And as much as that, of course, it was also a festival that first graders could not see relatively. Compared to other seniors, they are bound to be less polished in many ways.
So, it was common for freshmen to not even think about going on stage at the music festival in the first place. It would be better to enjoy the music festival while watching the performances of the seniors, because there was no need to be embarrassed by showing my skills that I still lack in front of people.
But Heather said she would go to a music festival like that.
‘······No, because it’s Heather, she deserves to go out.’
Being a freshman doesn’t mean that your skills are unconditionally lower than other upper grades. To be honest, those like Heather and Rowoon competing for the top spot in their grade weren’t already at the level of a freshman.
“I’m going to win both a soloist spot and a piano concerto this time.”
“Even the piano concerto…?”
“huh. This time, I posted a lot of things, and I was completely obsessed with Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2. They were openly recruiting pianists. This has been on my bucket list for the rest of my life. With the orchestra members by my side, playing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 together.”
“…it’s a really cool song.”
“And I’m a great pianist.”
“yes. Awesome. huh.”
“…wow, you really speak with soul.”
Heather glared at Rowoon. No, in fact, since the first time we met, Heather has often glared at Rowoon. Rowoon finally said that.
“Has the shock of defeat gone yet?”
“Hey, don’t call it defeat! It’s just that the judges’ tastes differed, didn’t they lose?”
“Hmm…then what kind of shock should I call it?”
“I’m not shocked! I’m just sorry My clothes… I already steamed them all in my shopping cart.”
“Aren’t you a pianist too rich?”
“You’re not making money, you’re doing clothes?”
“I guess it’s the same with being obsessed with material things after all?”
“joy. okay. You finally noticed my true nature. that’s right. i play for money Are you okay?”
said the pianist, who hadn’t even gotten his student ticket yet. Rowoon smiled and nodded.
“Well, since you suddenly brought up the music festival, I’m a bit tempted, but…”
“It shouldn’t end to the extent of being tempting. I think you’re already full because you got some applause at the competition, but interest doesn’t last that long. Even celebrities are forgotten if they don’t appear on TV for a month or two. The world of pianists is more than that, no less.”
“······You take care of that very well.”
“of course. After all, brand value is the most important thing for a pianist. And I am the only one who can manage my brand.”
“Hmm… that’s right.”
“Since it’s my first year, I’m just going to rest, don’t say things like that. I have to show it to my seniors. These days, first graders are scary. If you look at it like that, you’ll get a serious nose injury.”
“……It’s very combative, isn’t it? When I actually play, it seems like I’m just concentrating on playing. Are you thinking about this a lot?”
“Because I like my performance, I want to take care of it even more. I’m doing this because I want to let more people know about it on a better stage. and!”
Heather’s fingers stretched out. The transparent nails, which had not been applied with nail polish or anything else, glistened in the sunlight. So, even for a moment, Rowoon thought that hand was a bit dazzling.
“You have to take care of your performance as well. It’s not something you can treat casually. I understand?”
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Even so, Rowoon nodded, thinking he knew what she was trying to say.
If you think about it, it was quite the right word. It is a law to stir when water comes in, and pianist Lee Ro-Woon’s life now has more water than ever before.
I had to row. Not because of greed, but for his performance. To give his performance the treatment it deserves.
Rowoon was troubled. and imagined California Music Festival. Where is his seat in this splendid festival? When he stands, can he shine the most?
— Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is totally obsessed with it.
— This has been on my bucket list for the rest of my life.
Suddenly, Heather’s words came to mind. Heather wouldn’t like it very much if she knew…
Her bucket list, I wanted to steal a little bit.
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＜ Bucket List (2) ＞
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff.
If you were to pick the biggest feature of this pianist, the pride of Russia, you would have no choice but to pick those ‘big hands’. 13 degrees. So, thanks to the size of his hands, which reached from the doh to the next octave, Rachmaninov was able to digest even the notes that a normal pianist would have to jump in one go.
‘My hands are small compared to Rachmaninoff’s.’
12 degrees of discomfort. However, it was good to see that the range that can be expressed without feeling that it is practically overdoing it is 11 degrees.
Of course, even if it was this much, it was by no means a disappointing hand size. Considering that a normal adult male usually has a hand size between 9 and 10 degrees, Rowoon’s hands were rather large.
‘I don’t think there’s any problem with playing… Is the header okay?’
I don’t know what size Heather’s hands are, but I don’t think they would exceed 10 degrees. And those little hands, like it or not, would inevitably serve as a handicap.
Rather, from Heather’s point of view, it might have been better to prepare Chopin’s piano concerto. First of all, she was good at Chopin’s music, and considering that Chopin’s hands were also about 9 degrees, at least she could avoid the situation where her hand size becomes a handicap.
“I’m going to the music festival…”
“yes. Would it be all right to do that?”
“If you want to go out, you should go out. but will you be okay? I thought it was time for you to rest. Haven’t you been running since the college entrance exam until now without taking a break?”
