The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 95 Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony

Outside the concert hall, there was a buzz of people.

In the concert hall, there was restlessness.

At a university in front of the Haicheng Conservatory of Music, although their performance was pretty good and overall not particularly impressive, not many people paid attention to their music.

Because behind them is Haicheng Conservatory of Music.

Not only the audience under the stage, they are waiting and looking forward to how awesome the performance of Haicheng Conservatory of Music is. Even the performers on the stage, when they play, their thoughts are not on the music. Above.

They just boringly played the parts they were supposed to play, trying to blend their music with other people's music as much as possible.

Their eyes were no longer on the conductor in front of them, but on the backstage door of the concert hall behind them.

Although the door is now closed, they can feel the pressure radiating from behind the backstage door at this moment.

It was as if there was a big boss waiting for them behind the door.

This increasing pressure made many of them feel a little unsteady in their hands.

In order to hide the instability of their hands as much as possible, the sound of their playing could not help but become much smaller.

It's okay if one person is like this, but unfortunately, there is more than one person like this.

Therefore, the conductor could only feel anxious as he watched the entire orchestra's voice become smaller, and his mood was extremely complicated.

What he is looking forward to most now is for the performance to end soon.

If it could end earlier, he would also be able to leave earlier, and he would not have to hang out on the stage with this group of people for a long time.

Seeing the appearance of the band in front of him, Zhao Yi's expression did not change at all. He picked up the scoring sheet placed aside and quickly wrote down their scores.

8 points, a score that is not very high.

Others feel that their scores are similar.

This score basically makes it impossible to win the first prize, and even the second prize is in danger.

This band is really...

Zhao Yi didn't know what words to use to describe the band in front of him.

In music competitions, basically only the person in front has a profound impact on the person behind, while the person behind has a limited impact on the person in front.

Now this orchestra is so lucky to be assigned to perform before the Haiyin Second Troupe, but it can only perform like this...

Zhao Yi felt that they could really choose to get out early.

Look at the band behind Haiyin No. 2, with their ashen faces. If you think about your position, don't you really feel ashamed?

Zhao Yi couldn't help but feel a little helpless when he thought that this band wasted such a good ranking.

He turned his gaze to the side, looked at the empty place, and couldn't help but shake his head.

The same goes for Yu Tu. He only came during the opening ceremony before, and then he didn't show up from yesterday until today. It seemed that he was completely busy with his own business and had no time to pay attention to this national competition.

Obviously he is also the conductor of Shuimu University, but he acts like a hands-off shopkeeper without even looking at him.

Really are……

Zhao Yi didn't know what to say. He just focused his attention on the orchestra in front of him again and continued to listen to the orchestra's interpretation.

The performance on the stage ended quickly. The group of students breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ran towards the backstage of the concert hall.

As if running for their lives, everyone picked up their piano and started running, not even bowing to the judges, teachers and audience under the stage.

Although many of them don't want to admit it, what they are thinking about now is indeed very unified.

Haiyin Second Group, they can't compare.

Not only them, but everyone present can't compare.

Haiyin 2nd Band is not at the same level as them.

Haiyin No. 2 Troupe is actually more like a semi-professional orchestra, in which their conductor is the real conductor and their principal is also the real principal.

The principal and conductor can really assume their own responsibilities and obligations on the stage.

They can lead a team, perform and interpret the feeling they want, and can achieve the performance of many professional orchestras.

And many of their orchestras are actually more of simple rehearsals and collaborations.

The conductor's usefulness to them is basically to rehearse off the stage, to find out their mistakes, and then to constantly adjust, adjust, and adjust again, that's all.

So many of them don't even look at the conductor, let alone what the conductor is doing on stage.

When they saw Chen Qiu and the orchestra behind him performing, with the conductor leading the orchestra and the orchestra following the conductor, they knew the difference between themselves and the Haiyin Second Troupe.

Therefore, the only thing they think about now is to quickly go back to the concert hall, find a seat, sit down, and listen to the performance of Haiyin No. 2 Troupe.

Anyway, there is no chance to compete with Haiyin 2nd Group, so why not sit down and enjoy the music early.

It would be interesting if there were too many people and they had no place to sit and could only stand outside and listen to the Haiyin Second Band's performance.

They ran off the stage quickly. Even though Chen Qiu and his Haiyin 2nd Group were standing at the door of the backstage, no one greeted them. They just nodded silently and fled into the distance.

When the orchestra came down from above, the staff behind the stage had already begun to rush onto the stage and rearrange the seating positions.

Organized according to the number of people in Chen Qiu and his orchestra.

And off the stage, there is now a commotion.

Many parents came here with their children, anxiously looking for a place to sit down.

Not only them, but also many college students from local and nearby universities who failed to pass the preliminary round.

Even many people who entered the main draw and were eliminated are also counted.

They did not leave the capital, but chose to come over on the last day to see how the team, which ranked first in the first round and scored a sky-high 9.8 points, felt about playing.

