King of Classical Music

Chapter 12

Translated by Kuroshinji, edited by Betwixted.

In autumn, S City was different from B City as it did not enter a cold season quite as early. The S City Concert Hall stood in the bustling city's center and had nearly a hundred years of history. Sixteen ochre-colored marble pillars surrounded the concert hall, giving the architecture an elegant and solemn look.

In the evening, there were more and more cars crowding the front of the hall. One by one, people got out of the cars and stepped onto the red carpet, then entered the arch into the building. Among them, there was an old man who appeared calm and respectable, and he was escorted to a room on the second floor.

The front seat was already warming up to the point of boiling while backstage, everyone was busy making final checks before going on stage. Du Sheng, the concertmaster, was carefully examining his violin. After confirming that there were no problems, he went to examine the first violin group.

B City Symphony Orchestra's performance uniform was a light black, form-fitting suit with a slim crimson tie carefully wrapped around the neck.

Qi Mu pinned a sapphire tie clip to his tie. The bright lights shone down on him from top to bottom, making the blue sapphire look even more enchanting. Qi Mu was already handsome and, when carefully dressed, even Tan Lao, who had just entered the backstage, couldn't help but look at him.

How to say it?

It was not that other people were too ordinary. It was he that was just. Too. much!

Tan Lao finally gave some words of encouragement to everyone and, after thunderous applause, the orchestra members entered the stage one by one starting from the wind instruments to sit in their positions. When Du Sheng finally sat, the red curtain that separated the stage and the audience slowly opened.

Tan Lao rearranged his clothing, took a deep breath, and finally stepped onto the stage.

Another round of enthusiastic applause roared to life.

Unlike some conductors, Tan Lao didn't like doing an introduction or demonstration. He gave a direct bow and stood at his podium. At this moment, he made eye contact with the orchestra members and, without any verbal confirmation, he grasped his baton.

Then, Dvorak's 《Symphony No. 6》 began.

Dvorak was the most famous music maestro from the Czech Republic, and he wrote numerous musical pieces throughout his life. With orthodox direction dominating his musical style, he also incorporated the sweet and fresh scenery of the countryside in his home country to make people feel at ease.

《Symphony No. 6》 was one of Dvorak's nine symphonies. Although it did not compare to 《Symphony No. 8》 nor was it as world-famous as 《Symphony No. 9》, it had a solemn opening that revealed the musical influence that precipitated the maestro's life.

"Allegro non tanto" was the rhythm rate of the first movement in Symphony No. 6. When the whole song entered a good pace, Qi Mu looked up at Tan Lao on the conductor's podium. With just eye contact, Qi Mu inserted his violin into the music and, like that, the second violin group accompanied the ensemble.

Someone once said that the second violin group was the shadow companion of the first violin group. This also implied that in comparison to the first violin group, the second violin group was far less important.

But, in fact, for musicians who really understood music, the second violin group was as important as the first. Although they do not stand out to the audience as the first violin group did, a song could never be perfectly played without them.