Chapter 284 283. Amazing aura of a great artist! Is this talent? (Subscribe!)

actually!

Wang Qian's words made almost all the European and American musicians at the scene feel offended.

Elton is not just any random character, but a truly genius pianist in the eyes of many people.

Although, he was only the second pianist of the New York Philharmonic, that is, the piano substitute, he had no part in large-scale performances, and always performed as the principal. He only had the opportunity to perform in some unimportant small performances.

However, no one will underestimate him because of this.

You know, the Philharmonic is the second-ranked orchestra in North America and one of the top orchestras in the world. Pianists are the most competitive positions, because the piano itself is the most widely spread and most learned classical instrument.

When Elton went to the Philharmonic Orchestra to apply for the position of second pianist, there were hundreds or even thousands of people competing for the position. Most of these hundreds of people were famous pianists who were not much worse than Elton. Almost all of them were geniuses who graduated from the piano departments of Curtis, Juilliard, Eastman, Manhattan, and other prestigious colleges. The competition was so fierce that it was beyond the imagination of outsiders!

The fact that Elton stood out among so many talented graduates from prestigious universities and was eventually selected by the Philharmonic Orchestra is enough to demonstrate his strength and talent.

Such fierce competition also shows that it is very difficult for classical musicians to find jobs nowadays. Of course, it also shows the appeal of the Philharmonic Orchestra.

If he can replace the current principal pianist Elsa of the New York Philharmonic in the future, Elton will become a world-class master pianist in the top ten in North America.

Even though he is still a substitute now, he is already a well-known pianist.

So! Elton is a pianist with absolute strength and talent, and his talent and strength surpass most of the musicians who learn piano in the scene! So, Wang Qian said to Elton: Your talent is too poor!

Almost all the musicians who were learning piano at the scene were offended.

If pianists of Elton's level are too untalented, then what are the majority of other musicians who are not as talented as Elton?

What do the few piano musicians who are only slightly better than Elton count for?

Most of the musicians from Europe and America looked at Wang Qian unkindly, hoping that Elton would teach Wang Qian a lesson, making him lose face right from the start and ending the lesson quickly. Then Wang Qian would become a laughing stock in the world! Some people couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

Someone whispered: "My God, he actually said Elton has no talent."

Others looked at Wang Qian with anger on their faces. "Elton held his first concert at the age of 19, and was one of the top ten young pianists in North America. Although his first world tour after graduation failed, he succeeded in holding another world tour five years later. I've heard his concert once, and his live performance was great. He is one of the best pianists of the Mesozoic era. This Chinese kid actually said that Elton has poor talent. He is too arrogant and ignorant."

Another person was disdainful: "It's ridiculous for an actor to say that a pianist who graduated from Manhattan has poor talent!"

…

However, most people remained silent.

Today, the people present are basically all accomplished music artists, and those who are not music artists are also successful people who love art, such as Kristen.

Even among the students of Curtis College, only a very small number were able to attend.

Therefore, there was no noisy atmosphere and everyone seemed very polite and cultured.

A few people complained a few words and then shut up and kept quiet to avoid appearing vulgar in front of others.

Therefore, quietness is the main theme of today's class.

Everyone sat quietly in their seats, looking at Wang Qian on the podium with scrutiny!

Even so, Wang Qian's words offended almost all of them.

Not many people stood up and spoke out about it.

because.

Elton, has already taken action.

Now they just have to wait for Elton's result.

Wang Qian extended his hand to Elton and made an inviting gesture: "Please, sir, come up to the stage and show us."

Elton walked out of his seat, nodded and smiled at the people around him, then walked steadily towards the podium step by step, quickly adjusted his state, and when he came to the podium, he no longer had the angry expression just now, with a trace of elegance and calmness on his face. He still held the microphone, stood beside Wang Qian, and said to everyone: "This Mr. Wang from China said that my talent is too poor. I think I need to prove myself and prove to my school and teachers that they are not blind to choose me."

At this time, Elton made a small joke.

Telling jokes to liven up the atmosphere is almost a social instinct for many people in Europe and the United States, and it is also a necessary skill.

