The first piano competition in which all "non-professional players" participated,

Recently, it has become a hot topic among college teachers and students and professional music circles.

More than 20 colleges and universities, 100 contestants, exceeded the wonderful degree of "professional competition", the whole process of live webcast interaction, more than 10 thousand people voted.

This time, the "Hujiang Cup" piano talent competition for Shanghai college students sponsored by University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,

Break countless "conventions" and "frameworks",

Let the schoolmasters show their talents on the music stage!

Grassroots policy of "Hujiang Cup" piano competition;

Let every ordinary student who loves music "dream"

When it comes to all kinds of piano competitions held in China, most people have some "negative impressions": "The competition belongs to the music elite, too professional, too far away from us ordinary people", "The water seems to be deep" and "the ranking is just for getting extra points for further studies, and the resume looks good" ......

It was not until the emergence of the "Hujiang Cup" Shanghai University Piano Talent Competition that people's views on the piano competition were broken. The "Hujiang Cup" with diversified charm has become a clean stream in the competition circle.

As the theme of "playing with dreams", "Hujiang Cup" has attracted much attention since its opening on May this year 15. The contestants are all non-piano majors who studied in this school for 20 16 years. Entries include original works and adapted works, and the styles are not limited. In addition to inviting professional musicians to form an expert jury to select the winners, the organizers also use the most convenient new media technology to broadcast the competition online, and interact with the audience sitting in front of the computer while being open and fair, so as to make the piano competition closer to life. It can be said that this competition has not only become an artistic exchange event for non-piano majors in Shanghai, but also become a bridge to popularize piano culture into people's lives.

"I have always believed that music is not just the privilege of professionals, and the stage should not only belong to a specific group. I hope that through this competition, everyone will realize that outstanding music talents not only exist in conservatories, but also music stars can come from all corners of life. " Jie Chen, the initiator and artistic director of this competition and director of the Music Department of Shanghai University of Technology, talked about the original intention of holding this competition.

Jie Chen himself is the best representative of elite vocational education. From the age of 8, he entered the primary school attached to Shangyin, and was admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music in the United States at the age of 65,438+03. Later, he won many international awards and began his career as a professional musician. Jie Chen has always been an excellent student like a textbook. "But my heart has always been eager to change, just like a girl who got straight A's from childhood, and there are many rebellious places in her heart," just as she appreciates Trump's "grassroots" policy. "The piano competition should not be Hillary-only for a few elites, but for every ordinary student who loves music."

Each player has his own unique "musical personality"

As Chen Jie expected, the visionary "Hujiang Cup" excavated many surprising players in the competition. Because they are not "trainees" of the piano department of the Conservatory of Music, their amazing musical talent in the competition has surpassed that of "professional" students. And their hearts beating fast for music won more applause and admiration.

Yu Hecheng: Master of Medicine who robbed the piano room to practice at 6 am.

The "Hujiang Cup", which is at the forefront of "fashion", got rid of the "rigid" image of the traditional piano competition and introduced a lot of advanced technologies. By shooting videos for the players, voting online and broadcasting the game live, the influence has been expanded and more platforms have been given to the players to show their elegance.

Yu Hecheng, a rehabilitation student at Tongji University, was unanimously considered by the judges to have the performance strength beyond many "students majoring in the Conservatory of Music". Even if he has to rush to the heavy class every day, Yu Hecheng will still sit in front of the piano at 6 o'clock every morning and wake up his new day with music. "There are two places where the school can practice the piano, and the practice time is limited. Do not play the piano between 8: 00-2 1: 00; And there are many students in the school who want to practice the piano. So I choose to practice the piano in the morning without affecting others' study and work, and my heart is very practical. "

It is this love for music that constantly urges Yu Hecheng to keep moving forward on the road of music: "I like the piano very much since I was a child, and I like my own music. I don't need my parents to stare at me when I practice the piano. For me, the best position of piano is as my lifelong hobby. I don't want to get anything deliberately by playing the piano. Studying medicine can cure diseases and save lives; Music can heal people's hearts. If they are all, that would be great. "

Zhou: Internet celebrity eager to become an "animated piano circle"

The first "Hujiang Cup" not only promotes classical music, but also encourages students to innovate constantly. Therefore, on the stage of "Hujiang Cup", you can not only enjoy the classic songs, but also have a new understanding and feeling about piano performance through the adaptation and creation of the contestants.

