The highly anticipated Stanway Masters Cup final officially kicked off

With the common expectations of music fans around the world, the first contestant, the pianist Kayan from the UK, stepped onto the stage.

This is a middle-aged pianist who is 42 years old. He has a tall figure and a tuxedo. He looks full of aristocratic temperament.

When he came to the "Light of Art", he played the piano edge with his hands. Kayan smiled and bowed to the audience and judges to thank him. Then he reached out and brushed the clothes behind him, and Shi Ran sat down on the piano bench.

With a light breath, Kayan raised his hands slightly, and the moment he touched the keys, his ten fingers immediately moved flexibly.

It is Chopin's "Nocturne", the second famous song. This song has always been praised for its charming artistic conception and fascinating Rubato rhythm. It is best at playing Chopin's Kayan, and he chose this song that he is best at first.

As his hands fluctuate on the keys, melodious sounds flow out from the "light of art". The touch of this piano is great. This is Kayan's first feeling after touching this piano. The static damping force of each key is amazingly consistent, giving the fingers the most comfortable playing experience, and the length of the key stroke is also very appropriate. The player feels very comfortable. Playing Chopin on such a piano, Kayan feels particularly comfortable, and the mysterious touch of the keys when his fingers touch. He completely forgot the tension of the competition, and all his feelings are integrated into the music.

"This piano is indeed extraordinary!" Looking at Kayan's hand movements, Lu Wei's eyes lit up. Although he had known the value of "The Light of Art" before, he had never seen it with his own eyes. But now, watching Kayan's playing, Lu Wei even felt the touch of the piano, and it seemed to have a sense of summoning, which made him unconsciously want to play it!

What made Lu Wei do this was Kayan's finger.

That's right, a high-level pianist can see the affinity between the piano keys and the player by watching the subtle movements of the player's fingers. Different pianos have different static damping forces and key strokes, which will have an influence on the performance of a player who is used to a certain type of piano. When encountering a piano suitable for you is undoubtedly the greatest desire of every pianist. When playing a piano that suits you, your fingers will unconsciously show the positive state of desire to play. Lu Wei calls this state "finger excitement". At this moment, he undoubtedly sees such excitement from Kayan's fingers!

The quiet nocturne was flowing quietly. Kayan's hands were quiet and leisurely, and every time he touched the key, it seemed to bring his thoughts. Listening to such nocturne was like tasting a glass of top-quality red wine under the moonlight, full of poetic feeling.

After the song came, Kayan's face still had an unsatisfactory look. He felt that this was the most satisfying time he was playing "Nocto".

Gently stroking the row of keys, Kayan's eyes showed unstoppable love. This piano was really great!

The second work, Kayan chose a Liszt etude "Chasing the Snow"

Kayan is not a pianist in the showmanship. His performance is exquisite and elegant and poetic. Most of the classical and soothing chamber music he likes to play on weekdays. However, due to the competition regulations, contestants must choose a concert-level etude, so Kayan cannot be spared.

However, today, this "Light of Art" brought him another surprise. Although Liszt's super skill etude "Chasing Snow" is more capable of his skills, he was not as devoted as Chopin's things when playing. But today, "Light of Art" gave him a great feeling. Playing this song "Chasing Snow", he actually felt an inexplicable comfort. The comfortable touch made his hands want to run on the keys. It was really a wonderful feeling, so when the performance ended, Kayan even had the urge to shout, and had a new breakthrough within the range he was not good at. It was really a pleasure.

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Taking advantage of this good feeling, Kayan continued to play the sonata part, and this time he chose Haydn's 49th Piano Sonata.

Among the musicians who are shocked to be masters, Haydn is undoubtedly one of the more overlooked. The pianists who play piano sonatas either completely prefer Chopin's romance, or to the rigorous and neat Mozart, or to the completely crazy and paranoid Beethoven. Compared to these pianists, Haydn undoubtedly seems much more moderate. This can be seen from his portrait. The long, curly wig and slightly dull eyes made him greatly reduce the chance of being targeted by the baton.

But Haydn, who is also a musician from Gong Yan, also exudes the attractiveness of spring breeze in his music, especially pure piano music, which brings people a sense of ease and humor. This is particularly evident in this piano sonata No. 49.

There are almost no romantic decorative sounds throughout the article, but Gong Yanle's gorgeous brilliance and the shadow of romanticism are everywhere.

The fingers quickly passed over the keys, and the keys that reacted to the number of wise and agile phrases faithfully reflected a series of agile phrases. It was light and neat, making people feel extremely comfortable!

"What a perfect experience, the feeling of this piano is unexpectedly great!" After playing his sonata part super-level, Kayan's face couldn't help but feel excited. The performance experience just now was really great. His fingers were sticking to the keys. The comfortable touch made him have the urge to continue playing, and the sound of the piano flowing from his fingertips seemed much more beautiful than before!

The fourth link is the creative link.

According to regulations, in this link, the contestant cannot play any existing work, but must be a brand new work. This link tests the contestant's creativity and musical expression.

Unlike the pure improvisational regulations, the creation here can be prepared in advance, but from the Masters Cup to now, it has been less than a month, and the contestants are still busy with competitions. In fact, the creation time for the contestants is not long. It is quite difficult for any pianist to produce good works in such a short time.

Fortunately, the organizing committee stipulates that existing musical materials can be selected and adapted in the form of a piano. The difficulty sounds less, but adapting existing musical materials is also quite difficult for performers who are not professional composers.

The hands were relaxed, and a sound of ancient piano sounded with a little sadness, but it was the famous British love song "Green Sleeves"

However, after being transplanted to the piano, the technique of polyphonic card used to give it more connotation.
Chapter completed!