There was a burst of applause at the scene, and many alumni who knew Elton or graduated from Manhattan College applauded him.

Then, many other European and American music artists also gave Elton applause.

The applause was very enthusiastic, much more enthusiastic than when Wang Qian appeared on stage just now. Many people were clapping vigorously, which was completely different from the intermittent and indifferent applause for Wang Qian just now.

Everyone supports Elton to prove his talent and strength, and also to prove it for everyone.

Elton was very satisfied with the applause, and then turned around and looked at Wang Qian proudly, with a clear meaning - you see I am more popular here than you, right? As a result, Elton saw Wang Qian also gently applauding him, still with a smile on his face, as if he didn't care about everything that happened, and seemed to support and encourage him.

This made Elton stunned for a moment, and he looked at Wang Qian carefully, wanting to see if Wang Qian was pretending, and whether there was anger and tension in his eyes!

Then he was disappointed.

All he saw on Wang Qian's face and in his eyes was a smile and expectation, as well as an absolute confidence that came from deep within.

He didn't have this kind of confidence, which made him feel a little ashamed of it! Because he didn't have this kind of confidence.

Elton's heart was slightly shaken, and then he said: "Thank you all for your applause and encouragement. Mr. Wang Qian doubted my talent, so I would like to play a very difficult song for everyone here to prove my talent and strength. Do you agree?"

There were some responses from the audience.

"agree!"

"Mr. Elton's ability is beyond doubt."

"welcome!"

"Elton, let's sing a pirate song!"

"Elton, sing a storm."

"Let's hear Wang Qian's own version of Flight of the Bumblebee."

Some people who had a better relationship with Elton started to interact with him.

Elton looked at Wang Qian and said, "Mr. Wang, do you mind if I play a song?"

Wang Qian stretched out his hand towards the piano and said with a smile: "Of course I don't mind. To be honest, I am also looking forward to Mr. Elton's performance! We are all musicians, and it is the most interesting thing to communicate with each other through music."

Elton looked at Wang Qian and felt the aura of a great artist, absolute self-confidence, elegance from the depths of his soul, and brightness! Yes, there was a feeling of brightness.

It seemed that Wang Qian was radiating light!

Hiss! I took a deep breath.

Elton was slightly shocked. This kind of aura was something he had never dared to imagine in his dreams. It was the perfect aura imagined by an artist.

He has met almost all the musical artists in the world, including the top ten pianists, the top ten violinists, the top ten conductors, etc. He has met them all.

However, none of the world's top artists possesses such a perfect, powerful and restrained aura as Wang Qian!

From a distance, he felt nothing, as if Wang Qian was very ordinary and approachable.

However, when he looked closely, he deeply felt the aura of the artist that directly touched the depths of his soul! The more he looked, the more he was infected by the strong artistic atmosphere, and the stronger his musical perception became. He was unconsciously assimilated by Wang Qian's aura of a musical artist, and the complex psychology of dissatisfaction, anger, and fault-finding in his heart gradually melted away, and what was left was pure thinking about music! After only looking at Wang Qian for a few seconds, Elton found that he seemed to be purified by Wang Qian.

He quickly looked away.

Elton took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then he quickly calmed down and completely immersed himself in the performance! This...

Elton slowly walked to the piano and sat down, his heart slightly shocked again! This state...

It was almost his most perfect performance.

Every time he performed before, he needed several days of adjustment and preparation before he could reach this state during the performance and then perform the most desired live effect.

But now...

He got into this state almost immediately.

Without a long period of preparation and understanding, I entered the state naturally and immediately.

This made him feel very wonderful.

Then……

He looked at Wang Qian again, and seeing the warm smile on Wang Qian's face and the slightly encouraging look in his eyes, he felt a warm current rushing through his heart again. He felt better than ever, and immediately his hands suddenly pressed on the piano keys.

Ding ding ding...

The fierce opening piano sound sounded.

Wang Qian pricked up his ears to listen and watched Elton's performance.

Elton entered performance mode like never before.

Wang Qian also listened confidently and watched seriously.

The scene fell silent again! However, many people still showed a hint of surprise in their eyes! Because...

