The curtain opened, and the orchestra members came out one by one in their best attire, sitting on the left, middle and right levels according to the three main sections: strings, wind instruments and percussion instruments. Xia Yu spotted Maria in a black dress.
She was sitting in the deputy principal position of the first violin group. When she looked around, she saw Xia Yu and looked very surprised.
Xia Yu smiled and waved to her.
Ji Yang beside him rolled his eyes helplessly. He shouldn't have come out with Xia Yu.
Maria also smiled and returned the greeting, and at this moment, the soul of the orchestra, conductor Salvana came out. There were many of his fans among the audience who came to the concert, and they all applauded to welcome his arrival.
Sure enough, no one who is the concertmaster of an orchestra is as popular as the conductor, unless he is a well-known performer, in which case the entire orchestra is just his accompaniment.
If possible, Xia Yu wanted to try this feeling.
Wasn’t there a list of one hundred dreams in life? He could add one to his list, namely, to hold a cello concert for a thousand people.
Even though celebrities’ concerts often have tens of thousands or even thousands of people attending, that’s already a large scale. Today’s concert only has over 700 people.
The soothing music brought Xia Yu back to his senses. He and Ji Yang both began to appreciate the beauty of the symphony seriously.
Music has no borders. Whether it is Chinese or Western, classical music is so fascinating.
Immersed in this beauty, time passed quickly and the concert came to an end unknowingly.
The encore song of the Sanremo Orchestra this time was the Italian folk song "Mountain Cable Car", a very cheerful song, which received thunderous applause from everyone.
The entire orchestra stood up and bowed to thank the audience, which also brought today's concert to an end.
"Shall we go back to the hotel now?"
"Why rush? If you're not driving, then you should enjoy the nightlife here. Let's go backstage to find Maria and have a drink at the bar together."
Xia Yu stopped Ji Yang who wanted to go back and lie down.
"No, I don't want to be a light bulb!"
Ji Yang waved his hand to refuse.
"It's just a chat and a drink among friends, not a nightclub. I'll find you a female companion later."
Xia Yu brought Ji Yang to the backstage of the concert hall and found Maria who had just changed her clothes.
"Maria, today's performance was great, congratulations!"
"Thank you Xia Yuke, I'm so surprised by your coming."
Maria really didn't expect to see Xia Yu at the performance, and how did they get backstage?
In movies, it doesn’t take too many scenes to sneak into concerts or backstage at musicals. In reality, it only requires some small tricks.
"I'm sorry for being so rude. Could you please buy the beautiful Miss Maria a drink as an apology?"
"Xia Yuke, you are so interesting. I don't know how to refuse you."
If you can't refuse, then there's no need to refuse.
Maria called her good friend in the orchestra, the associate principal violist Alyssa, and the four of them got in the hotel car and went to a little-known attic bar.
This is a bar that only provides drinks, simple meals, and a place for chatting.
Xia Yu and the other two talked about music, while Ji Yang occasionally interjected some information about life. Everyone was having a great time chatting.
The life of rich people is so free and easy. Not only friends I just met, even if you are a stranger, as long as you have a story, I have wine.
"Maria, you know, my violin is just for practice. I've been searching for the violin destined for me. I came all the way from China to Europe for this. Do you have any good suggestions?"
As they chatted, Xia Yu talked about the cello.
Every European country is unfamiliar to him. Buying a car is easy, but music, even cello, is a very small circle.
If someone had guided him at this time, Xia Yu could have saved a lot of effort.
Of course, he could also push the matter to the American Express concierge and pay the agency fee directly, but this was the last option.
Just like a swordsman who finally finds his sword after going through untold hardships, Xia Yu doesn't mind spending more energy to find his harp.
"Then you've asked the right person. My hometown is Cremona, Italy, the true capital of string instruments. Over 250 years ago, violin-making families like Stradivari and Guarneri made their fortunes here."
Maria introduced it proudly.
Her family did not make violins, but she had a relative who was a famous violin maker, and the violin she played was made by this relative.
"That's wonderful, thank you Maria!"
Xia Yu raised his glass in thanks.
"What's your budget? A cello uses more materials, so its price will be 2.5 times more expensive than a violin made by the same master."
Maria clinked glasses with him and continued asking.
"I just want to find the most suitable one. Price is not an issue. If I have to put a number on it, I can accept anything from €500,000 to €1 million."
Maria and her friends were stunned when they heard Xia Yu's words.
You should know that a master-level cello is only about 100,000 euros, and you can buy a very valuable antique cello for 500,000 euros.
"I, how should I put it, Xia Yuke, you Chinese are really too rich."
"No, no, no, we are just a group of people who have become rich first. There is still a long way to go before we can achieve prosperity for all."
Xia Yu said modestly.
He must not give foreigners the wrong impression that China is full of rich people.
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