The world's number one pianist

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This sound, the feeling of this first sound...

Everyone hesitated and looked at He Shen, their eyes full of confusion...

The feeling of this sound is very, very good, and this feeling is rare even for those big guys!

Shouldn't this person be a scoundrel? Why can he suddenly play such a good sound?

This sound is an interpretation of music that is simply too good!

However...

Everyone immediately retracted their gaze and looked at He Shen, trying to restore their expressions to their previous indifference as much as possible.

Although this sound is rare, the people under the stage have seen it a lot.

Those top masters basically play like this, so for them, this performance is not surprising!

Well...

Compared to the masters!

Moreover, this kind of performer who can burst out more than everyone else in the first sound is already extremely rare and common on the stage of the Chopin International Piano Competition at this moment.

It can even be said that among seven or eight people, one or two out of ten people can reach this level.

Well, this is not too rare...

This is just a thought that everyone comforts themselves.

He Shen's interpretation is already very powerful! So powerful that they don't know what to say.

Therefore, when everyone heard He Shen's performance, their first reaction was that their hearts sank suddenly.

This person has no problem entering the main competition of the Chopin International Piano Competition!

Next, it depends on how He Shen interprets the music as a whole!

What is Chopin like in his heart?

How does he want to interpret Chopin?

Everyone looked at He Shen, their eyes locked on He Shen, waiting for his subsequent interpretation.

No one was an exception.

He Shen was the same. He put all his energy on the piano to interpret the Chopin in his heart.

Creak...

At this moment, the person behind the stage slowly opened the sliding door, and an elderly woman with gray hair walked out from behind the door.

Just seeing this person for the first time, no matter who it is, you can clearly recognize that this person is Argerich!

Marta Argerich!

She does everything as she pleases.

According to common sense, she actually doesn't need to come to the scene to watch during the qualifiers.

But she still came, just as she pleases.

Moreover, she didn't even wait for the start of the game at the competition venue, but just wandered outside very casually, and suddenly had an idea to come to this competition venue to take a look.

When she had seen enough, she left directly without any trace of retention.

However, when she came in, no one in the audience noticed her, and everyone focused their attention on He Shen in front of them.

They were very curious, what kind of Chopin was He Shen's Chopin?

Argerich did not disturb others, just found a seat to sit down, put her left leg on her right leg, and lie back slightly.

She hugged her hands and slowly closed her eyes, feeling the presence of Chopin in He Shen's music with her eyes closed.

He Shen didn't know that Argerich was coming, he just played his understanding of Chopin very hard.

Chopin, who had his own yearning for love, was full of his love for those women, and showed his talent infinitely!

In the music, there was even a trace of retreat and a trace of fear.

Fear that he might not be worthy of the woman in his heart.

There was light and darkness.

There was pride and struggle.

All kinds of emotions gathered on He Shen's fingers, playing slowly in front of everyone.

This feeling made everyone present nod silently.

This interpretation of Chopin is very good.

The contrast between light and dark is very good!

The musicality is also very strong!

There is also depth in the music!

Among the people who played today, he is definitely one of the top few!

And He Shen also has his own unique understanding of Chopin's interpretation!

This feeling made everyone nod.

Including Argerich who just came in!

She slowly opened her eyes that were originally closed, looked at He Shen in front of her, nodded silently, and said nothing.

But the corners of her mouth were slowly rising.

She felt He Shen's interpretation of Chopin, and she could feel how He Shen interpreted Chopin in his heart.

In addition, He Shen himself had the taste of Chopin.

Argerich couldn't help but nod silently.

This feeling is very, very good!

At least, this Chopin nocturne is at the master level!

It won't look embarrassing if you take it out for a concert!

And this can be used as a substitute at the end of your own concert!

This level of performance is really very, very good!

The other judges sitting in the back saw Argerich coming over, but they didn't dare to say anything. They just looked at Argerich, curious about her purpose.

Especially the scene where she looked at He Shen and nodded to him, which directly attracted the attention of all the judges.

Could it be...

Everyone looked at He Shen in front of them and couldn't help but touch their chins.

Could it be that she knew this contestant from the beginning and was optimistic about him?

Everyone didn't know, but now everyone could see one thing, that is, Argerich was very satisfied with the nocturne played by He Shen!

No, it can even be said that she was very satisfied!

Creak...

The door of the concert hall slowly opened again.

Deng Songshan didn't know why, but he also came here today.

But if someone knew the situation of Deng Songshan's disciples, they would know Deng Songshan's purpose very well.

Come to see his disciples, see how his students listen to the performance!

His students need to come to compete today, and as a teacher, naturally need to come to see how he performs.

Although he couldn't give his students a grade, he could still sit in the back and cheer for his students!

Deng Songshan, who had just entered the room, was about to sit on the judges' seat when he suddenly found a very familiar person sitting in front of him!

Martha Argerich!

The Piano Priestess!

He looked at Argerich, especially at the smile on Argerich's lips while listening to the performance of the person in front of him. He couldn't help but touch his chin, with a look of inquiry in his eyes.

