As the music reached a crescendo,
The eyes of the judges shifted from their initial amazement at the music to the performances of the two contestants.
He Shumo watched the two currently performing,
Desperately trying to calm the surging waves within his heart.
It must be said, this piece of music is indeed a blockbuster!
As a music critic who has also composed some works and frequently appeared on stage as a guest to enjoy a variety of musical creations,
This is the first time he has encountered such a beautiful piece that is stunning from the very first listen.
But, precisely because of this,
This is a cellist competition!
The choice of the piece itself cannot affect the scoring.
Even though, under Yao Han’s hint, He Shumo already knew that Lin Tian was the composer of this piece.
With emotions of shock and excitement,
Standing from the judges’ perspective, he must also adopt an objective and fair attitude to score the performers from multiple aspects such as technique, comprehension, and emotional expression!
He Shumo can hardly resist the urge to immediately give an "A+" top grade on the score sheet...
He must, no matter what, hold back!
For such an excellent piece to take the stage, to turn it into a bonus point—
The premise is, to fully showcase the most charming side of this piece, entirely on this stage, in front of the judges and audience!
As the climax officially began,
The girl on the stage closed her eyes.
The performance unique to Gan Yanyu—arrived!
In this gently flowing music,
The barefooted girl stepped into a green forest.
Here, birds sang and flowers fragranced, all animals and nature lived in harmony, without conquest or struggle, even humans could roam freely...
Coming to such a place,
Even the most malevolent person would find their soul cleansed.
Even the most broken person would find salvation here.
Harmony and eternity, such words continuously emerged in people’s minds, entering their spiritual world with the sound of the cello.
"Great... how wonderful..."
Mao Junfeng couldn’t help but mutter,
"Gan Yanyu is really like an elf..."
The other accompanists also kept nodding their heads.
Just listening to this healing sound of the cello,
That vibrant energy, the burgeoning of all life, seemed to appear before their eyes.
Mr. Tuoba said such words on the previous stage.
Under such moving and beautiful performances,
Behind it lies Gan Yanyu’s extremely terrifying immersion and empathy.
Enough to send a chill down every cellist’s spine.
To perform, to perform—
The character "to perform" comes before "play."
Everyone else is "acting"...
But Gan Yanyu is "experiencing."
No one more than these performers could understand the value of Mr. Tuoba’s words spoken then.
But precisely because they are peers, they are young contestants, so they can’t help but ponder the words of the senior.
What kind of spiritual world does such a contestant have...
Will she really never lose control one day in the future, and then utterly turn the stage into a disaster? Truly never... and thereby affect real life?
As fellow performers... everyone was pondering.
Why teach her such performing techniques?
In the central position of the judges’ seats,
Having never shown such an expression during the competition, Tuoba Jianhui finally let out a heavy sigh amidst the beautiful melody.
As a chief conductor,
Tuoba Jianhui’s life had led many famous performers.
The relationship between a conductor and performers is not simply "superior and subordinate" or "captain and sailors".
It is more like, a brain, and limbs and organs that follow the brain’s commands completely.
In an orchestra, performers need to understand and absolutely obey the conductor’s artistic interpretation and emotional conveyance.
Performers cannot express too much of their own emotions in the music.
They must follow, completely in line with the conductor’s thoughts and desires.
The orchestra is just a tool to help the conductor interpret the music.
An excellent conductor can lead the performers onward and break through, creating one great piece after another.
Thus, many performers pride themselves on "having played in a great orchestra" as an important part of their resume.
It also shows that this person completely understands how to express the conductor’s inner thoughts, and their thinking can keep up with that of the conductor.
That young man was an exception...
At that time, Tuoba Jianhui was 38 years old and in the prime of his career; the boy was a talent he discovered at the Music Academy.
At 23, he was a flutist, the youngest performer in the entire orchestra.
This young man, despite having outstanding talent, always made mistakes in ensemble playing, and even disrupted other performers.
At that time, Gan Hua was also a cellist in Tuoba Jianhui’s orchestra, colleagues, and close friends, and they often discussed how music should be expressed.
Years of experience as a conductor let Tuoba Jianhui see at a glance.
The young man’s thinking was completely different from everyone else’s.
He had his unique understanding of music, and completely unaffected by others’ thoughts, immersed deeply, once he began playing, no one could control him, even leading other performers astray. Those who played with him felt deep agony.