Golden Greenery

In July 2003, with the support and encouragement of his mentor Carl Norman, Zhuo Yang, who had made some achievements in piano playing skills, participated in the finals of the 14th Schumann International Piano Competition held in the small German town of Zwickau in the hot summer. In the competition, she won the gold medal by narrowly defeating the beautiful Ukrainian girl Bita Belinska 5:4 in the song "Concerto Introduction and Passionate Allegro".

Today, five years later, Zhuo Yang has become a leader among the young generation of performers in the classical music world. Many industry leaders even praise him as "the number one young performer today". A few months ago, Zhuo Yang participated in the "Vienna New Year Concert" performance at the Golden Hall in Vienna, which confirmed this identity.

As for the interpretation of Chopin's music, Zhuo Yang also relied on his unique performance of "Waltz in C sharp minor" at "Meeting Chopin" that year, which gave him his own voice in playing Chopin, and this voice shocked everyone. The classical music scene also shocked the Polish classical music world with Chopin as its soul.

The Ukrainian beauty Bita Belinska, who was wronged and lost to Zhuo Yang, did not lose to him at all in her development process. Xiao Nizi was a member of the "tenth generation" who studied piano at home, and later studied under the famous Chopin Conservatory of Music in Warsaw, Poland. Professor Adam Kosmiega. Belinska, who is both talented in sex and art, is very noble and confident. She ran to participate in the Schumann Competition purely on a whim after being angry with her family.

Belinska, who was 22 years old at the time, was already well-known in the classical music world and was recognized as the "Beauty of Heaven". The Polish school itself is a fusion of the Soviet-Russian school and the German-Austrian school. Belinska, who focused on Chopin, was very interested in Polish music. Heimobeishu' is also very skilled in the music of the German and Austrian schools.

That year, she was aiming for the gold medal. She was even the gimmick and excitement of that Schumann Competition. Everyone was optimistic about her before the competition, and there was almost no controversy about her success. But the loss to Zhuo Yang surprised the industry and made Belinska very aggrieved and dissatisfied, because among the nine judges were Zhuo Yang's mentor Professor Norman, Norman's friends, and friends of friends. Belinska believed that there was a behind-the-scenes operation, and the classical music community also had a lot of criticism about that competition.

To be honest, Zhuoyang and Belinska were equally matched in terms of performance and performance at that time. Whoever wins the gold medal can be said to be justified, and the world will feel sorry for the other. Zhuoyang does have Professor Norman's favoritism and nepotism factors in it, but this kind of thing is like the famous "goal-line case" in Germany. Whether the ball is scored or not will be controversial.

Five years later, Bita Belinska learned her shame and became brave. She put aside all disputes and was only obsessed with Chopin. Her performance skills improved by leaps and bounds. Many public concerts were a complete success, and her reputation in the international classical music world was no less than Yu Zhuoyang. In terms of interpretation of Chopin's music, Belinska even beats Zhuo Yang, because Zhuo Yang is a big and comprehensive performer, while Bita specializes in Chopin.

In any case, Zhuo Yang and Bita Belinska are now two of the most outstanding performers of the younger generation in the classical music world. One and the other have their own opinions, but there is no doubt that they are far ahead of the rest of the younger generation.

No one in the world thinks it's a big deal. As Zhuo Yang and Belinska continue to increase their reputations, the 'Gold Medal Controversy' that year also became more and more controversial. Wherever there are people, there are arenas, and the seemingly noble classical music scene is no exception. The dispute between Zhuoyang and Belinska involves a dispute between schools and a battle for the right to speak. To put it bluntly, it is a political struggle in the piano.

Nowadays, those who admire Zhuo Yang are naturally the German and Austrian schools headed by the Hannover University of Music, as well as French schools such as the Milan Conservatoire. However, the Soviet-Russian school and the Polish school believed that Bita Belinska was more focused on music, and Zhuoyang was only as famous as Bita because of the popularity of football.

There was no result in fighting over and over again.

Simply find an opportunity to give it a try. Therefore, the ‘Golden Competition’ in special years has become the best arena.

The general age limit for participating in the Chopin International Piano Competition is 18-28 years old. Zhuo Yang is naturally suitable, and the 27-year-old Bita also meets the regulations. Although there are unspoken rules for the ‘Fuji Tournament’, this year is not a special case! In fact, in terms of competition principles, Zhuo Yang and Belinska are not very suitable, because the players participating in these competitions are potential stocks that have not yet become famous. Zhuo Yang and Belinska have already become famous, and they are already performers. Now, the only contestants should be pianists. The age limit for participating also has this meaning. Otherwise, if a master with an unruly nature like Pollini suddenly wants to participate on a whim, wouldn't that be bullying?

Again, isn’t this a special competition? It is a pity that the Chopin International Piano Competition, which ranked first, failed to attract two of the most famous young performers to perform under it.

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Zhuo Yang held the invitation letter and naturally couldn't understand the knowledge contained in it. He could only ask his instructor where to go. In fact, established masters are unwilling to participate in such competitions because it would be embarrassing if they lost. Have you ever seen Andy Lau go to Happy Boys?

"Bita Belinska has agreed to participate." Professor Norman told Zhuoyang what to do with one sentence. Who hasn't become more competitive yet? You were unconvinced five years ago, but you will be convinced five years later!

"The Warsaw Music Association has also invited Professor Vardy and I, as well as Professor Pollini, Grimaud, and some well-known figures from our side to be judges of the competition." Professor Norman added.

Hearing this, Zhuo Yang showed a knowing smile.

Different from the Schumann Piano Competition and some other competitions, the Chopin International Piano Competition has a large jury, with as many as fifty or sixty people, and the number of judges is not fixed. In addition to the twenty-nine fixed judges from the traditional Polish school of thought, an almost equal number of other industry celebrities are temporarily invited to serve as judges every year, and each person has equal rights to one vote during the selection.

From this point of view, the Chopin Competition is obviously more fair, and the possibility of human influence is very small. Ranking first in the world naturally has his temperament and reasons. This is not the first time that two professors, Norman and Vardi, have been invited, but this time it is obviously to demonstrate fairness, justice and openness. The Warsaw Music Association's move is very aboveboard.

The competition lasts for one week, and the lead and tail cannot exceed ten days. At most, it will affect three games. For Zhuo Yang, the value of this game is much higher than the Champions League final or even the World Cup final, so let alone three games, there are thirteen games. AC Milan has to agree even if they don't agree.

AC Milan club certainly knows the beauty of adults, and Zhuo Yang’s strong character is not a reinforcement of the club’s strong character. Besides, for such a wealthy club, it's not like they can't get out of trouble because of one player, even if the player is Zhuo Yang.

Zhuo Yang and Bita Belinska gladly agreed to participate, making this 'Golden Chopin Competition' a 'Golden Years Showdown'. The world's classical music circles are eagerly looking forward to finding out who is the number one young piano player today. It will be clear after a few months.