Elton's performance exceeded the expectations of all those who knew him.

Sitting next to Elton was his old classmate from the Manhattan School of Music, Mars. Mars looked at Elton playing with a surprised look in his eyes and said to his old classmate on the other side: "I didn't expect that Elton has made such great progress in the past few years. God, the prelude of this Pirate Rhapsody was played almost perfectly by him."

Mars hadn't heard Elton's performance for five years, so he felt that Elton's performance had improved a lot compared to five years ago, almost reaching the level of a world master, which made him feel a sense of urgency and ashamed.

Another old classmate who graduated from the Manhattan School of Music said: "Yes, I can't believe it either. In fact, I just heard Elton's performance last month, and he didn't play at such a good level then. This Pirate Rhapsody was performed by him without any flaws."

After hearing this, several people around nodded slightly.

Almost all of them who were sitting together knew each other. Most of the people in this area were alumni from Manhattan College, so they were familiar with each other. At the same time, they were extremely familiar with this world-famous song, Pirate Rhapsody.

This piece of music is one of the top ten most difficult piano pieces in the world, and is also one of the indispensable pieces for many pianists in their concerts. It is quite nice to listen to and quite difficult, and can prove one's level.

Moreover, this song also has great symbolic meaning, symbolizing the signs of the great European immigration era hundreds of years ago, and also symbolizing the violence and bloodiness of the very beginning of the European immigration era that started with pirates.

So! This song is passionate and has a fast rhythm, just like the other song Storm, but it also has a clear bloody smell and the lowness of death! After all!

Pirates symbolize conquest and plunder, bringing blood and death, never peace.

Max, the dean of the Juilliard School's Piano School, frowned slightly at Elton and said to Malone beside him, "I listened to a small performance by a philharmonic orchestra in New York three days ago. Elsa took a break and it was Elton who played the piano. Coincidentally, the piece they played was the full version of this song. There was a clear gap between Elton's performance then and now. It's hard to believe that he has improved so much in just three days."

Without taking his eyes off Wang Qian and Elton on the podium, Ma Long said softly, "There are two possibilities. One is that Elton may have suddenly realized some of the inner truth of this piece these two days, so he made great progress in his performance. Another possibility is that Wang Qian has influenced him!"

Max shook his head slightly. "Elton's technique is already perfect. The only flaw is that he doesn't have enough inner understanding of the music and the piano. His emotions are not contagious enough. Maybe he is still too young and lacks experience and thinking. I don't believe he can make up for this shortcoming in just a few days. It takes time to accumulate."

Ma Long: "So, maybe it was Wang Qian from China who influenced him."

Max narrowed his eyes and looked at Wang Qian carefully.

Ma Long also put aside some of his prejudices and began to stare at Wang Qian carefully.

The two world-class older generation music artists looked at Wang Qian, and the more they looked, the more they felt their state of mind! Because, the more they looked, the more they found themselves unconsciously affected by the aura of Wang Qian, and the whole person became calm and focused! The two old men looked at each other, and saw the shock in each other's eyes, and then quickly calmed down, continued to listen to Elton's performance, and continued to stare at Wang Qian to dig out the secrets of him.

This piece was originally a very long piano concerto and is frequently performed by many well-known orchestras.

However, when playing a piano solo, only a short climax part, which is also the most difficult part, is played to show off one's skills.

So! Only five minutes.

No one in the audience spoke anymore.

Stared at Elton and listened for five minutes.

Elton was completely immersed in the song. When he played it, he waved his hands vigorously when pressing the keys, as if he was a pirate standing on the deck wielding a sword. His expression was occasionally ferocious and cruel, just like a pirate fighting and looting at sea...

This emotion is integrated into the piano and music.

Many people who listened to the music live could relate to it.

When the last note falls.

Elton's hands stopped instinctively, but his whole body was still immersed in the mood of the piano music. He sat in front of the piano, staring at it in a daze.

However, everyone at the scene quickly came to their senses, and many alumni from the Manhattan School of Music and their friends applauded vigorously!

Snap, snap, snap…

Applause broke out.

