Chapter 281 Award Ceremony (Three Updates) (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Tokyo International Concert Hall.

The lights gradually dimmed and a spotlight in the center of the stage came on.

The host stepped forward, microphone in hand.

“(Dear judges, dear contestants, and friends who love music, welcome to the awards ceremony of the Sakikuni International Piano Competition!)”

The host's fluent English aroused the audience's enthusiasm.

“(Here it comes, the final awards ceremony!)”

"(I've been waiting for this moment!)"

"(Today's competition was so exciting, come on, Mr. Burke! You must win the gold medal!)"

“.”

In this majestic and solemn scene.

The official live broadcast room that is recording all of this at this moment also gathers netizens from all over the world.

Many people didn't even watch the game at all, and only watched some live clips online, but in order to watch the excitement, they also entered the live broadcast room at this moment of the award ceremony, and comments in various languages ​​flew by quickly.

It can be said that piano music lovers from all over the world are now paying attention to this grand event at the Sakikuni International Competition!

In the lounge, all the contestants stood in front of the big screen.

At this time, the judges also returned to their seats and sat down one after another.

It is not difficult to judge from the old men's expressions, some stern and some wiping sweat, that the discussion among the jury just now must have been quite intense.

Even when the final result comes out, there may still be quite a number of people who are not satisfied.

However, the old men returned to their seats.

The meaning may be: Even if you are not satisfied with the result, there is nothing you can do! So be it! "(The first thing to announce is the three gold, silver and bronze awards of this competition! Awarded to the three pianists with the best performances in this competition. The winners will receive sponsorship funds from the Tokyo International Art Association and the Sakikuni International Music Association, as well as a series of performance opportunities around the world.)"

As soon as the host said this.

For a moment, there was an uproar inside and outside the venue.

“(Announce the champion first?!)”

Pianist Lloyd said in disbelief, "(There has never been a precedent like this)"

In previous years of the Sakikuni International Piano Competition, the special awards were announced first, and then the gold, silver and bronze medal winners were announced.

This is also easy to understand. The champion should be announced last no matter what! This is the default rule in any event.

After all, the most anticipated and most suspenseful thing should be the championship! But what's going on?

Lloyd couldn't figure it out.

At this moment, the media reporters at the scene were also talking about it.

The fact that the jury meeting for this competition was delayed for so long was already something strange, and the abnormal announcement of the awards has caused everyone to speculate endlessly.

At this time, the judges on the jury seat had calm expressions, as if everything was under control. Williams thought for a while and said:

"(The only possibility, probably)"

“(This time the special award is far more suspenseful than the champion, so it was left until the end.)”

Could it be more unexpected than the champion? Several people showed an expression of disbelief.

They could never think of how the four special awards could be presented in order to achieve the effect of being announced last. "(Could it be that the gold and silver winners of the audience's favorite award did not win any this time?)" Lloyd said tentatively.

"(It's not impossible.)" Romanov said.

As pianists who did not have much advantage in this competition, the closer it got to this point, the stronger their desire to discuss became.

The two people who have always been the focus of attention, Yubai Nishikawa and Burke, are now so nervous that they remain silent, waiting for the announcement of the results. "(The first thing to be announced is the winner of the bronze medal.)"

The host opened the envelope in his hand, looked up and said: "(Williams!)"

“.”

Lloyd and Romanoff's eyes widened and they looked at Williams.

No, we agreed that the three of us would eat melons together and give some advice.

You got an award right away?! The two of them immediately felt betrayed.

Just say that cross-border friendship is unreliable!

However, if you think about it carefully, Williams has always been very strong, so it doesn't seem strange that he won the bronze medal.

Williams smiled at the two of them very gentlemanly.

“(Sorry.)”

As for the remaining gold and silver awards, everyone knows who will win them.

So, here, after keeping the suspense for a short while, the host didn't drag it on any longer.

He announced it in one breath: "(Silver Award, Alves Burke!)"

"(Gold Prize, Yukaku Nishikawa!)"

“(Let’s give a round of applause to Mr. Yukaku Nishikawa, the champion of the 2025 Sakikana International Piano Competition!)”

“.”

Amidst warm applause from the audience.

Xichuan Yubai was completely stunned.

Crown. Champion?

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Everyone in the lounge couldn't believe it and was excited! "(Oh my god, I didn't expect that under such circumstances, Mr. Nishikawa still won the championship!)"

“(After the original work was completely overwhelmed by Mr. Lin Tian, ​​it was still favored by the judges!)”

"(However, Mr. Nishikawa's piano skills are still amazing! His performance ability makes up for this shortcoming!)"

“.”

Everyone was discussing heatedly.

At this time.

Burke, who was standing by, stood up and came to the side of Yubai Nishikawa.

He held out his hand and said calmly, "(Congratulations.)"

"(Thank you, this is my home game, this trophy should have been yours.)"

Xichuan Yubai held his hand and said seriously.

Burke was stunned, then he laughed.

"Thank you."

“.”

She is indeed a socialite.

Lin Tian, ​​who witnessed this scene, sighed sincerely.

However, Nishikawa does deserve this trophy.

From the first preliminary round, he was able to use the song "Dawn Night's Sorrow" to create a stage effect that was comparable to Lin Tian's "Croatian Rhapsody".

This is enough to prove the strength of his performance.

In other words, it is precisely because he has been losing to Lin Tian in creation but still has such popularity that it proves that he has reached the pinnacle of piano playing.

Yubai Nishikawa, Burke and Williams went on stage to receive the awards.

In the presence of the entire audience, they gave their acceptance speeches.

The atmosphere on the scene was pushed to its first climax.

Next, there are four special awards.

"(The first one, Best Newcomer Award.)"

"(Awarded to the Chinese pianist Lin Tian!)"

No suspense.

As the host finished speaking, the audience cheered.

The official live broadcast room is also filled with a lot of Chinese.

【Brother Moonlight, awesome! ! 】

【Bring glory to the country! 】

[It’s the first time in 20 years that a Chinese pianist has won an award at Sakibun! ]

(End of this chapter)