"Next, let's invite contestant No. 5, Liu Yufan from China. The repertoire he played was "The Fifth Etude of Liszt Super Skills - Ghost Fire". With the introduction of the host, Liu Yufan in a black evening dress walked onto the stage on one side of the stage.

The bright lights illuminated the stage, which also made Liu Yufan's eyes slightly uncomfortable. However, this discomfort was only a moment. When Liu Yufan was about to walk to the piano, he had already adjusted his condition...

He still remembers when he first participated in the "Jianghai Cup", the lights on the stage were also very bright, which made him feel panicked. Until he sat in front of the piano, the panic still did not weaken. It is precisely because of this that his performance was somewhat abnormal. However, it is precisely because of this experience that he really grew up. Now, the stage he is on is much bigger than the Jianghai Cup, but he also seems much more calm.

Weiwei bowed to the direction of the five judges and the audience, and Liu Yufan turned around and sat in front of the piano. Looking at the row of black and white keys under the lights of the stage, a burst of longing quickly ignited in Liu Yufan's eyes!

This is his stage, the stage that truly belongs to his dreams.

"Lang Lang, Maxim, Valodos, Li Yundi... Look at me, Liu Yufan, here you! I will compete with you on the highest level of the world's stage!" Liu Yufan silently recited those familiar names in his heart. Once upon a time, those people were out of reach, but now, he competed with them. From this moment, Liu Yufan felt that his musical dream finally began to truly set sail!

The arms were raised gracefully, and the ten fingers showed a milky radiance in the spotlight. Every movement seemed to be magnified. Under the gaze of countless people, every detail was fully displayed.

When the fingers finally touched the keys, a series of light and rapid sounds of the piano flew out from the rapidly rolling fingers!

"Ghost Fire" Etude!

This is one of the twelve super skills etudes by Lister, which tests the "basic skills" of fingers. The fingers that run fast all the time put forward high requirements for the flexibility and strength of the player's fingers. Because of this, this song is often considered to be the most difficult one among Lister's twelve super skills etudes. Of course, people have different opinions. Some people think that the eighth song "Hunting" is the most difficult, but there is no unified statement.

However, starting from the fourth song, none of the nine super skill etudes in the next one is simple, but this song "Ghost Fire" and the fourth song "Mateppa" and the eighth song "Hunting", are considered to be more famous. At the same time, they are also loved by many pianists, especially pianists who like to "show off their skills". They must play these songs.

Because it is famous, it is even more difficult to play these songs. It is not that the skills of these songs cannot be overcome, but because there are more people playing them, almost every detail of the song is well known, so people's requirements for these songs are even higher. It is easy to play "Ghost Fire" but it is very difficult to play "taste".

High-speed moving fingers require uniform strength and "lightweight" and "smooth" feeling, which requires the fingertips to have a keen reaction to touch. Some people once said that in order to maintain the sensitive reaction of fingers to the keys, some pianists insist on soaking their hands with milk every day to keep their skin tender and sensitive, which sounds a bit fantasy, but in fact, this kind of thing really exists.

Of course, Liu Yufan is not that exaggerated, but in normal times, he pays great attention to the protection of his hands. After all, for a pianist, his hands are the "guys" who eat, and he should not be careless at all.

Liu Yufan's hands are not born like Maxim or Horowitz. They are bigger than normal people. They can easily play difficult works such as ten degrees and eleven degrees. The size and shape of his hands are the same as those of normal people, but the length of his ring finger and middle finger and index finger are similar, and they look very uniform and coordinated. In this sense, this is actually a pair of "pianists".

Specifically in performance, this advantage is obvious. Just like at this moment, Liu Yufan's hands are running lightly on the keys. When playing this fast and colorful, since the five fingers of a person are born different, in order to maintain the uniform sound, each finger is required to be different in the control of strength. Of course, this uniformity of force can be gradually achieved through acquired practice, but for Liu Yufan, because he has this advantage innately, he can achieve this balance more easily than others. Moreover, when playing at high intensity, he must save more effort than others. This is like a driving car. If the tire pressures of four tires are completely consistent, it will save fuel. If one or two tires are insufficient, it will cause uneven force, and the car's unstable driving will also be easy to consume fuel.