So many people gathered in the concert hall.

Originally, only about half of the people were seated after the last orchestra performance, but at this moment, 90% of the seats were actually occupied.

There are countless people outside waiting to check in to see when they can enter.

"There are so many people."

I don't know when, Yu Tu suddenly appeared next to Zhao Yi, grinned at him, looked around at the crowd still swarming around, and sighed.

"Although there may be elements of free money, and there are many college students who come to join in the fun, it is really shocking to have so many people here to listen to the concert. According to the financial reports of our orchestra and the Grand Theater According to statistics, it is rare to see such a crowded scene. This year, Haicheng Conservatory of Music really produced an incredible talent."

Zhao Yi was stunned and looked at Yu Tu beside him. After glancing at him, he did not speak.

Yu Tu didn't take it seriously and continued: "Let's wait for next year, no, to be precise, it should be the Nine Schools League in a few months. Are you going?"

"I won't go." Zhao Yi said coldly, "My tour schedule next year is very full and I don't have time."

"If you don't go, then who is the conducting teacher at Haicheng Conservatory of Music? Don't tell me yet, let me think about it..."

Yu Tu said to himself nonchalantly.

"Well, there are only about five people whose names can be counted in Haicheng. My student Li Tian should be one, and Wang Hai should be one. The one from the Haicheng band should not be here. He is from the military band, and there are very few If you don't come to take over external performances, then there will still be an old Liu.

But Lao Liu is too old to come, and Li Tian is relatively weak. If he wants to take over a new orchestra, he may have to work hard. Although he is talented in conducting and has a good ear, he There are flaws in his character, so he probably won’t come, so it’s just Wang Hai?
If Wang Hai leads Haicheng Conservatory of Music to participate in the nine-school league, it doesn't seem to be very attractive? Although his interpretation of music is very delicate, it is a bit too delicate. He does many delicate things that are not necessary, which feels uninteresting... So should I continue to be the conductor of the Central Conservatory of Music? "

Yu Tu groped his chin, turned to look at Zhao Yi, and asked him.

"What do you think?"

Zhao Yi said nothing because he knew that Yu Tu was not asking for his opinion.

And Yu Tu didn't wait for Zhao Yi's answer. He just retracted his gaze, put it on the stage in front of him again, and spoke easily.

"However, I am very interested in Chen Qiu, a newcomer in the conducting department, and Qin Xian under him. Qin Xian is very talented. If he is invited to the China Philharmonic Orchestra, I feel that in twenty years' time, China Philharmonic Orchestra After the Philharmonic Orchestra is completely renewed, he has the potential to become the new concertmaster! And Chen Qiu is also very interesting. His conducting level is not like that of a student at all, but rather like someone who has been working in the orchestra for a long time. It's been a long time, and many places have been handled very seasonedly, without the frizzy feeling of a newcomer at all, but it's a pity... I have already chosen my successor, and he showed up much later, otherwise I would have been able to take care of him. I want him to enter the China Philharmonic, and when he is about fifty years old, he can take over my class."

Speaking of this, Yu Tu spoke with a hint of emotion.

"But having said that, I am really curious about what kind of surprise Chen Qiu can bring me today, Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony? This work is not suitable for students or even professional orchestras. What a particularly easy piece to perform."

When Zhao heard this, he glanced at Yu Tu beside him.

He was a little confused about whether to tell Yu Tu and Chen Qiu that he had his own orchestra at home, and Qin Xian might also be abducted by Chen Qiu.

Because this matter is actually a good thing for Qin Xian.

For example, if you are looking for a job after graduation, and then one of the top companies in a certain industry in China comes to you and asks you to join the company, the boss of the company is very optimistic about you and thinks that if your performance in the future can be the same as now, then you will be almost the same. You can become one of the top few people in the company when you are around fifty years old.

Chen Qiu is actually just a potential stock now. You may follow Chen Qiu and become the chief among his potential stocks. The two of them are constantly working hard to expand the company.

I don’t know whether they can eventually develop into the number one team in the country, let alone become the number one team in the country and push their global rankings up a notch.

Once Zhao brought himself into Qin Xian's position, he would definitely leave with Yu Tu. Even though Yu Tu looked like an old pervert, this did not affect his band's ranking as the best in China and almost no fresh graduates. .

Even if fresh graduates are recruited, they are basically asked to do odd jobs and rarely play.

They mostly employ social recruitment, absorbing well-known performers from other top orchestras and letting them contribute to the orchestra.

Qin Xian accepted Yu Tu's invitation and would directly join the orchestra and start as a performer instead of as an intern. This is equivalent to having a staff and just waiting for his qualifications to be upgraded.

If Zhao Yi were Qin Xian, he would definitely agree to Yu Tu.

But Zhao Yi is not Qin Xian, and he doesn't know what Qin Xian's thoughts are. Maybe he will follow Chen Qiuqian just for the sake of his youth's morale?