“Um, but I don’t really want to rest… I don’t feel like I’ve worked hard. Rather, it would be a bit excessive to say that it was like playing every day, but it was as fun as it was difficult.”
“You are young.”
Han smiled faintly. He had times like that too. A time when music was the only thing I could get my hands on in any part of my life. It didn’t seem like it had changed much now, but he couldn’t smile as brightly as Rowoon.
“But he is doing well. This contest in particular surprised me a little. I never thought that I would be able to win like that.”
“Believe me a little more. Because you are working hard.”
“okay. Maybe next time I’ll believe it even more. So even then, I would be grateful if you answered with results that exceed my beliefs.”
“yes. Then, can I take this as meaning that I can prepare for the music festival?”
“If you go to a music festival, what are you planning to prepare for?”
“First of all, as for solo recitals, I want to re-show the songs I’ve played in competitions and other places, but to be honest, I haven’t been able to find out much about that part yet, and that’s what I want to do the most. Piano Concerto.”
“…a piano concerto. song?”
“I’m thinking about Rachmaninoff No. 2, Chopin No. 1, or Beethoven No. 5. What I am most interested in is… Rachmaninoff right now.”
“Everyone picked only outstanding songs. There must be a lot of competition.”
“If I give up a song that I want to say is competitive, I think I will continue to give up like that in the future. And I don’t play those songs because I want to go to a music festival, I go to a music festival because I want to play those songs.”
“okay. If you think so, there is nothing you can do about it. but······.”
Han looked at Rowoon with a strange expression.
“Do you have experience playing the piano concerto?”
“······no. Except for the formalities at school… I’ve never been on stage.”
At that moment, Rowoon couldn’t help but put on a slightly embarrassed expression. A piano concerto is not an opportunity that you get very often, even if you are a piano major student.
First of all, it was the same when I thought about the structure of the piano concerto. Dozens of orchestra members, a conductor, and a pianist. Considering that the real protagonists of the piano concerto are the conductor and the pianist, there was no choice but to have a chance to win such a stage in the first place with ordinary skills.
And Rowoon has always been a pianist at the level of ‘not enough to play an ace’ except for recently. Of course, there was no choice but to have a piano concerto stage for him.
“Then it would be better to start with an ensemble. It’s a completely different story when you can control everything by yourself and when you have someone you have to work with. You have to think about going up from the bottom.”
“… Ah, I haven’t even thought of that yet.”
No, in fact, there were also things that put expectations on the Walkman. Even if you lack experience in ensemble, if you can absorb how Rachmaninoff actually played an ensemble through the Walkman, you will be able to play with some sense.
However, Han’s point was justified, and apart from Walkman, he needed to develop a sense of ensemble himself. And the first thing Rowoon found for him was Heather.
“Let’s play together?”
“huh. If you want to prepare for a concerto anyway, you don’t have to develop a sense of ensemble. I think it would be a win-win if each of us took turns practicing orchestra parts.”
“Now, wait a minute. Just in case you don’t know, I’ll ask you again if I’m understanding it right now. You mean you’re preparing a piano concerto right now, right? And with Rachmaninov No. 2, the same as mine?”
“huh. Do you have a good understanding?”
“…Are you a person, you!”
Heather screamed. Rowoon chuckled and said.
“why not. There’s no reason why I shouldn’t do it if you said Rachmaninoff No. 2.”
“Oh, no. But anyway, huh? Wow, really… you’re going to fight me here again? Yes, you accepted the handkerchief I gave you as a challenge to a duel, right?”
“It’s not that we want to fight, it’s that we want to compete in good faith. Both of these could fall. is not it?”
“is not it! ‘Cause I’ll stick And I won’t even play with you! wait for real If I lose once, I won’t lose twice.”
“Didn’t you say that you didn’t lose the other day, just that the judges’ tastes were different?”
“I’m going.”
It wasn’t easy to soothe the tightly-swollen Heather. So Rowoon gave up trying to appease her. Even if he acted like that, it was obvious that after a few days, he would still be talking next to me, as if he was angry again.
But apart from that, Heather didn’t seem to be playing in an ensemble with Rowoon. Thanks to this, Rowoon had to find a new ensemble partner,
“Oh sorry. I also have something to prepare for this time.”
“Sorry. I don’t think I can afford that.”
He was rejected by almost all of his friends, including Gregor and Julie.
‘······Well, there’s no way anyone needs to prepare for an ensemble right now.’
The first graders, of course, were in an atmosphere of thinking that the symphony was the responsibility of the upper grades. As such, there was no reason for them to care about ensembles.
And, Rowoon’s worries were resolved in a direction he did not expect. It was in the midst of lamenting that it was difficult to find an ensemble partner for a long time to Jungwoo. He seemed to think about something for a moment, and then said as if tossing it.
“Then why don’t you ask Rami?”
“······Who is Rami? Why is that sister?”
“Rami is also preparing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto right now. If you cover it with an orchestra part piano, maybe Rami will do the same?”