world number one pianist

Chapter 227 Crushed?Or fight?
He Shen looked at Kobayashi Aishi in front of him, and looked at her holding the kettle, but narrowed his eyes slightly, but did not speak.

Kobayashi Aishi smiled at He Shen innocently and asked.

"He, what's the problem?"

"Do not……"

He Shen shook his head slightly.

Aishi Kobayashi in front of her has something, she is not as harmless as she looks on the surface.

Looking at her appearance of holding a thermos bottle and sipping hot water because she was too nervous, it is easy for people to lose some vigilance towards her.

But don't forget.

Kobayashi Aishi was one of the last 10 finalists of the last Chopin International Piano Competition, an absolute top player.

And she was No.7 in the first round of this Chopin International Piano Competition.

It is one rank higher than that of Rao Hao before.

This has been able to reflect her strength very well.

And what she just said to herself.

First congratulations, then thanks...

Interesting, this is provoking myself.

The corners of He Shen's mouth raised slightly, and he couldn't help but give Kobayashi Aishi an extra look.

First of all, this is congratulations. Usually when other people finish their performance, most of them will just say "Thank you for your hard work."

But Kobayashi Aishi didn't, she said congratulations.

Congratulations on what?
It's very simple, congratulations to He Shen for successfully making two works that have not reached their peak, be ignored by everyone.

Let the shorter side of He Shen be covered by the longer side.

At the very least, all the audience off the stage were basically fooled.

Although those judges may not be able to fool them, at least they can make them pay less attention to He Shen's weaker parts.

Therefore, this is where Kobayashi Aishi congratulates He Shen.

Others may not be strong enough, and there is no way to hear He Shen's adjustments and strategies in the selection of tracks.

But Kobayashi Aishi is not an ordinary person, she can also be regarded as a member of the first echelon of the Chopin International Piano Competition.

Of course she could hear some hidden skills in He Shen's music.

And thanks later...

He Shen didn't speak, just looked at Kobayashi Aishi, and Kobayashi Aishi also looked at He Shen with such a smile, neither of them spoke, just looked at each other like this.

This thank you is not an ordinary thank you.

Instead, she told He Shen that she understood what He Shen did at the end of the song.

He Shen wanted to prevent the next contestant from stepping down, so that he could not control the whole situation well.

Now He Shen's interpretation of music has made all the audience have very strong expectations for the next contestant.

Looking forward to what kind of interpretation the next player can make.

In addition to anticipation, the audience may still be thinking about He Shen's previous performances.

If there is no way to meet their expectations, this expectation will become lost.

And this loss will be completely imprinted on the stage, so that the performance of the performer cannot get a good response.

No matter how he played, everything was like sinking into the sea, and no one gave him any response.

This feeling is very uncomfortable for a performer.

The more immersed the audience is in the music, the more support the performers can get from their atmosphere.

Playing without any support can easily become boring.

Music that becomes boring, naturally, does not appeal to anyone.

This is Chen Sa's playing strategy for He Shen, a method that can easily eliminate some potential competitors.

However, there is a premise.

Behind He Shen, if necessary, players from the second tier or even the third tier.

Because only those players, when encountering such a situation, cooperate with their strength that they cannot crush, will there be problems.

However, Kobayashi Aishi is not an ordinary player, she is a player in the first echelon!

Although it is not as good as the leader of Dongpu this year, Kohei Tantian, he is still a player in the first echelon.

Therefore, she will not be overwhelmed by these incomparably huge expectations at all.

On the contrary, she can use this sense of expectation to give herself a little chance to achieve a higher self.

That's why she congratulated He Shen and thanked He Shen.

Congratulations to He Shen for hiding his flaws.

Congratulations to He Shen for giving her a perfect opening.

Such a good opening, if she is unable to control it, then it is her own problem.

It doesn't matter if they are directly eliminated in the second round.

Because, if she can't even compare with the taillights of the players in the first echelon, then what qualifications does she have to compete for this year's championship?