Zhou, majoring in international banking and finance at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, is one of them. In the eyes of the judges, he is an all-round player: he has a very solid classical foundation, and he also has amazing talent and unique opinions in adaptation and creation. The animation adaptation he brought in the competition won the audience's lasting applause and admiration.

In fact, Zhou has become a minor celebrity in the "Animation Piano Circle". He submitted more than 654.38 million video plays and 20,000 subscriptions on Bi Li Bi Li (Bi Li Bi Li). "Probably in the first half of 20 15, I came into contact with Animenz (called Uncle A), an animation pianist from China, and then I had a special liking for animation adaptation. Uncle a's animation adaptation is rich in limbs and reasonable in structure, so it is not easy to play it well. At that time, I thought: the original animated piano can be so wonderful! So, I began to play many famous songs of Animenz and enjoyed it. "

Zhou himself has no professional piano education background, and has been in a state of self-study since he took the Chinese Music Association Performance Level 1 exam. But instead of giving up the piano, he began to try to adapt his own animated music. Uncle A told him, "No matter what you want to do, you must start, and more importantly, finish it. Whether it's good or not, when you finish, we can start the next goal and try to do better. "

Yuan: Bach's genius is called Teacher Yuan.

The inclusive "Hujiang Cup" hopes that contestants and spectators can find music in life and feel life in music. Therefore, in the "Hujiang Cup" competition, classical, popular, original, secondary, competing on the same stage, a hundred flowers blossom, so that even the audience who don't know much about classical music or piano can resonate in the competition, thus further understanding the charm of piano.

Yuan is a grade 20 12 student in the Japanese Department of Fudan University. In the competition, his Bach Partita No.1 left a deep impression on the judges. It is difficult for a post-90s generation to interpret Bach's works well, so this mature post-90s generation is affectionately called "Teacher Yuan" by friends in the piano club. He said: "In order to interpret Bach well, my first step is to open my ears. I gradually found that Bach's works have a lot of deductive space; I read some introductory words about baroque style, which gave me great inspiration. "

"The piano has accompanied me all the way, and it has been more than ten years now. I can't imagine that there is no music in this life, whether it is more than ten years or later. "

The judges gathered some pianists and music educators.

Strive to reverse the concept of "utilitarian piano learning"

Along the way, the players have their own views on China's piano learning system: Yu Hecheng thinks that the biggest problem for children in China to learn piano is that it is difficult to learn. Learning piano is a basic exercise. Children are not interested and give up slowly. Zhou believes that one of the problems in China's piano learning system is the hierarchy. Because too many students learn the piano with the goal of grading examination, they give up the piano after passing the so-called tenth grade and performance level. Yolanda believes that parents should not force their children to learn piano just for the sake of exam certificates.

"What is decisive in this era is no longer occupation, but love and confidence." Jie Chen said. Every finalist of "Hujiang Cup" loves piano and music deeply. "Hujiang Cup" conveys the idea of "loving music from the heart" and tries to reverse some "utilitarian thoughts of learning piano" in society.

Through his influence, many pianists and music educators who are active on the stage have also gathered as judges, such as pianists Zhang, Zhu Haobing and so on. "Maybe they are usually busy with their own affairs, and this piano competition just brings everyone together to promote their ideal piano art education."

65438+February 1 day, the "Hujiang Cup" Shanghai University Piano Talent Competition Top Ten Finals and Awards Concert will be held in Shanghai Concert Hall. At that time, the organizer will invite an expert jury composed of well-known pianists and artists at home and abroad to score on the spot, and reward and commend each outstanding individual award and combination award.

At that moment, just like Trump's American dream, more young people will set sail here, braving the wind and waves and realizing their musical dreams.