The ten fingers were running happily on the keys. The moderate strength, sensitive reaction and top-notch sound quality made every time the finger touched the keys, like a finger spa, feeling the joy and pleasure coming from the fingertips. Liu Yufan even forgot that this was a competition and completely regarded it as an emotional catharsis!

The light melody of "Ghost Fire" is transmitted to the top audio native to Denmark through six top-level condenser microphones next to the piano, and then amplified by the song without loss, and is clearly delivered to the ears of more than 6,000 people, including judges and audiences. The excellent sound effect makes people almost feel the sound quality equivalent to CD!

Of course, although such a good performance effect makes the audience feel good, it makes the performers dare not slack off because under such clear sound conditions, every mistake they make will be clearly amplified, thus being captured by these 6,000 people.

"I don't believe that you can make no mistakes!" Player Shiri, Tengcun-jung-tung stared at the Chinese on the stage with hatred, and his eyes showed a strong hatred. The young man he had known for less than a few days now became his number one enemy in his eyes. Not only because he lost five hundred dollars, but also because he actually made his revenge a joke. Although not many people knew, Tengcun-tung-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-kun-k

His eyes were wide open, as if he wanted to make even a small mistake through his own "threat", but he was destined to be disappointed. The etude "Ghost Fire" has always been known for its high difficulty, and most contestants could not achieve perfection when playing this song. However, this contestant from China seemed to be an alien. He played it extremely easily. According to his state, it was normal to make one of the whole songs. It was also considered "permitted". However, from beginning to end, Tengcun Shunyi did not hear the other party playing a wrong note. Even those small details that were easily overlooked were done perfectly.

After playing the song, Liu Yufan rose up, and the applause from the audience was thunderous. Teng Cunjung's face flashed with a strong look of disappointment.

But soon, his disappointment turned into another sinister look.

"Hmph, don't be too proud too early. There are still six days left. I won't make your life comfortable." Tengcun Shun thought hatefully.

Liu Yufan naturally didn't know that there was someone in the audience who hated him to death. He had just completed a relatively perfect performance, and at this moment he was in a very happy mood. After standing up and bowing to the judges and the audience, he walked off the stage with ease.

His face was relaxed, and the judges were not relaxed. Obviously, his performance just now had attracted the attention of several judges. At this moment, they were taking advantage of the host's report to discuss with each other privately.

"This young man plays well, is very generous, and has very delicate skills. Oh, is he still a Chinese? It's really rare." Zimmerman glanced at Liu Yufan's information and whispered to Grafman.

"Haha, Zimmerman, don't look down on Chinese people. Among my current students, there is one student from China. His skills are excellent and he has participated in this competition. I believe you will be surprised after watching his performance." Grafman said with a smile.

"Really? Then I have to look forward to it. But I won't show mercy to him just because he is your student, hehe." Zimmerman said humorously to Grafman. The two of them are old friends in private and they talk to each other casually.

On the other hand, Kissin and Berezovsky were also chatting. Both of them were pianists from Russia, and their playing styles were very similar, so they also had a common language.

"Hey, how about it, this young man is good, I tell you, he was what I found, and even his recommendation letters were written by me." Kissin said proudly to Berezovs.

"What? He is the contestant you recommend?" Berezovsky was a little surprised when he listened to Kissing's words.

"Of course, why, do you know each other?" Kissin asked with some strange question as he looked at Berezovsky's expression.

"Yes, we met a few times the other day. This is indeed a very good guy. His improvisational ability is also great," said Berezovsky.

In such an occasion, he naturally could not talk to Kissin about those two bizarre piano games. Seeing that Liu Yufan performed very well today, he was also very happy in his heart. From the bottom of his heart, he was also optimistic about this young man.

The competition continued. Liu Yufan, who walked off the stage, did not know how he performed in the preliminary round. Like many contestants, he was also nervous and nervous, watching the competition while waiting for the results of the preliminary round.
Chapter completed!