Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Epilogue
Categories Genre: All, Comedy, Completed, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 283
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The people who knew that the conducting would be different did not lose interest, but most of the general audience were just going to enjoy the competition. They were full of anticipation for how the new pianist and violinist would perform, and watched the 2 soloists.
When Danny and Han Ye Ji greeted the audience and went back to their seats, Jun Hyuk picked up the baton. At that moment, the air in the theater changed.
A different atmosphere than that from the morning came from the performers. Their faces showed resolution as though they are players who have appeared for the World Cup finals.
The first verse started with a signal from Jun Hyuk’s baton, and the expressions of the maestros in the royal seats changed.
It is fast!
The violin and violas move so vigorously that they cannot see the movement of their bows. Even the general audience could tell that there is an incomparable difference in speed to that of the morning performance.
If the morning performance’s 1st part had been a storm, it now went through the score faster than a tornado. The judges’ hearts beat as they listened to the music. It is so fast that they could not understand how the 2 soloists would follow along.
Notes that fill up the piano and violin completely. Performing those notes properly is not a matter of skill. It is a matter of the basic workmanship to be able to get on this movement that is faster than a tornado within moments.
Extensive practice would be necessary even for professional soloists who are already famous, but the soloists who entered the finals only had 10 days.
It is excessive to ask them to handle such a speed perfectly in such a short period of time.
When the 2nd part began however, they realized that their worries were groundless. Danny and Han Ye Ji joined the tornado perfectly, as though they had been performing together since the 1st part.
When the 2 instruments’ melodies flowed out with speed, the judges could not help but express their admiration. It is admiration for the 2 performers who adapted so well, but it is also because they realized that the morning conducting had been matched to the soloists.
The judges realized that the young conductor with a strong charisma on the podium now, can be called a maestro without exaggeration.
The audience was dizzy from the incredible change between the thematic progression of the 2nd and 3rd parts, and their hearts trembled at the timpani’s magnificent sound. They subconsciously put strength in their hands and clutched onto their chairs as though trying not to fall off.
The piano and violin are very different from their counterparts in the morning performance. The 2 people seemed to have forgotten that it is a stage to determine a winner. The morning performance showed the orchestra and 2 instruments going back and forth, but the soloists and orchestra on stage now have become one to go at the audience.
They had completely hidden themselves and left their workmanship, talent, and efforts to the orchestra.
The 4th part began without time to relish in how the 3rd part went by, and the soprano’s scream-like timbre sounded like a trumpet call from a battlefield.
Laura Goldberg’s strong technique and scale in particular showed that a large volume does not work as an excuse against ‘the orchestra’s volume is too big’. She proved here that one great singer can overwhelm the sound made by over 100 instruments.
The maestros could understand that it is a completely different performance. If the morning conducting had been like an Italian opera full of tragic beauty, it is now a struggle to win.
Jun Hyuk conducting the orchestra, piano, violin, vocal soloist, and chorus while controlling them to maintain tremendous change and speed, looked like the commander of a battlefield.
The maestros and critics watching this might still be in question and argument over whether he is the next Beethoven, but they cannot deny that another great has been born.
When Jun Hyuk put the baton down and turned to the audience, the audience was still silent.
They finally realized that the performance was over once they saw Danny run to Jun Hyuk and Han Ye Ji to embrace them with joy.
The audience’s roar filled the theater as though they were in a cave, and every single person gave them a standing ovation.
The vocalists and main performers left the stage after bowing to the audience, but the applause did not stop. Reporters tried to keep track of the number of curtain calls there were, but gave up after the 10th.
The audience finally left the theater after seeing the chorus and orchestra leave the stage empty.
Impatient critics chatted in the theater lobby, and there were reporters everywhere trying to record this with their microphones.
“The morning performance started out as Beethoven’s Fate symphony, went through a power symphony, and then culminated as Verdi’s opera… Um. It was a conducting that showed a bit of a confusing configuration.”
Critics chatted until they were red in the face.
“The performance he completed just now on the other hand… It doesn’t need many words, does it? Maestro Jun acted on what he said with his music. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying that the performance was like Beethoven. What he showed us is innovative and an aggressive conducting, and can be compared to Beethoven.”
There were critics who responded to reporters’ questions in calm voices, too.
“The hero of the 2nd performance? The violin that was able to express the fine and delicate emotions? The pianist who was lacking a bit in musical skill, but able to create an outstanding ensemble with the orchestra? The soprano who easily brought out a forte in difficult circumstances with brass instruments hitting?”