Deng Songshan also put his eyes on He Shen in front of him, frowned at his performance.

This performance was very good, definitely at the level of a master!

But...

He didn't like it!

In the interpretation of this piece, there was too little about himself, and the performer seemed to have completely given up on himself!

Deng Songshan didn't like He Shen's performance!

And, according to common sense, Argerich shouldn't like this kind of performance either. You know, she dared to play a completely different version of Chopin in front of everyone in the final.

She probably wouldn't like this kind of performance.

But why? Would she smile at this kind of music?

Deng Songshan hesitated a little, but thought about it, stood up carefully, moved his position slightly towards Argerich, walked to her side, looked at her smile, hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively.

"It seems that you are very interested in this player on the field? Do you think his performance... is pretty good?"

Argerich glanced at Deng Songshan beside her, smiled with interest, and waved her fingers slowly in the air with the flow of music.

There was no trace of rejection in her eyes, just nodded slightly and said casually.

"Well, of course, the performance of this player is pretty good now."

Argerich didn't hate Deng Songshan. After all, they usually communicated with each other and knew each other well.

They have been working together for so many years, so how could they hate each other?

Except for a certain session before, everyone else especially hated someone with their own style, and Argerich especially liked that person.

As a result, whoever did not enter the finals was eliminated, which made Argerich furious on the spot.

Under normal circumstances, there was no conflict between them.

After all, Deng Songshan did not do anything wrong. He just allowed so many students to enter the Chopin International Piano Competition every year and won so many awards.

Everyone knew this little thing.

The reason why they did not express any opinions on Deng Songshan was that Deng Songshan was very smart.

He just taught students. In addition to teaching students, he did nothing else.

Although there were often cases in the future where several students of Deng Songshan's school all entered the finals...

But no matter what, these were their own abilities. It was the most correct to teach these students seriously and tell them how to play Chopin.

Therefore, these judges had no excuse to criticize this matter!

In addition, these people were all Deng Songshan's students. Deng Songshan and even the judges of Deng Songshan's school were basically not allowed to score these students.

There was no impact on the fairness of the competition at all.

Therefore, all the judges did not have much ill will towards Deng Songshan. They just felt that he had too many students and that he spent too much time on his students instead of on his own piano skills.

Or, they just felt that Deng Songshan was a little unmotivated, nothing else.

Argerich just glanced at Deng Songshan and said slowly.

"Indeed, as you said, I do think this contestant played very well! And I even have a little curiosity about him. I am curious about what kind of person he is!"

"And, I met this contestant once when I signed in before. He has a very strong Chopin temperament. When I saw him for the first time, I even made a mistake..."

"I even thought he was Chopin!"

"Since I have met someone with this kind of temperament, I should take a closer look and see what kind of surprise he can give me."

Deng Songshan looked at Argerich and asked with a little curiosity.

"In that case, did he surprise you?"

"Did he surprise me?"

Argerich couldn't help but smiled and shook his head when he heard this, and looked at He Shen in front of everyone.

At this moment, He Shen had finished playing the first Chopin Nocturne and started playing the following etude.

Chopin etude, Op10, No5, this is a very famous etude.

Black key etude!

He Shen instantly changed his temperament from the slightly melancholy look before to the look full of pride.

He has great hope for his future, and hopes that he can make a little contribution to the music industry.

However, looking at my hometown, especially looking at my hometown, there are many problems, and even the country is about to fall apart...

The pain in my heart, the sadness...

These feelings are all lingering together, entangled, but also clear.

It is the kind that if you don't look at it, you can feel that everything is intertwined, which makes people feel powerful when they look at it.

But if you really analyze the emotions played by He Shen, then you can quickly find the source and unravel it.

It is such a contradictory feeling...

And this contradictory feeling becomes extremely exaggerated under He Shen's performance!

He Shen looked at his hands with an extremely serious look.

This is his idea!

Let the music become particularly exaggerated when interpreting! Extremely exaggerated!

The most important thing about the music of the romantic period is to interpret the feeling of self and make the existence of self become extremely huge.

Let music aim to present self!

And He Shen's self is Chopin!

He Shen can clearly feel what Chopin was thinking when he wrote this work.

Therefore, he needs to make Chopin's interpretation of this piece extremely exaggerated!

Under this huge contrast, he interprets Chopin to the fullest!

Argerich looked at He Shen, nodded slightly, smiled slightly, and spoke lightly.

"There is still a little bit of surprise, but not too much."

"Now what I hear most in his music is Chopin..."

"I actually hear less of his own works..."

"I just don't know whether his interpretation is an interpretation of his own understanding of Chopin's works, or an interpretation of Chopin's understanding of his own works..."

"I can't tell for sure, but I can feel that he is trying his best to get close to Chopin!"

"I don't know if I like this feeling. I don't hear much of this kind of interpretation of Chopin..."

"There are very few pure Chopin like this..."

"So, I feel a little bit of surprise!"

"I am beginning to be a little curious about how his interpretation of music will be in the future?"

"Is it more in line with Chopin, or more in line with himself?"