It was extremely enthusiastic! Almost everyone was full of admiration and gave their warmest applause sincerely.

Even though the teachers, students and alumni from other colleges did not have a very good relationship with Manhattan College, they gave Elton their applause sincerely at this moment, acknowledging that Elton's performance was indeed very wonderful.

The visiting delegations from China's three major music academies also applauded enthusiastically.

He Chaohui whispered, "I have to say, this Elton's level is really high. I can't play this Pirate Rhapsody with this feeling. I have only heard performances of this level in China. It's amazing!"

Yang Jiansen said: "She is indeed a top student who graduated from Manhattan College. She has been improving for more than 20 years since graduation. She is now the second pianist of the New York Philharmonic. The Philharmonic is indeed a world-class orchestra. A pianist of this caliber can only be the second substitute pianist."

Peng Donghu said with a little concern: "What will Professor Wang say? Let's see how Elton gets angry. If we simply play this piece of music, I don't think anyone can play it better than this. Even if Professor Wang plays it better, it will be just about average at best..."

Peng Donghu's words silenced everyone from the three colleges present.

Coming out of the musical mood, they knew that they would have to face the most realistic problems next.

Although Elton's performance was of a very high standard and the piece he played was almost perfect, he was the enemy...

Elton came on stage not to play for everyone, but to prove himself and challenge Wang Qian! What would he do with such a superb performance? Can Wang Qian handle it?

Everyone's face was filled with worry.

Qin Xuerong, Qin Xuehong, and Liu Shengnan all had nervous expressions on their faces.

However, after looking at Wang Qian, they all calmed down a little.

because!

Wang Qian on the podium still had a smile on his face, and he clapped with everyone else. He clapped enthusiastically and gave his applause to Elton.

Sophie whispered, "This Elton has performed exceptionally well. He held a small concert in France last year, and my father took me to the concert. He also played this piece at that time, but his performance was far from the level he has now. He really performed exceptionally well this time. He is so lucky."

Taylor had never heard Elton's performance, but he had a general idea of ​​this person's level. It was definitely not up to the level of a world-class master. At most, it was the level of a well-known pianist. Ordinary well-known pianists could not produce the kind of artistic conception just now. That was definitely the level of a world-class master.

If Elton really had this level, he would not be the second pianist in the Philharmonic Orchestra. Even if he could not completely replace Elsa, he would definitely be qualified to compete fairly with Elsa. Or he would go to other major orchestras to compete for the principal pianist position and would not be content to be a substitute.

Taylor frowned and said, "Maybe he just suddenly had a feeling and performed beyond his normal level. I wonder what he will ask for..."

The two were also worried that Elton in this state would attack Wang Qian, which would definitely be extremely difficult.

Many other audience members at the scene did not have worried expressions on their faces. Most of them were gloating and looking forward to watching the show, looking forward to seeing how this kid from China would end up.

You say he has no talent? Then he played this difficult piece at the level of a world-class master in a blink of an eye!

See what you say? Applause!

It lasted for nearly a minute.

The applause was extremely warm and long-lasting.

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Some of the Manhattan College alumni were deliberately leading the rhythm and making the applause last so long to show their different treatment of Wang Qian.

See?

We only give warm applause to true music masters.

So you didn't get applause at first...

Subtle meaning! Everyone understands.

When the applause gradually died down.

Elton slowly stood up from the piano. The anger and picking-trouble look on his face were gone. Instead, there was a look of calm thought and gratitude from the bottom of his heart!

This is the realm that Elton has been pursuing. He originally thought that it would take him at least ten years of accumulation to achieve it, but now he has achieved it under the influence of Wang Qian.

Everyone fell silent and looked at Elton, a little surprised that Elton was not as proud as they had imagined and did not immediately attack Wang Qian!

Elton stood up and bowed politely to everyone. Then, under everyone's shocked gaze, he turned around and bowed to Wang Qian standing next to him. He said softly, "Thank you very much for your guidance just now. It has benefited me a lot."

Thousands of eyes were staring at this scene, and many people had dull looks. It was obvious that they did not expect such a scene to happen, and could not accept such a thing!

What happened to the promised attack?

What are you doing on stage?

