After BBC Philharmonic\u2019s concert, Vienna seemed\nto usher in the lively season of performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In just one week, Qi Mu watched four world-class orchestras\u2019 concerts\nwith Akkad. From the Salt Lake City Symphony Orchestra and the Japanese NHK\nSymphony Orchestra to the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Czech Symphony\nOrchestra. The auditory feast left Qi Mu\u2019s ears in an overwhelmed state, and he\ngained a lot of insight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He used to live in Vienna, but when the other world-class\norchestras were there to perform, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra also had their\ntour. So he always played elsewhere and missed their staggering concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Being able to enjoy so many excellent concerts at once was\nnot only a pleasure for Qi Mu but also an opportunity for him to temper himself\nand discover his short-comings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Min Chen contacted him once and wanted to meet, but Akkad\nlooked Qi Mu dead in the eyes and almost left with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One day, the poor Little Seven thought about it, and just as\nhe started to mention the name \u201cMin Chen,\u201d the grumpy maestro immediately said,\n\u201cOh, Little Seven. I didn\u2019t tell you this, but Auston is a bad one! Don\u2019t\ncontact him anymore!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qi Mu: \u201c. . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLittle Seven, although Auston has excellent music skills,\nhe\u2019s not necessarily a good person. That little fellow Daniel is always calling\nhim \u201cThe Devil.\u201d He must have an even worse temper than me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qi Mu: \u201c. . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So you know you have a bad temper. . .<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Akkad scowled and said disdainfully, \u201cBesides, his violin is\nfar worse than yours! It\u2019s not good! It really is terrible! I don\u2019t think it\u2019s\nany better than Dylan\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu: \u201c. . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n To have an exclusive professor-level mentor, Dylan was very\ngood, professor. . .<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, as I was saying, Little Seven, you should only contact\nthat guy for professional guidance in the future. I’ve been around for many\nyears, but I don\u2019t know what he has hidden in his heart. That guy is bad, you\nshould. . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTeacher!\u201d Qi Mu raised his hands in surrender and laughed.\n\u201cI promise I will not secretly meet Min Chen again in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Professor Akkad was relieved with Qi Mu\u2019s assurance. He\nwhispered, \u201cGood enough,\u201d before taking his lovely student off the subway to\nvisit another of his old friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In his mind, although Auston seemed like a good guy. . . He\nwas actually bad. If Little Seven was fooled by him, would he ever be able to\nescape?<\/p>\n\n\n\n This wouldn\u2019t do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the clear blue sky above, the breeze dispersed the clouds.\nOnly a few large ones still hung against the blue backdrop like white gemstones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu followed his teacher. A smile flashed in his pale eyes,\nand his lips curled up. If he couldn’t meet secretly. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then why not meet openly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n How could Teacher have such prejudice against Min Chen?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014\u2014Qi Mu expressed his doubt for the 99th time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n The person Akkad brought Qi Mu to visit this time was another\nwell-known violinist. After so many years of being immersed in classical music,\npeople formed their own unique, mild temperament. Among the world-class\nvirtuosos that he knew, apart from Professor Akkad and Mr. Evra. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n It seemed most people had good tempers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And what about Min Chen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was a gentleman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu really didn\u2019t understand why Min Chen won with such an\nunbeatably high score on that Danube Forum \u2018Conductor with the worst temper\u2019\npoll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Akkad told Qi Mu to bring his violin today precisely because\nhe wanted Qi Mu to play some in front of his friend and get some advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every musician had their own style. Generally speaking, none\nof the masters were better or worse than the other. Other than those who were\ntoo outstanding and regarded as gods, of course. In the violin world,\nReed Akkad, Farrell Louis and the one they were visiting that day, Lance Trier,\nnaturally fell into that category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After listening to Qi Mu\u2019s \u300aE minor\u300b and \u300aDevil\u2019s Trills\u300b, the mild-mannered violinist pondered for a\nwhile. \u201cSince Reed told me to give you some pointers, Little Seven, I won\u2019t be\npolite.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu solemnly nodded. \u201cYes, Master Lance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n When he saw Qi Mu\u2019s modest and serious expression, Lance\nsmiled with admiration. He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and\nsaid, \u201cSeven, your violin skills are already high. To tell you the truth, my\nhands have been shaking more over the years, and my playing may not be as good\nas yours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Akkad said, \u201cLance, you\u2019re almost 80. Now, it\u2019s the young\nmen\u2019s world, haha!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lance shook his head and objected, \u201cNo, Reed. I think, even\nif it was thirty or forty years ago, my ability is probably worse than your\nstudent\u2019s. You know I was never able to practice \u300aDance of the Goblins\u300b well, and I’ve never played it in public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Akkad choked on his words and uttered, \u201cI didn\u2019t expect you\nto see that video. . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n During Qi Mu\u2019s impromptu open-air performance, some\nbystanders took a video of him playing \u300aDance of the Goblins\u300b and uploaded it on YouTube. Akkad didn’t pay much attention\nto that kind of thing, but when Qi Mu performed the following two days, the\ncrowd increased in size. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n The maestro had an epiphany. His student seemed a bit famous?<\/p>\n\n\n\n How could Akkad know it wasn’t just a little fame?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n With such a handsome and delicate face, his performance of\nsuch difficult pieces was impressive. Those videos gained millions of views on\nYouTube. It was like a fire, spreading across Europe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n If not for the firewall blocking the Huaxian fans, the count\nmight have climbed even higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At Akkad\u2019s helpless expression, Lance smiled. \u201cMy skills have\nalways been worse than the dazzling things taught by that school of yours, but.\n. .\u201d At this, Lance turned to Qi Mu and continued, \u201cBut Seven, if I were to\njudge from only a musical point of view, your understanding of those two\npieces. . . are different from mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Such a response shocked Qi Mu. He remembered; over half a\nmonth ago, the American violin queen said the same thing to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu\u2019s expression turned earnest in a way he couldn\u2019t stop.\n\u201cYour understanding of these two pieces. . . What do you mean, Master Lance?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lance replied, \u201cLittle Seven, though you and Reed have\na good teacher-student relationship and your style is similar to his. . . Reed\nhas gone through many setbacks and hardships, and his music was polished around\nthose. So Reed\u2019s \u300aE minor\u300b and \u300aDevil\u2019s Trills\u300b are powerful and shocking. But. . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a pause, Lance continued, \u201cYour performances amazed me.\nI\u2019m probably too sensitive, but I noticed a sense of aggression in your music.\nSeven, have you experienced something unforgettably sad?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qi Mu was stunned by this remark, and before he could speak,\nLance said, \u201cNot sad, it\u2019s. . .\u201d He sighed. \u201cWell, this kind of aggression\ncould also be called another word. 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