Shen Wenyu has been learning piano since he was five and a half years old. In the eyes of the teacher, he is undoubtedly a piano genius. In the eyes of his peers, he is an arrogant piano madman; The elders said that his arrogant remarks were only because he was a child who did not understand the world; On the other hand, Shen Wenyu thinks it is not easy to become a pianist. In addition to basic skills, there are musical comprehension and way of thinking, as well as charm and personality.
The day before yesterday, the reporter interviewed him exclusively and asked him to talk about the music and music path from a "piano prodigy" to a young pianist and even a young piano tutor.
Born a pianist for so many years, he only took a week off.
Shen Wenyu's piano talent was discovered by his father by chance. At the age of five and a half, Shen Wenyu heard the theme song of the TV series Chu Liuxiang for the first time, and played it completely on the toy piano the next day. Dad was shocked by his son's musical talent. At Shen Wenyu's request, his father changed his electronic piano into a Pearl River piano, and Shen Wenyu started his piano career in this poor family.
Shen Wenyu loves the piano very much. In his world, there are no holidays, only black and white keys with piano, day after day. Over the years, Shen Wenyu's only holiday was to attend an activity in new york, USA, where she was separated from the piano for a week. "Because there was no piano, I practiced on my legs that week, hitting the air, hitting the table and knocking on the board. I am used to practicing. "
Hard-working pianists like big works and are always gnawing at hard bones.
He studied piano at the age of six, won the silver medal in the Queen Elizabeth International Piano Competition in Belgium at the age of sixteen, and won the gold medal in the Rachmaninov International Piano Competition in the United States at the age of eighteen. When talking about the unknown efforts made by this "piano genius" outside his talent, Shen Wenyu said: "I like to challenge great works since I was a child, and I always gnaw at hard bones. Hands are not big, strength is not big, but fortunately, the brain is big. If I want to practice such a difficult work, I have to use my brain and recruit. "
Shen Wenyu remembered a joke that happened abroad: "Many Soviet pianists have big hands, just like bear's paws, which are especially suitable for playing the piano and have no strength at all. When they heard me play Memories of Don Juan, they said, Where did you get so much energy? I said Jin Qiao. He thinks my hand is like a little girl's hand, thin and small, something is wrong. Later, he said, I know, it's Qigong! I said no. He said Tai Chi! I said no. He said China Kung Fu! I said no. He said I just have the ability to keep quiet. He didn't believe me when I said use my head. "
Shen Wenyu revealed his "killer weapon" to Southern Reporter: "First, practice the piano. Second, when you don't practice, such as eating and going to the toilet, you should think more, such as the ratio of keys and hands, or how to distribute your physical strength. I think attitude and way of thinking are very important, far better than the basic skills on the fingers. In addition to strength, there are state, basic skills, as well as understanding of music and way of thinking. It is also very difficult to be a pianist with charm and personality. "
The proud pianist once knew nothing about the world.
Shen Wenyu once told the media indifferently that he practiced the piano, rested and watched TV every day, and had no time to make friends, while his peers were just his competitors. "They are all jealous of me and know that my level is much higher than theirs, so they all call me crazy."
But now Shen Wenyu says that he is no longer the child who doesn't understand the world. "Actually, I used to talk a lot ... I mean' friends' are friends who often play. Many people I come into contact with are my friends. Just because I don't practice the piano often, I am misunderstood as a person without friends and humanity. "
In 2009, Shen Wenyu, who was only 23 years old, was hired as an associate professor in the Art Department of Shenzhen University, becoming the youngest associate professor in the school so far. He said that students don't find it difficult to get along with each other. "Most students are willing to listen to my class. In fact, my criticism is particularly subtle. At most, it is' I said, can you practice more?' Or,' I beg you, practice the piano again.' I am a teacher at heart, but I am like a friend in attitude. "