Argerich touched her chin and stared at He Shen's position, not moving her eyes for a long time.

She just looked at He Shen until he finished playing all the works, then she nodded slightly, smiled at the staff beside her, stretched out her slightly withered hand, and said.

"Excuse me, give me a judges' form, I hope I can give him a score!"

The staff standing on the side, after hearing Argerich's request, walked to the side quickly without any hesitation, took the form on the side, and handed it to Argerich with great respect.

Argerich looked at He Shen on the above, hesitated a little, looked at He Shen on the stage, tapped her chin with the pen in her hand, thought for a while, and gave He Shen a high score of 24 points.

The scoring of the Chopin International Piano Competition is different from that of other places. Their highest score is 25 points and the lowest score is 15 points. The overall scoring is within this range.

It is not easy for Argerich to give He Shen a high score of 24 points.

Not to mention Argerich, there are very few people who can get 24 points from other judges!

The reason why Argerich didn't give He Shen a full score is actually very simple...

She didn't hear some of the content thoroughly, and He Shen's performance was not special enough!

She felt that in He Shen's music, in addition to the pure soul of Chopin, there was also a little bit of his own human side.

This is the flaw and dregs, which makes people feel a little bit unhappy.

If He Shen turned his performance into Chopin and completely abandoned his own side, then Argerich would definitely give him 25 points.

Or, if He Shen removed all the Chopin parts of his performance and only left his own understanding of this piece of music.

It must also conform to Argerich's imagination of Chopin.

Then Argerich can also get a high score of 25 points!

Even if others don't give He Shen a good score, she will fire at the entire organizing committee!

But unfortunately, in her ears, she didn't hear what she wanted to hear.

In He Shen's own performance, he didn't achieve complete purity.

If He Shen could achieve complete purity, his score would definitely be higher and better looking!

Deng Songshan looked at the score given by Argerich and hesitated a little.

He looked at the score sheet in his hand and didn't know what score to give He Shen for a while.

For him, He Shen's interpretation was actually not pleasing to him.

The performers he liked had better have their own personal presence.

In He Shen's performance, his personal presence was too weak, so that he couldn't feel it a little bit.

Moreover, He Shen's performance was not sweet, without the kind of beauty he liked!

Deng Songshan liked Chopin, whose music was full of tranquility and sweetness, and this feeling was what Deng Songshan liked more.

In other words, he preferred a more artificial performance.

Deng Songshan said frankly that he did not like He Shen in front of him, and even felt that He Shen had slightly ruined Chopin.

In comparison, he liked the performer from Japan whom he had heard during the competition a few days ago more.

His performance was very sweet, sweet to the heart.

It perfectly matched Deng Songshan's feeling about Chopin!

Therefore, Deng Songshan did not like He Shen...

However, one thing he had to admit was that He Shen's performance was actually very good!

Even if he did not like him, he had to admit it.

He Shen's performance was really very, very good!

It was enough to reach the level of a world-class pianist!

Performers of this level should never be eliminated at this time!

Deng Songshan touched his chin and hesitated for a long time before giving He Shen a score of 20.

This score could not be said to be good or bad.

It could only be said that it was slightly close to the high score, but not as high as Argerich's 24 points.

This score was actually quite good in the vast majority of performances!

However...

Deng Songshan looked at He Shen coming down from the stage, and finally shook his head slowly.

He really couldn't like He Shen's performance.

There were no other external factors, just that he didn't like it, didn't like this style...

There was no way to make up for this...

Soon, the other judges also scored the first round of performances.

As He Shen stepped down, the second contestant came on stage, and after a little preparation, he began his performance.

Argerich just took a look, shook his head slowly, and gave a score of 17 points directly. He waved and handed the score sheet to the staff on the side, and walked out without any hesitation.

Now she felt that this person's performance was average, so she felt that this person was not worth her staying for more.

Her energy every day was limited, and she didn't have time to accompany those people and mess around casually!

As long as she felt, she would go directly without any hesitation.

This is Argerich's character!

Deng Songshan looked at Argerich who was leaving and shook his head slightly, sitting on a chair waiting for his student's performance.

He Shen didn't know what Argerich, Deng Songshan and others thought of him.

Even if he knew, he couldn't change his playing method for these people.

He Shen just returned to his seat quickly after the performance, picked up his belongings with Professor Dan Yi, and left without any hesitation.

He was too lazy to listen to the people behind him.

He just needed to make sure that there was no problem with his performance, that's all.

The two quickly came to the outside of the music hall. He Shen looked at the door of the concert hall that was closed again, slowly let out a long sigh, and looked at Dan Yi beside him.

Dan Yi looked at the door of the concert hall and didn't speak.

After a long while, he smiled, turned his head to look at He Shen, and nodded slightly.

"He Shen, you played well!"

"If I'm not mistaken, you should have no problem entering the first round of the competition. You need to prepare the content of the first round now!"

"It seems that our Chinese classical music industry will rise completely this year!"

Dan Yi looked at the concert hall in front of him with full of expectations.

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