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Chapter 214 Music Conductor
The wind is roaring, the horses are screaming, the Yellow River is roaring...

Liao Yuan ran back and forth on the piano keys with both hands, like a long flowing river, rolling in, the intense scene made Zhou Yijun speechless for a moment.

God!
What a tune!
So magnificent, so turbulent, so overwhelming!

Zhou Yijun's heart was full of turmoil.

After the song, Liao Yuan was still unsatisfied, and immediately played "Dongfanghong".

After the fierce and magnificent "Defend the Yellow River", which seemed to swallow mountains and rivers with anger, the long and continuous sound of "Dongfanghong" made Zhou Yijun's voice soothed instantly. Live so that the old tears.

"Perfect movement!"

Zhou Yijun grabbed Liao Yuan's shoulder and said excitedly: "The most perfect movement in my heart is this song! Liao Yuan!"

Liao Yuan looked at Zhou Yijun's eyes filled with tears, and felt a little emotional in his heart.

"Defending the Yellow River" can be said to be one of Liao Yuan's favorite classical music. In his heart, this piece of music has almost the same weight as "The Internationale", and it is also one of the most familiar pieces of music for every Chinese descendant.

Facing Zhou Yijun's praise, Liao Yuan said modestly: "As long as Dean Zhou likes it!"

"Not only do I like it, I'm sure the chiefs will like it too!"

Zhou Yijun laughed loudly, his eyes were shining brightly from the accumulation of tears.

He wiped the corners of his eyes and shook his phone, "I've already recorded it. I'll go to Director Guo right away. After getting the instructions, let's hurry up and practice!"

Zhou Yijun took the video to find Guo Gan, the vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, even excitedly.

For this state banquet, Minister Guo is responsible for coordinating the entire cultural performance.

Liao Yuan was not idle, and under the arrangement of Dean Zhou, he began to meet with the musicians of the Kyoto Opera House.

The two parties have cooperated before and know each other well.

In Liao Yuan's previous concerts in Kyoto, Liao Yuan's performance ability completely conquered these musicians.

Hearing that Liao Yuan will be the core to perform the concerto this time, everyone was very excited, and they all patted their chests and expressed that they would put the most energy into practicing and playing.

After all, a state banquet is a major event, and there is no room for relaxation and mishaps.

And Liao Yuan also turned down all the work at hand, and called the violinist Pei Hongyu to be there.

When Pei Hongyu heard that she was going to play in front of the national leaders, she was stunned.

No matter how calm she was, after hanging up the phone, she jumped up and down excitedly and screamed twice.

For many young musicians, this is definitely a great honor.

Soon, the musicians of the entire symphony orchestra gathered together, and Pei Hongyu, Xiao Peng, Fu Xiaoci and others packed their luggage and came to the capital.

Fu Xiaoci was very pleasantly surprised, and Xiao Peng was also very excited, but they didn't exchange too many pleasantries with Liao Yuan.

Because there was not much time, Liao Yuan immediately began to count the personnel list after Pei Hongyu arrived.

The symphony is full of forms such as concertos and symphonies. This time, because it is to highlight Liao Yuan's personal piano solo skills, the theme of the concerto is used.

A concerto generally consists of three movements. After thinking about it, Liao Yuan prepared to mix "Defense of the Yellow River", "The East Is Red" and a small part of "The Internationale" together for a grand feast of concerto performances.

Since Liao Yuan is the composer and the main performer, all the musicians for the entire symphony orchestra are selected by Liao Yuan himself.

This makes all the musicians nervous.

After all, it is a performance at a state banquet, it is to show its face in front of the heads of state, and it is to be noticed by all countries in the world.

Even if there is only one shot, the musicians are willing.

If you are afraid, you are not even qualified to participate.

But obviously, Liao Yuan noticed this.

In terms of personnel, he did not lose sight of the other. After carefully inquiring about the number of musicians in the Kyoto Opera House, he signed a total of 25 violinists with a wave of his hand. If Pei Hongyu was added, the number would be 26.

In addition, counting drummers, flute players, trumpet players, pipa players, etc., the entire performance team reached nearly 50 people.

As for the candidate for the music conductor, since the Kyoto Opera House mainly performs operas and does not have a fixed conductor, Liao Yuan called Zhang Qiming, the vice president of the Donghai Music Association, and invited him to join.

Zhang Qiming has served as the music director of Liao Yuan's concerts many times, so he is an old acquaintance.

Hearing Liao Yuan's invitation, he thought it was another performance for fans, so Zhang Qiming readily agreed without making excuses.

When Zhang Qiming flew from the East China Sea to Kyoto, he stood at the assembly point of the Kyoto Opera House and heard the explanation from the director Zhou Yijun. Zhang Qiming was dumbfounded as if struck by lightning, and said in a trembling voice: "You want to perform at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse? Is it a state banquet?"

"Yes." Zhou Yijun said with a smile.

He deeply understood Zhang Qiming's feelings at this time. When he informed the other musicians in the opera house, some people acted crazier than Zhang Qiming, and countless people were moved to tears.

Zhang Qiming bit his finger instantly, with a look of disbelief on his face.

Immediately, he turned his head to look at Liao Yuan, with tears in his eyes: "Little Liao... No, Liao Yuan, Brother Yuan, you are my own brother, thank you, thank you!"

When the other musicians around saw this scene, they all burst into laughter.

Zhang Qiming also smirked, but there was a tremor in his laughter.

At this moment, he had both joy and worry in his heart.

You know, the music conductor is the most prominent one in the piano concerto besides the pianist.

Although the whole audience turned their backs to the audience, his every move was watched under the magnifying glass.

However, due to cultural differences, education and other reasons, China has not produced a world-renowned great conductor, and even the first-line conductors in China are only a handful.

A good music conductor can be said to be the soul of the entire orchestra.

Not only must you have a pair of good ears, but you must also have a solid foundation in solfeggio and ear training, and you must be able to pick out mistakes from the performances of dozens or even hundreds of people during the rehearsal process.

In addition, you must have a professional theoretical foundation that is no less than that of composition students, and an understanding of history and culture that is no less than that of liberal arts students, so that you can understand and analyze works professionally and deeply.

Such difficulty has caused many people to be daunted, so unless they are full of love, they will not be able to persist in the learning process.

This also directly leads to the lack of music conductors and excellent conductors in China.

Although Zhang Qiming is a national-level conductor, he does not actually have the opportunity to appear on grand occasions such as state banquets, nor does he have many opportunities to participate in national-level concerts.

But this time, because of Liao Yuan's recommendation, his resume can be said to have been instantly enriched.

This experience is definitely a big improvement to his overall style and grade, and it is just around the corner to step into the ranks of first-line conductors.

But if there is a mistake, it will definitely be a mountain of pressure. At that time, not only will you be ridiculed by your peers, but you will even be ridiculed by the international community, embarrassing for the country.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Qiming's pressure can be called enormous, but he also knows that this is a great opportunity, and he must firmly grasp it.

Zhang Qiming's arrival completes the whole team.

Liao Yuan first distributed the music score, discussed and studied it carefully with the musicians, and then went off to play in person, so that everyone could experience the true spiritual core of this concert.

(End of this chapter)