The world's number one pianist

The next day, everything had settled, and many newspapers and magazines were beginning to publish something about this Golden Piano Award. ReadМ

For example, the champion He Shen, the runner-up Yue Li, etc...

Music conservatories in each state have also begun to promote their awards, and on their official websites, they have begun to create a wave of momentum for their award-winning contestants.

However, these are not particularly attractive, and are basically only seen by a few people who pay attention to the Golden Piano Awards.

Even though the piano category of the Golden Piano Award is the highest level piano competition in China.

Although the Golden Piano Award's professional recognition is pretty good, very few people actually care about it.

Ordinary passers-by read the newspaper and most likely just said "Oh". People from the music conservatory basically didn't take it seriously after reading the news.

After all... all the most powerful awards are abroad.

Foreign awards are divided into comprehensive awards and individual awards. The comprehensive award is generally a comprehensive type of competition, using works of different composers to compete.

However, each competition will have a specific theme. For example, if it is the tenth anniversary of Brahms's birth, or the tenth anniversary of Beethoven's death, a theme will be given to everyone.

Even during competitions, you must play some works by Brahms or Beethoven.

In addition to these, there will be some other settings.

For example, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is the strongest comprehensive category and is like a long-distance marathon.

In addition to the relatively complete competition mechanism, the performance skills and repertoire required by this competition are the most difficult and most difficult among international piano competitions.

After the contestants pass the first round of review, they will need to perform a 60-minute recital in the second round, and then perform a quintet work given by the organizing committee with a famous chamber music group.

In the third round of competition, contestants need to prepare a 50-minute solo concert within a limited five-day period and perform two famous concerto works with a local symphony orchestra.

Important performances are scheduled almost every next day, interspersed with four rehearsals with the symphony orchestra. This type of competition is more rigorous in honing the players' performance.

Time is tight and the tasks are heavy. Many of the works will not be ones that you have already practiced, but some that you have not studied yet.

Time is compressed crazily, squeezing out the last bit of potential of pianists around the world, and using their results to choose who is the strongest this year!

This is the strictness of comprehensive piano competitions.

Individual competitions are completely different. Individual competitions generally refer to competitions of a single composer, such as the Chopin International Piano Competition, Liszt International Piano Competition, Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, etc.

The repertoire of these competitions is limited, and you can only play works by Chopin, Liszt, and Tchaikovsky.

Each round, you have to play for a very long time.

Taking the Chopin International Piano Competition as an example, in the first round you need to play a nocturne, an etude, a ballad, a scherzo or a barcarolle.

Three songs determine whether you are qualified to step into the Chopin Concert Hall in Warsaw.

The second round is to choose another ballade, scherzo and barcarolle from the previous round, and it must not be repeated from the previous round.

In addition, you need to play a waltz, a mazurkas, and a polonaise.

There are four works in total.

The third round is also Chopin's work. You need to play Chopin's work for a full hour and must not repeat the previous one.

In the fourth round, choose any one of the two Chopin piano concertos.

If you want to qualify for the Chopin International Piano Competition, then you need at least 10 completely different repertoires of Chopin's works.

Ten pieces, completely different types of works!

He Shen could barely manage three songs now. Although the etudes had arrived, the system was updated before he could use them.

The requirements of the Liszt International Piano Competition are similar. Basically, about ten works of different types are required.

The requirements for the amount of repertoire of the players are very large.

To be able to serve as a judge of the Chopin International Piano Competition, one must be someone who has previously won the Chopin International Piano Competition.

For example, Li Diyun, Chen Sa and others.

Even a person like Lang Liangyue, who has a huge reputation in the world, is not qualified to be a judge of the Chopin International Piano Competition.

Even though this piano competition in China is difficult, it is still not enough.

Too few people participate and their status in the world is too low.

Not even the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan next door.

After all, the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition is one of the most authoritative piano competitions in Asia, while the Golden Piano Award can only be regarded as a national level.

If you want to prove yourself, you can only prove it on other people's territory. If you go to other people's territory, even if they don't target you, the natural disadvantage of playing away from home will always make you feel uncomfortable.

And these top competitions in the world have one thing in common, and that is the age limit...

The competition can only be participated by contestants under the age of 28. If you are over 28, then I'm sorry, you basically can't find any competition to prove yourself. You can only rely on constantly releasing personal albums or playing music. meeting.

And having a concert...

If you don’t have any reputation, then absolutely no one will be willing to support you. How can you prove yourself?

Do you keep stuffing business cards into other people's music record companies or management companies?

Unless your ability has reached a level recognized by the entire circle, no matter who has heard of you and praised you, otherwise...

Winning a world-class piano competition is the best way to debut.

So, in the final analysis, the status of the Golden Piano Award is too low. If this competition is a world-class competition, then He Shen can basically sign a contract with the agency directly and prepare to become a professional musician.

But all this has nothing to do with He Shen. He Shen staggered out of the bed, finished today's two hours of basic skills practice on the piano, and got up and rubbed his shoulders.

His body was a little sore, but fortunately, it didn't affect him too much.

After being forced to drink glucose and functional drinks yesterday, he didn't have much mental problem, mainly because he used too much strength.

He Shen shook his head, searched through the closet, and found a slightly more formal outfit.

A black sweatshirt that was washed a little white, and a pair of gray jeans, let himself look more energetic, pushed open the door of the basement, and walked from the darkness into the sunlight.

Today, he and Zhou San made an appointment to go to the Jiangzhou Normal University Conservatory of Music to sign a contract.

After the contract is signed, he will become a formal employee of Jiangzhou Normal University.