What does it mean when you bow to thank someone in a blink of an eye? Pointing?

What did he tell you? You walked up to the stage in a rage, and you didn't say a word!

There was no discussion about this piece! What advice was given? What was given? Thousands of people had this question in their minds, and many were emotional and wanted to say something, but they didn't say it.

Malone and Max looked at each other and saw the realization in each other's eyes. They both roughly understood what Elton said and could roughly guess what had just happened on the podium.

However, the two were still a little bit unconvinced, so they did not continue talking, but just watched, wanting to see more facts to prove their guess.

Several other world-class musicians who were similar to Malone and Max also had thoughtful expressions on their faces, and they had obviously thought of something! However, among the thousands of people at the scene, only no more than ten people understood something.

Others didn't know what happened.

Even He Chaohui, Yang Jiansen, and Peng Donghu didn't know what was going on. They looked at each other in confusion.

Qin Xuerong, Qin Xuehong, Liu Shengnan, Xiao Dongmei, Ru Ke, Chen Xiaowen and others were all confused! Taylor, Sophie, Chiba Zhenzhu, and Nakamori Miyuki looked at each other, frowning and thinking about what Elton meant by that.

Then, everyone stared at the two people on the podium.

Wang Qian calmly accepted Elton's courtesy and thanked him, saying softly, "You don't need to thank me. It's because of your accumulation that you were able to perform like this under my guidance. So, you have enough background to be able to do this."

A smile appeared on Elton's face, and then he looked at Wang Qian and said, "So, sir, you acknowledge my talent, right? Do you admit that you were wrong just now?"

At this time, Elton still did not forget the purpose of coming on stage.

Wang Qian said that he had poor talent, which was something he absolutely could not tolerate.

Therefore, he still has to prove himself!

With this level of performance, you can't say he has no talent, right?

Among all the pianists in the world, who could play more perfectly than he just did? Elton looked at Wang Qian, expecting Wang Qian to acknowledge his talent and admit his mistakes!

Well, he still won!

Although, he was grateful for the help Wang Qian had just given him.

However, he still has to defend the dignity and honor of himself, his school and his teachers.

But.

Wang Qian looked at all the silent audiences, shook his head gently and said, "No, Mr. Elton. It's because you don't have enough talent that you couldn't do it before. You did it with my help. If you had enough talent, you would have done it a long time ago. By the way, can I ask what the song you just played is called?"

Elton was stunned for a moment, then frowned.

He wanted to refute Wang Qian's words, but he couldn't think of a point to refute at once, because he really couldn't do it before. It was indeed under the influence of Wang Qian that he quickly got into the state and performed exceptionally well.

but……

What did he ask? What was the name of the song? Elton frowned and looked at Wang Qian: "Mr. Wang, don't you know what this song is called?"

Wang Qian looked at Elton calmly: "Yes, I don't know. This is the first time I heard this song. Although it is a great song and your performance is also wonderful, it is indeed the first time I heard it."

The quiet scene was once again in uproar.

Anger and disbelief appeared on many people's faces.

"Impossible. He hasn't even heard of Pirate Rhapsody. How did he learn piano?"

"He's messing around!"

"Maybe that's true, because he hasn't studied music systematically."

"He's insulting us!"

"He is insulting the piano..."

"Get him out of here! I don't want to see him. He doesn't deserve to be there explaining music to us. He doesn't deserve to be there!"

Many people suddenly became angry, thinking that if someone didn't even know this piece of music, how could he be qualified to explain music to them? How could he be qualified to stand on the stage? Among the thousands of people at the scene, most of them graduated from several famous universities and could easily recognize world-famous music.

Professor Dawson told Max and Marlon: "When I first met him, he said he had never heard of a storm, and I was shocked. Then, I believed him."

Ma Long asked seriously, "He really hasn't learned music knowledge systematically? He really hasn't practiced these pieces?"

Max and several music and art masters around him also looked at Professor Dawson curiously, wanting to know more about Wang Qian from Professor Dawson.

Professor Dawson said softly, "I don't think he's lying. The first few songs he played were named after etudes. He wrote them when he was practicing the piano, specifically for himself to practice, so they were all his own etudes."