The critic said the next words after looking around at the reporters waiting for his next statement.
“The conductor who controlled all of this is not the hero of this performance either. The hero is the work itself. A great piece that is able to contain all of these outstanding elements. The choral concerto is the hero.”
The critic who laid out a series of high praises, finished the interview with the last question.
“I don’t think I’ll be able to wait until Maestro Pierre Boulez’s performance tomorrow. How will he express this amazing piece…? I don’t think I’ll be able to fall asleep out of curiosity.”
Yoon Kwang Hun smiled as he listened to all of the praising about Jun Hyuk. Jun Hyuk had brought all of the people who were out to crush him, onto his side. Thinking about Jun Hyuk, who proved himself with just 2 performances, he felt proud.
Yoon Kwang Hun left the theater with his ‘friends’.
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“Sister, what do you think of Jun Hyuk?”
Yoon Kwang Hun was sitting in a cafe with a cup of coffee in front of him, smiling gently. He was happiest that the 4 people from Korea had witnessed the audience of over 2,000 people cheering enthusiastically for Jun Hyuk.
“It’s not what we were thinking. He still seemed like a child from what we saw on TV, but he has become an adult.”
The sister who had been streaming tears throughout the performance was drinking a milk tea as she calmed her excitement down.
“Jun Hyuk with the baton was… really impressive.”
The young sister who had fed Jun Hyuk by a bottle had become middle-aged.
“Mr. Yoon. I don’t know classical music, but did Jun Hyuk do well today?”
The middle-aged couple looked older under the sunlight and did not know music, but were still thinking about the audience’s cheering.
“You may not know classical music, but you’ve listened to Mozart or Beethoven, right?”
“Yes.”
“Jun Hyuk’s name will be among people like that soon. It means that he is the most superior person in the world of classical.”
“Goodness… Jun Hyuk is…..”
The couple could not close their mouths at Yoon Kwang Hun’s words. Even when Jun Hyuk came out on TV, they had only hoped for him to succeed as a singer in Korea. They had thought that they would be able to wash themselves of the guilt as Jun Hyuk became more successful and rooted for him enthusiastically, but he did not become a singer.
When they saw on TV that he would be going to study abroad in America, they were just grateful. But now, after just a few years, he has become a world-renowned musician. Tears formed in their eyes again.
“Mr. Yoon. Then what is going to happen to Jun Hyuk now?”
The middle-aged sister who wiped the tears from the white-haired director sister’s face had trembling hands, deeply moved as well.
“Once the competition is over, he will probably perform with the New York Philharmonic. Jun Hyuk’s management agency is one of the top companies in the world. Even after the New York performance, he will get to continue conducting the top orchestras all over the world.”
The 4 people could understand Jun Hyuk’s current situation when told that he would be conducting all over the world, rather than with a long explanation.
“I don’t know if I can express how thankful I am, Mr. Yoon. I really am grateful.”
The director sister bowed her head to Yoon Kwang Hun multiple times.
“Oh no, it’s nothing. Jun Hyuk got all the way here on his own. I didn’t do anything.”
Yoon Kwang Hun waved his hand and sat her down.
When Jun Hyuk came out on TV on the audition program, 2 sisters had quietly come to the cafe. They were the 2 sisters who had raised Jun Hyuk at the orphanage.
Yoon Kwang Hun tried to have them meet with Jun Hyuk, but they politely refused and went back down to Daegu. They were fine with checking that he was living well after meeting a good person, and did not think that they needed to bring up memories of his past.
However, Yoon Kwang Hun thought that the 4 people might be able to wash away the slight guilt they still felt as they watched Jun Hyuk grow up well, and flew to Brussels with them.
“Thank you so much for creating this kind of situation.”
The 4 people bowed their heads to Yoon Kwang Hun.
“Are you really going to just go back? You came all the way here.”
Yoon Kwang Hun looked at the 4 people and spoke carefully, but they only laughed.
“Mr. Yoon. We weren’t able to act as parents for even a day, but we have been able ot release some of the guilt thanks to you. Thank you.”
Yoon Kwang Hun’s 4 ‘friends’ got on a plane that night to go back to Korea. Their faces had become considerably brighter since letting go of baggage that had been heavy on their hearts for over 15 years.
Total Chapters in book: 283
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
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