Chapter 196: Slap in the face
"I asked you to sign up, but why are you such a troublesome student? It's not easy to join our violin club. You need to take an assessment. If you don't pass the assessment, you can't join!" Qiao Silin said with a gloating look on her face.
"How do you know it's not possible?" Mi Xia looked at Qiao Silin with a smile on her face, waiting for her to slap her in the face.
"Where are we going for the assessment? Lead the way." Mi Xia said with a teasing look on her face.
"Hmph, follow me." Qiao Silin said arrogantly. She didn't believe that this girl from China could play the violin. Even if she could, she must be an entry-level player.
Soon, Qiao Silin brought Mi Xia and Zhang Susu to the activity room of the violin. If nothing else, the place was quite grand.
"Did you bring your piano?" Qiao Silin turned and asked Mi Xia.
Mi Xia spread her hands and said, "Do you think it looks like she is carrying a zither?"
"Then come with me, let's go pick out a violin first." Qiao Silin brought Mi Xia to the violin storage of the club.
"Come on, there are several valuable guitars in here, they are our teacher's collection. If they break, you won't be able to afford the compensation even if you sell them." Qiao Silin said unhappily.
Mi Xia ignored Qiao Silin's words and just started looking at the piano.
Qiao Silin really didn't lie. There were indeed a few antique pianos here, and they looked like they had a history of hundreds of years.
Mi Xia would naturally not choose this kind of zither. Antique zithers are more suitable as collections, but they may not necessarily have accurate pitch.
After much selection, Mi Xia finally chose a performance-grade violin from Christina, whose Chinese name is Christina, a long-established violin manufacturer in Italy.
The whole body of the guitar is made of spruce, and the back and other parts are made of high-quality maple. The strings have also been replaced. Mi Xia recognized at a glance that they are fiber strings from the German company PIRASTRO.
Mi Xia played the piano twice to test the pitch, and it was pretty good, with very accurate intonation.
It was these two auditions that made Qiao Silin instantly feel that the girl in front of her was no ordinary girl, and it seemed that she was really capable.
"Let's take this one!" Mi Xia raised the zither and gestured to Qiao Silin.
Qiao Silin curled her lips and turned to signal Mi Xia to follow her.
Qiao Silin brought Mi Xia to the club's performance room. Mi Xia looked around and thought that this was indeed Hanian University, even the performance room of a small club was decorated so professionally.
The studio is surrounded by top-quality sound-absorbing panels, and even the ceiling is a professional sound-absorbing ceiling. The layout of the entire performance room is scaled down according to the size of the Vienna State Opera.
Mi Xia couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up to the decoration design. This design is simply great. When she returns to China, she will decorate a room like this herself.
Wanwan also likes music, so I'm sure she will be very happy then.
The performance room was now vacant and not in use. Mi Xia nodded at Zhang Susu, then gestured to Qiao Silin, and walked to the center of the stage with her piano.
After Mi Xia stood still, she tried a few more notes as usual, and then a beautiful melody came out.
As this beautiful melody came, Qiao Silin and Zhang Susu in the audience were instantly fascinated.
Qiao Silin's mouth was long enough to fit a duck egg. Although Zhang Susu didn't understand, she was also fascinated by the beautiful voice.
Mi Xia played the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Sonata, which is also called the Spring Sonata. The whole piece is cheerful and sweet, making people feel as if they have entered spring while listening to it.
Mi Xia was playing when the door of the concert room was pushed open and a middle-aged man came in with a group of students.
The moment he pushed the door open, the middle-aged man was stunned and stood there until the student behind him pushed him away, and then he came to his senses.
I saw him making a gesture to the students at the back to keep quiet, and then he led the students to the seats and sat down to enjoy the show.
Most of the students had some basic violin skills, and they naturally understood how superb the skills of the performers in front of them were. Therefore, they all sat there obediently and motionlessly enjoying this auditory feast.
Mi Xia, who was performing on the stage, naturally noticed that a group of musicians had come in, but this did not affect Mi Xia's performance at all.
After a long time, Mi Xia's performance ended.
The middle-aged man took the lead in standing up and applauding, and then everyone present stood up and applauded.
Mi Xia kept bending and bowing to express her gratitude, but the applause was like a tide, one wave after another, lasting for a long time. If this happened at a celebrity concert, it would probably be the time when the fans in the audience would yell "Encore".
Seeing that the show could not be stopped, Mi Xia reluctantly put up the strings again. As the first note flowed from the strings, the applause from the audience died down.
This time, Mi Xia performed "Fantasy on a Theme of Carmen", a piece composed by the famous composer Sarasate. The piece has a brisk rhythm and a strong Spanish flavor.
Everyone in the audience, from middle-aged professors to classmates, swayed their bodies to the melody played by Mi Xia, completely immersed in the music.
This time, when Mi Xia finished playing, there was no applause. Instead, the audience was still twisting their bodies.
It wasn't until Mi Xia walked off the stage and coughed lightly that the crowd reacted, and then there was another wave of applause as huge as a mountain and as deep as the sea.
The applause died down only when everyone's palms were swollen. However, all eyes were on Mi Xia, looking at this oriental beauty who looked like she was of Asian descent.
Mi Xia is a typical Eastern beauty, but she also has Western aesthetics, otherwise Thomas would not have fallen in love with Mi Xia at first sight.
At this time, everyone had only one thought: when did such a great violin master appear in Asia? Why hadn't they heard of him?
Mi Xia felt a little embarrassed by being stared at, so she coughed twice and then asked Qiao Silin: "Do you think your level is good enough to join our violin club?"
"Of course!" This answer was not from Qiao Silin, but from the middle-aged professor and all his students.
"Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Edward Adam Davis. I am a professor in the vocal music department of Harvard University and also the honorary leader of our violin club."
"Professor Edward is also one of the world's most famous violinists and the vice president of the World Vocal Music Association." The classmate next to him added.
Mi Xia had naturally heard of Professor Edward's name. In his previous life, Professor Edward was also a world-renowned performer and composer, and was known as the closest being to God after Beethoven. Although the current Professor Edward has not reached the heights of his previous life, he is still ranked among the top ten in the world.
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