Max, Malone, and several other big names in the European and American music and art fields were slightly shocked when they heard it, but at the same time they really didn't believe it and didn't dare to believe it.

Because this is really unbelievable.

Without systematic learning and practice of world famous music, he practiced based on basic knowledge and wrote etudes out of thin air, and then he reached such a level? He also wrote such wonderful and beautiful music as To Xue Rong, Demon City March, Girl's Prayer, Wedding in Dreams, Flight of the Bumblebee, Demon City Rhapsody? I can't believe it.

Even though they had seen this information in Wang Qian's profile on the Internet before, they just laughed it off and didn't believe it at all. They thought that the Voice of China officials wrote it this way deliberately to attract attention!

But now that Professor Dawson had said so, they had to think carefully about its authenticity.

Professor Dawson's character and credibility are trustworthy.

On the podium, Elton also stared at Wang Qian with wide eyes and replied: "This Pirate March is a famous piano piece from two hundred years ago..."

Elton wanted to explain it in more detail.

However, Wang Qian interrupted him directly: "Oh, it's called Pirate March, it really lives up to its name. Mr. Elton, don't you want to see what talent and strength are?"

Elton looked at Wang Qian, still not coming back to his senses.

Under his gaze and the gaze of thousands of people in the audience, Wang Qian walked to the piano and sat down, saying softly, "Believe me, this is the first time I've heard and played this piece of music!"

Then……

Under everyone's gaze.

Wang Qian simply stretched out his hands and slammed them hard on the piano keys.

The violent notes instantly spread throughout the venue! The violent storm and fierce battle instantly appeared before everyone's eyes.

Just a few notes of the prelude directly outlined in everyone's mind a scene of pirate battle in a storm, violent and tragic.

It is more violent and clear than Elton's performance just now, the emotions are stronger, the pictures are clearer, and the sense of immersion is stronger.

Elton just stood there, staring at Wang Qian.

because!

He saw.

Wang Qian has closed his eyes.

and!

He also saw.

Wang Qian's left hand was only fixed on the two keys on the left, while his right hand moved frantically to press most of the keys...

this……

this……

This is almost playing with one hand!

Still with eyes closed.

Except for two keys that his right hand could not reach in time because the rhythm was too fast, all other notes were played by Wang Qian with his right hand alone.

and.

No errors have occurred yet.

Moreover, the rhythm and mood are extremely perfect!

Elton felt that it was even more perfect than what he had just played.

The cruelty and violence were even clearer and bloodier, and amidst the blood and violence, there was also a faint sense of joy, creating a sense of joy in anticipation of a good harvest! This...

this……

this……

Elton was devastated.

Those notes and Wang Qian's movements were like hammers hitting his heart, making his face turn slightly pale! This...

Is it talent? And there were thousands of people at the scene!

It was extremely quiet.

All the discussions just now disappeared completely.

The anger and doubt on many people's faces just now disappeared completely.

The rest was just immersion, appreciation, and a lot of disbelief! Some of the audience in the front row were even more shocked, because they were very close and could see Wang Qian's performance more clearly, and his superb performance skills.

The program crew was thoughtful enough to project the filming footage onto the screen behind.

Then……

Everyone in the audience could clearly see every detail of Wang Qian's performance.

then!

Everyone in the audience became even quieter.

Many audience members at the back felt that it was much harder to breathe! This was an extremely difficult performance that almost no one at the scene could do and had never thought of.

While maintaining such extremely difficult stunts, he was also able to express emotions flawlessly, giving every listener a strong sense of immersion!

It seemed that the whole song was much better and more attractive than the one Elton played just now. It seemed that what one heard was not individual notes, but clear pictures.

Across North America, and even around the world, many people who were watching this TV show fell silent in front of their televisions.

Even the major social platforms seemed to be much quieter at this moment.

Everyone!

At this moment, everyone was staring at the performer on the screen, who had his eyes closed, his left hand fixed on two keys, and his right hand moving wildly, almost turning into a shadow.

Violent storm, bloody cruelty.

After the End...

It is a joyful harvest.

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