Love Symphony: Let Your Heart Beat for Me-Chapter 131 - 071 As One Drinks Water_3

Jiang Zhiyan, dressed in a burgundy suit, sat impeccably in the first seat on the left-hand side near the aisle. The elegant and charming woman in a black dress beside him was Jiang Yun.

At this moment, while Jiang Yun was searching for Su Wan, she happened to meet Su Wan’s gaze directly. Her eyes froze momentarily, and she dared not display any emotions on her face, but in the next moment, she received a distant smile from Su Wan.

Jiang Yun was overjoyed, nodded slightly at Su Wan, and smiled in return as a response.

Once conductor Joseph walked slowly to the podium amid a clear round of applause, everyone quietly awaited Fu Weiheng’s entrance.

A minute later, the lights at the back of the hall dimmed, seemingly signaling something, and the audience, sensing this, spontaneously began to clap and looked toward the emergency exit at the side of the stage.

Indeed, amid another wave of enthusiastic applause, Fu Weiheng, with a violin in one hand and a bow in the other, emerged from there to the side of the podium, exuding spirit, elegance, and poise.

Conductor Joseph and Fu Weiheng shook hands politely, and then together, they led all the ensemble members in standing and bowing once more to the audience to express thanks.

At this moment, the opening bell sounded in the venue, and after the audience fell silent, a sweet and official female voice announced through the speakers—

"Please enjoy the first piece, the violin concerto ’Carmen Fantasy’ created by Sarasate, performed by Fu Weiheng and all members of the H&Y Hengyan Symphony Orchestra." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Another round of applause rose and fell. Fu Weiheng raised the violin chinrest to his cheek; everyone on stage was ready. As the conductor’s hands dropped, a bright melody was immediately played in the vast and silent concert hall.

’Carmen Fantasy’ is a fantasy piece by Sarasate that compiles the most well-known melodies from French composer Bizet’s famous opera ’Carmen,’ featuring Spanish national style. The entire piece is filled with Sarasate’s unique and extremely challenging violin techniques, fully showcasing the performer’s violin skills. [Source: Baidu]

The entire piece consists of four uninterrupted sections, preceded by a short introduction—an Andante moderato, where the orchestra plays a strong rhythmic prelude of the Aragonaise from the fourth act of the opera, followed by the violin, utilizing vibrato, string changes, tremolos, and harmonics, and concluding this brief introduction in a calm pizzicato.

Then officially entering the first section, the orchestra plays the lively, playful rhythm of the famous Habanera, and the violin immediately follows, fully embodying its title as the "soprano" in the family of instruments during this segment.

The second section is a slow Largo, with the violin playing the melody with very delicate intensity, concluding softly with a series of harmonics.

In the third Andante moderato section, the woodwinds gently blow the melody of the Seguidilla, followed by the violin repeating this light melody, then fervently displaying pizzicato, harmonics, glissandos, tremolos, and other complex, high-difficulty techniques. [Source: Baidu]

The final Moderato sees the violin suddenly performing the main theme, then gradually accelerating with frenzied continuous tremolos, reaching the loudest play, and finishing the entire piece.

After the last strong note concluded, five seconds later, the entire audience erupted in an ardent and exhilarating applause, with all the audience members standing up in unison, cheering for this spectacular opening piece—

"Bravo! Bravo!"