The applause is unending!
Lin Yuan, who bowed and exited, has already walked behind the side curtains, leaving the closing tasks to the host.
However, such applause still echoes continuously!
"Teacher Admirable Fish..."
Noticing that the applause showed no sign of stopping, the host couldn’t help but speak.
Lin Yuan, who was about to leave the stage, paused slightly.
"It’s a signal for an encore."
Lu Sheng chuckled: "For his first concert, the audience already hopes for an encore. Today’s concert is a real success in every sense!"
"It’s been a long time since I’ve seen an encore performance."
Zheng Jing also smiled slightly: "He’ll come back, won’t he?"
Yang Zhongming raised an eyebrow.
An encore performance is a tacit rule for the stages on Blue Star.
An encore is when the applause continues endlessly after the performer has finished and exited the stage. That’s the signal.
With this signal, Lin Yuan had two choices.
The first was to leave as planned, since the formal performance was over.
The second was to politely return to the stage and give an additional performance.
This kind of stage rule exists in the Celestial Dynasty too.
But in the Celestial Dynasty, it originally became popular in the comedy circle before other types of stages adopted it as a form of gratitude to the audience.
Lin Yuan chose the latter.
He turned around and returned to the stage.
The host couldn’t help but tease: "It seems no one wants to go home, and Teacher Admirable Fish is a bit reluctant too, so let’s give the stage back to Teacher Admirable Fish."
Lin Yuan spoke, but in his heart, he pondered what to perform next?
Lin Yuan was well aware of the unspoken rule of encore performances; at this moment, he could generally choose to play some well-known iconic pieces or repeat a piece he just performed, and the audience would appreciate it.
But this is the Golden Hall.
Why not do something unexpected?
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan simply sat back at the piano and said with a smile:
"Let’s play something fun. The next piece is called ’Flight of the Bumblebee,’ and it’s going to be a very special piano piece. Its biggest feature is its speed..."
At the sound of these words, Lin Yuan’s fingers danced over the black and white keys!
A typical A minor key.
Lively and filled with an exciting allegro!
The piece starts with a rapid downscale chromatic sequence, followed by a whirlwind of sound!
Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!
Those are the fingers flying!
The dazzling speed of the playing brings forth a gorgeous and rapid melody, making the adrenaline rush through the audience. Upon hearing such music, the audience seems to feel the racing speed of the fingertips and the fiery passion erupting from their bodies, as if every pulse in their bodies has a sense of rhythm!
Full of passion, the overwhelming energy complements the omnipresent sense of rhythm!
"What speed is this!"
"The piano keys must be hot!"
"The legendary feeling of hot piano keys!"
"This is the ultimate show of skill!"
"It’s more than just technique!"
"Imagine a scene of battle, bumblebees buzzing ardently as they attack their enemies!"
In less than a minute, Lin Yuan finished the performance.
Yet the spirit of the entire audience was fully roused, with excitement written on every face!
Lin Yuan slightly moved his five fingers.
Luckily, his technique is good.
Lin Yuan had just performed ’Flight of the Bumblebee,’ one of the fastest piano pieces in the world!
Playing this piece on a violin could be even faster.
But Lin Yuan’s violin skills aren’t as good as his piano playing, so he didn’t choose it.
The applause rose again, akin to a tidal wave, but the audience’s faces showed they were still eager for more!
It was unclear who shouted it first, but numerous audience members started chanting!
The Maestros revealed expressions of astonishment!
This is no street performance, nor a bar gig...
This is a concert at the Golden Hall!
The highest stage on the globe!
It’s almost impossible for the audience to be clamoring for an "encore" .
High society always prides itself on maintaining decorum, reluctant to lose composure in public, let alone in music, which except for most who feign an appreciation of the arts, and the professional Maestros, how many truly understand what’s being heard in the crowd?
Yet today, such a sight unfolded!
Lin Yuan knew there was no escaping the next performance, so he straightforwardly raised his index finger to his lips.
Whether rich or privileged second-generation or Maestros, the entire audience instinctively fell silent.
Lin Yuan’s hand appeared on the black and white keys again: "The piece this time is called ’La Campanella’."
Liszt’s ’La Campanella’!
As a famously flamboyant virtuoso piece, the nightmare of countless piano students, Liszt’s piece is even more challenging than ’Flight of the Bumblebee’!
A piano solo piece in G-sharp minor, slightly faster tempo, in 6/8 time.
Lin Yuan is performing.
The initial difficulty isn’t exaggerated.
Yet as he plays, the audience’s expressions change, and the Maestros are even more astonished with widened eyes!