No qualifications!

Xiaolin Aishi looked at He Shen with a smile, holding the thermos bottle in her hand, taking a few sips from time to time, and she didn't look particularly strong at all.

She looked at He Shen and asked a little strangely.

"What's the matter, Ho? Is there something wrong with me? Why do you keep staring at me?"

"Do not……"

He Shen shook his head slightly, stared at Xiaolin Aishi, smiled suddenly, and said casually.

"No, it's nothing, let's work hard."

"Let me see your strength."

After all, He Shen didn't wait for Kobayashi Aishi to reply, he turned around and walked out of the concert hall.

Xiaolin Aishi just looked at He Shen's leaving back, didn't speak for a long time, sipping the hot water in the cup, no one knew what she was thinking.

He Shen didn't care what Aishi Kobayashi was thinking, he just went straight back to the concert hall, showed his player certificate to the staff, and found an empty seat to sit down.

His certificate is equivalent to a standing ticket. If there is a seat, he can sit down directly.

If there is no place to sit, then stand.

He Shen sat in the corner, looking at Fazioli, who was slowly descending on the stage, with his arms around him.

Now on the stage, the piano is being replaced. It seems that the piano Kobayashi Aishi chose should not be the same Fazioli as himself.

So, what will she choose?

He Shen was a little curious.

And soon, an equally pitch-black piano rose from the ground.

Steinway, D274!

A mediocre, but great piano.

He Shen didn't say anything, just closed his eyes.

Next, there is no need to look at anything, just listen carefully, that's all.

The judges sitting at the back of the concert hall looked at the information sheet under their hands, showing great interest.

"Interesting, did you see it? The next contestant is actually the finalist of the last Chopin International Piano Competition, and the No.7 contestant in the first round of this year. Interesting!"

"This is not the point. Pay attention to her piano choice. This piano choice is a bit difficult..."

"Indeed, it's a pity. The choice of piano is generally determined at the beginning. Everyone chooses the piano they like with the goal of familiar and favorite piano feel. It is a pity that her Steinway .”

"Well, it's really a pity. Steinway is too mediocre. The previous player, He, used a Fazioli piano, which has a better tone, but it is more difficult to control. He's strong strength completely controlled the piano. The timbre of a piano fully demonstrates Fazioli’s perfect timbre, if she chooses the deep kawaii, it may still be possible, but it’s a pity that she chose Steinway.”

"The golden mean means that it is difficult to stand out, and it is difficult for everyone to be completely attracted by the performance the first time they hear it. It is easy to control, but it is easy to control, that is..."

"Forget it, no matter what, she is a player in the first echelon. I am really curious about what kind of level she can achieve with this generation of Steinway."

"That's right. After all, people say they are all in the first echelon. Let's see the situation first!"

"..."

Many judges discussed with each other. Although they were looking forward to Kobayashi's performance, they also had some bad thoughts about Kobayashi's piano choice.

Kobayashi Aishi, it is entirely possible that because of this, he lost so badly.

They don't want to see a completely crushed game. This is the first round of the first round, against the finalists of the previous competition, and the seventh in the first round of this year.

If you can hit you back and forth, it will be so beautiful.

Pure crushing really means nothing at all.

Of course, this is just the judges' thoughts, not the real situation of the competition.

Kobayashi Aishi, who was standing in the backstage, didn't know what the judges were thinking. She sucked a few mouthfuls of water to calm herself down a little, and her eyes gradually became extremely firm.

The host stood on the stage, looked at the people around him, and said slowly.

"The next player, Dongying, Kobayashi Aishi!"

"Piano Choice: Steinway D274!"

"Repertoire selection: Chopin Fantasy Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 61."

"Chopin Ballade No. 38 in F major, Op. [-]."

"Chopin's Waltz in A flat major, Op 42."

"Chopin's smooth Andante and brilliant Polonaise, Op.22."

"..."

The host's voice fell, and there were several exclamations from the audience seats.

Then, there was extremely warm applause!

