to avoid suspicion, but... I never need it. Bai Ai is a weird orchestra that is good at innovation and sometimes immutable, so