Therefore, he thought for a moment and then spoke to Yu Tu.

"Chen Qiu, he has his own orchestra, Haicheng Harmony Symphony Orchestra, HHSO, which is an ancestral orchestra in his family."

Yu Tu was stunned for a moment, then said thoughtfully: "HHSO? Such a familiar name, I feel like I've heard it before?"

"His father is Chen Yuan." Zhao Yi added.

"Chen Yuan? HHSO?" Yu Tu connected the two, raised his head and thought for a moment, and couldn't help but smile with relief, "Haha, if it is Chen Yuan, then it can be explained fairly well, so in other words, Will he start his own orchestra in the future? Well... I hope he can do better than his father. It would also be good if our Chinese music scene can produce another top-notch and interesting conductor."

After saying that, Yu Tu shook his head and looked towards the stage where the backstage door had opened, facing Zhao Yiyi.

"Okay, Chen Qiu is about to go on stage, let's watch his performance."

Zhao Yi said nothing, but also looked towards the stage, waiting for Chen Qiu's performance.

In the auditorium not far from the two people.

Zhou Gangsheng wore a hood and quietly came to a corner. After seeing that no one around him noticed him, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He took out a complete sheet of music from his pocket, looked at the empty stage, and couldn't help but grin.

Although Chen Qiu is his idol and the target of his pursuit.

But as a fan, you must not feel that you are inferior to your idol.

You must have the consciousness to kill your idol at any time!

Only in this way can you be considered a true fan.

After all, as the saying goes, one is better than the other. Idols work so hard. As a fan, shouldn't I learn from the idol's spirit and work harder?
He looked at the sheet music in his hand and forced himself to smile.

"Although my current orchestra is not as good as yours, I don't believe that there is nothing wrong with your performance. Hehehehe, Mr. Chen Qiu, don't get caught by me. If you get caught by me, I will go to the Nine Schools League again." Your face, hehehehe..."

The more he smiled, the more obscene he became, looking at the music sheet in his hand, his face full of tax evasion.

Zhao Zitong, who was sitting next to him, leaned to the side and looked at him with disgust.

Zhao Zitong didn't know why he finally got a ticket and sat next to a wretched man who laughed strangely while looking at the music score.

If it weren't for the fact that this ticket was so difficult to get and the online application was no longer available, she wouldn't have chosen to sit here.

She was particularly envious of the band that could perform today, because that group of bands could get free tickets.

As for their group who performed yesterday, they could only rely on luck to get tickets.

Tickets for other times are actually easy to get. After all, just like the last show, not many people came to listen.

But for Chen Qiu's show, the venue was almost completely full, and it was extremely difficult to get tickets.

She almost went to her father to ask for a vote.

Fortunately, she got the ticket at the last minute, and except for the fact that the person next door to the ticket was too obscene, everything else was very good.

Looking at the wretched man next to her, she couldn't help but sigh, leaned her body further to the side, and then looked at the stage expectantly.

Not much different from Zhou Gangsheng, she was also looking forward to how Chen Qiu would perform today.

Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.

This is Shostakovich...

This is not an easy work to interpret.

……

Under the expectation of everyone, Chen Qiu also led the orchestra and stood behind the door of the concert hall.

He looked at the open door, turned around and scanned the people in the orchestra, took out a pen from his pocket, and said with a smile.

"I think... I don't need to say anything more, right?"

"I know!" Everyone said excitedly, "Look at you, you are responsible for everything!"

"Well, that's right, let's go on stage. Now it's our turn!"

Chen Qiu put away the pen in his hand, raised his hands to everyone and said.

After everyone looked at each other, they nodded vigorously, touched Chen Qiu's raised palm, and then walked quickly to their own positions, picked up the instruments in their hands, and waited for the tuning to begin.

After everyone entered their seats, only Chen Qiu and Qin Xian were left behind the stage.

The two stood side by side. Chen Qiu turned to Qin Xian, stretched out his fist, and said with a smile.

"Come on, chief!"

"Yes, I will, conductor!"

The two fists collided, and then they stepped out at the same time.

Wow!
Amid thunderous applause from the crowd, Chen Qiu stepped onto the conductor's stage, while Qin Xian also sat in the chief seat.

Everything became extremely silent.

Chen Qiu opened the sheet of music in his hand, spread it out on the music stand, picked up the conductor's baton sandwiched in the sheet of music, pointed at the oboe in front of him, and said.

"Oboe, give me a standard tune!"

beep!
The orchestra resonated.

After everyone quickly calibrated their notes, they looked at Chen Qiu.

At this time, Chen Qiu had already raised his arms and made the initial posture of preparation.

His eyes collided with those of the orchestra. After a slight nod, he raised his arm, trembled hard, and then made a sharp spin, accompanied by a gorgeous arc.

Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5.

sounded at this moment.

　It’s the end of the month. I’m so shameless and full of guilt that I beg for some monthly tickets.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)