All of them were shocked.

Leaving aside the identity of Kobayashi Aishi, we all know that, the finalist of the last year is No.7 in the first round of this year.

The focus is on the tracks she chooses.

These tracks, every track, are very, very difficult, and every track has been carefully selected, that's for sure.

The point is, the order in which she played was actually very lucky, and it was staggered with He Shen.

Regardless of the previous ones, Chopin's fantasy Polonaise focuses on the final glory of Polonaise.

This work is the same as the one played by He Shen.

And this work, basically before entering the stage, has been decided in advance.

In other words, she just happened to be completely staggered with He Shen.

She didn't start to play until the audience's impression of He Shen's fantasy Polonaise gradually faded.

This order is really a coincidence.

Not only that, but she also chose Chopin Ballade No. [-], which was chosen by He Shen in the first round of competition.

This point made those judges who were not very optimistic about Kobayashi Aishi show a trace of surprise.

"Interesting, this selection by Aimi Kobayashi is very, very interesting!"

"There is hope. There is hope for her to have a touch with He Shen. I am starting to be curious about what kind of sparks can come out of her and He Shen."

"These works are basically all to test the player's ability. Although there are only a few ballads by Chopin, He Shen's second piano ballad in the last round was too impressive. If it were me, Either choose one, or choose four, absolutely impossible to choose two or three!"

"It seems that from the very beginning, she wanted to meet He Shen!"

"Indeed, this game really looks better!"

"..."

Everyone said what they said, and looked at the place where the contestants entered the field, revealing a glimmer of anticipation.

Deng Songshan looked at the people around him and shook his head slightly.

He didn't have particularly high expectations for Kobayashi Aishi.

In other words, he didn't have particularly high expectations for all the players.

For him, players are candidates, not contestants.

He only cares about whether the candidate passed the exam, but not how strong the candidate is.

In other words, unless the player's strength reaches the top level, becomes a top pianist, or has the strength to compete for the championship.

He couldn't see the others at all.

The seventh place in the last round was the same thing for him.

Kobayashi Aishi didn't know what the people around her were thinking, even if she knew, she wouldn't care too much.

Now she puts all her attention on the water glass in front of her, and keeps sipping the hot water in the glass to make her tension more relieved.

Then, he let go of the water glass, put it aside, walked to the edge of the stage, took a deep breath, and cheered onto the stage.

boom!
applause.

Everyone was applauding Kobayashi Aishi, looking forward to her interpretation.

And after Kobayashi Aishi stepped onto the stage, there was no trace of nervousness and fear for the competition on her face.

As a pianist, a professional pianist.

She can have all kinds of negative emotions off the stage, but when she is on the stage, she cannot have any negative emotions.

The music, the most beautiful part, must be given to the audience to appreciate.

Kobayashi Aishi walked to the edge of the stage, bowed vigorously to the crowd, turned around and sat on her special piano bench, adjusted the distance before and after, took a deep breath, and looked forward .

The surrounding sounds gradually disappeared, and no one dared to make any more sounds. Everyone looked at Aishi Kobayashi and waited for her performance.

Kobayashi Aishi put her hands on the piano keyboard at a position of 1 mm, and after giving her hands a gravitational potential energy, her eyes suddenly narrowed, and she pressed her hands down hard.

Baton!
A soft and powerful voice burst out from the piano in an instant.

And the moment the voice came out, many people were stunned.

This, this voice?
This voice, why, why is it so strong?

This is the first round of the Chopin International Piano Competition, the strength of No.7?
Although, it may be slightly worse than He Shen.

but……

She is still very strong!

She is just a girl, a very short girl, her physical strength and various statistics are not very deep.

However, her body is full of power, which makes her music full of power!

This power made the voice she came out to be very soft and full of power at the same time.

This feeling of sound, this strength of control.

Definitely have Lv10!

For the judges, there is still a difference between just entering Lv10 and reaching the peak of Lv10.

