Pianist Shen Wenyu

On the evening of March 30, young pianist Shen Wenyu held a charity piano concert titled "Love without Borders, Love in Yushu Shen Wenyu's Red Cotton Night" at the Xinghai Concert Hall, Liszt's adaptation He played the opera "Memories of Don Juan" with ease, and the piano solo version of "Yellow River" adapted by himself even achieved the integration of the three "heart-harp instruments", making him as easy as a cook to untie a cow, which made Guangzhou Music fans were eye-opening and applauded.

Shen Wenyu has been learning piano since he was five and a half years old. In the eyes of his teachers, he is an undoubted piano genius; in the eyes of his peers, he is an arrogant piano lunatic; his elders say that his arrogant remarks Just because he is a child who is not familiar with the world; but Shen Wenyu believes that being a pianist is not that easy. In addition to basic skills, he also needs musical understanding, way of thinking, and more importantly, charm and personality.

The reporter conducted an exclusive interview with him the day before yesterday and asked him to talk about his musical journey from a "piano prodigy" to a young pianist and even a young piano tutor

A natural pianist After so many years, I only had one week's rest

Shen Wenyu's piano talent was discovered by his father by chance. When he was five and a half years old, Shen Wenyu heard the theme song of the TV series "Chu Liuxiang" for the first time on TV, and played the song completely on the toy piano the next day. The father was shocked by his son's self-taught musical talent. At Shen Wenyu's request, the father replaced the electronic keyboard at home with a Zhujiang piano. Shen Wenyu started his own piano career in this not-rich family. road.

Shen Wenyu is extremely devoted to the piano. In his world, there are no longer any holidays, only the black and white keys of the piano, day after day. Over the years, Shen Wenyu's only vacation was to attend an event in New York, USA, and he was separated from the piano for a week. "Because I didn't have a piano, I practiced on my legs that week, beating the air, the table, and the wooden board. I couldn't help it after I got used to it."

A diligent pianist likes big works and always has a hard time

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He learned piano at the age of six, won the silver medal at the Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition in Belgium at the age of 16, and won the gold medal at the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition in the United States at the age of 18. He talks about "piano genius" being more than just talent. Shen Wenyu said of the unknown efforts he put in: "I have always liked challenging works since I was a child, and I always have to work hard. My hands are not big, and my strength is not big, but fortunately I have a big brain, so it takes so much effort to practice. For difficult works that require physical strength, you can only use your brain and think of tricks."

Shen Wenyu remembered a joke that happened abroad: "Many Soviet pianists have big hands, like bear paws, which are particularly suitable for playing. The piano was effortless at all. When they heard me playing "Memories of Don Juan", they asked me how strong my strength was. Later, they noticed that my hands looked like those of a little girl, and there was something wrong with them. He said I knew it was qigong! I said no. He said it was Chinese Kung Fu!

Shen Wenyu revealed his " trump card " to Nandu reporters: "First, practice the piano. Second, when you are not practicing, such as when eating or going to the toilet, you think too much, such as the ratio of keys to hands. Or how to distribute physical strength. I think attitude and way of thinking are very important, far more than basic skills on the fingers. In addition to strength, it also requires state and basic skills, as well as musical understanding and way of thinking. It’s not easy to be a pianist.”

The arrogant pianist once didn’t understand the world.

Shen Wenyu once told the media nonchalantly that he practiced piano, rested, and watched every day. TV has no time to make friends, and his peers are just his competitors. "They are all jealous of me and know that my level is much higher than them, so they all call me crazy."

But now Shen Wenyu said that he is no longer the inexperienced person he used to be. child. “Actually, when I talked before, maybe… the ‘friends’ I meant were friends I often played with.

Many of the people I come into contact with are considered my friends, but because I have to practice piano and don't get together often, they are misunderstood that I have no friends at all and am an inhumane person. "

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 did not find him difficult to get along with. "Most students are willing to listen to my lectures. In fact, my criticisms are very implicit. The most I say is, 'Can you practice more?' ’ Or, ‘I beg you, practice more and put more effort into it. ’ I am essentially a teacher, but my attitude is like a friend. ”