Many of He Shen's works are at the peak of Lv10, but Kobayashi Aishi's work has just reached Lv10.

Judges can clearly hear the gap.

But those onlookers couldn't hear it!
It was hard for them to hear the gap between He Shen and Kobayashi Aishi. They only felt that Kobayashi Aishi was very strong. He really deserved to be a player in the first echelon, and he was fully qualified to challenge He Shen.

And her interpretation is also very beautiful, the kung fu on the fingers is fully displayed.

This kind of technology, this kind of strength, sure enough, this kind of competition is worth seeing!

What's the point of crushing, it's good to fight against each other!
Everyone looked at Kobayashi Aishi with a hint of admiration.

This is called a game, this is called the world's top game!
Everyone's emotions are getting higher and higher.

Kobayashi Aishi felt the emotions of the audience around her, with a slight smile on the corner of her mouth, and pressed her fingers quickly on the piano keyboard.

The feeling that belonged exclusively to Chopin's fantasy Polonaise came out of her hands in an instant.

Fantasy, full of psychedelic fantasy, fingers are light but full of power.

And Polonaise, full of Polish-style dance music, made everyone feel like Poland hundreds of years ago.

How charming is Poland, which has not experienced all kinds of difficulties and tribulations.

Fantasy Polonaise, just like its name.

Kobayashi Aishi's interpretation of this is extremely good.

Everyone in the audience seats showed a look of incomparable excitement after hearing the feeling of this fantasy Polonaise.

this!This is Chopin!
Aishi Kobayashi deserves to be the seventh in the last round!There is every chance to raise the spear to challenge He Shen!

More and more people are aroused by Aishi Kobayashi's performance.

The atmosphere in the entire concert hall is moving towards the warmest atmosphere.

Everything looks so beautiful.

only……

Kobayashi Aishi's complexion was not good, and it got worse and worse.

She originally thought that what He Shen left for her was a very controllable and completely heated scene.

But actually, that's not the case at all!

She already felt that her current performance was about to lose control!

More and more people expect her, so she doesn't know what to do in order to play this performance better.

She may have just stood aside before, so she didn't have a clear understanding of the pressure that He Shen could cause.

But now when she stands seriously on the stage, looking at the eyes from all around, and everyone's expectations of her, she begins to feel how much pressure He Shen puts on her.

It was so big that she couldn't breathe for a while.

It's not like she hasn't experienced such a performance before.

After all, she has been on the world stage seriously, chasing the world's top competitions for several years.

Like now, just standing behind He Shen to play, there is so much pressure, this is the first time she has seen it.

She looked at her hands, playing the music very seriously, and her teeth tapped her lips lightly.

"Sure enough, is this He Shen? Is this the strength and pressure of No.1 in the last round?"

The music gradually reached its climax and peak state.

Everyone's sense of expectation is getting higher and higher, and Kobayashi Aishi's control over everyone's emotions is getting lower and lower.

This also led to her music becoming a little out of control, and there were very obvious fluctuations in her grasp of emotions.

The music that should have stabilized at the beginning of Lv10 began to occasionally fall to the peak of Lv9.

The audience didn't pay attention, they all cheered Kobayashi Aimi's interpretation in their hearts. They didn't know Kobayashi Aimi's control over the music at all, and under their gradually rising emotions, they went out of control.

But judges take note!
Some judges frowned slightly and shook their heads slowly.

Kobayashi Aishi's performance is good, but it's a pity that her control over music is a bit low.

What a pity.

Passing the test is definitely a pass, it is the road behind, it is not easy to walk.

He Shen also opened his eyes at this time, looking at Kobayashi Aishi on the stage, a little disappointed.

He originally thought that Kobayashi Aishi could put pressure on himself, just like Liu Yu.

Unfortunately, she was not able to do this, and in the end, she still failed.

She was shortlisted in the finals of the last competition, but she didn't get a place, and she didn't teach her enough lessons.

This time she played enough to win the top six. As for the champion?
She has been eliminated from the championship contention!
(End of this chapter)