Go to America alone, do odd jobs to earn money and practice the piano.
Maybe many people are not familiar with Zhu Xiaomei's name. She is a low-key but high-profile China pianist. Zhu Xiaomei was born in a family with a strong artistic atmosphere. At an early age, she showed amazing piano talent. At the age of eight, she was able to play the piano in a radio station in Beijing.
After the founding of New China, the society was in turmoil. 1966, Zhu Xiaomei went to Zhangjiakou for renovation, where the environment was harsh and the climate was cold. Even in such an environment, Zhu Xiaomei didn't give up her hobby. Instead, she had a hard time finding a semi-old piano. When the strings were broken, she replaced them with steel wires and secretly practiced in her hometown nearby.
1979, the famous violinist Stern came to China to give a concert. After the concert, Zhu Xiaomei took the initiative to talk to him. Stern told her bluntly, "Your technique is very good, but the music is completely wrong." This sentence woke her up, and Zhu Xiaomei, who was almost 30 years old, decided to study abroad.
There is a lyric in Chyi Yu's Dream Field: "Everyone has an acre of land in his heart, and everyone has a dream in his heart. Use it to grow peaches, plums and spring breeze. " Zhu Xiaomei's "field" is used to care for his piano dream.
Zhu Xiaomei, in her thirties, came to Paris to study for a master's degree in music. At that time, she had no extra money and her family didn't give her any support. In order to live in this international metropolis, Zhu Xiaomei decided to do odd jobs. She used to work in restaurants and cafes. Every time she returns to her residence exhausted from playing, Zhu Xiaomei will practice the piano for an hour, and she feels particularly fulfilled.
Settle in Paris and develop the performing arts.
Zhu Xiaomei is a typical late bloomer. Later, after finishing her studies in the United States and getting a diploma, she left the United States to seek opportunities in Paris.
Europe is the birthplace of classical music, and Paris can be influenced by elegant art. Besides doing odd jobs to support herself in playing the piano, Zhu Xiaomei has made many artists here and given her a lot of help.
After getting her master's degree, she rented a small house by the Seine and found a job as a teacher in the Conservatory of Music. In Paris, a place full of stories, Madame Curie, Picasso and Voltaire all lived here. Tired, she calmed down and felt the traces of the life of "geniuses", and suddenly felt full of strength.
Zhu Xiaomei had never held a concert before he was 40 years old, while Zhu Xiaomei held his first concert in his life at the invitation of the Paris City Theatre from 65438 to 0994 at the age of 45, playing Variations on Goldberg, which was an unprecedented success and pushed Zhu Xiaomei's playing career to a peak.
Unlike those female musicians, Zhu Xiaomei wore a gorgeous princess dress when performing on the stage, but she wore a simple black coat and trousers without makeup. Sitting there quietly, the notes flowed from her fingers, as if there was life, which triggered the listener's feelings.
As we all know, the French music aesthetic is the most "harsh". The better the player's skills, the more they will think that he is showing off his skills. If the music played is too simple, they don't think such works deserve it. What the French pursue is the piano skills that can bring everyone to the realm of selflessness. This is a true portrayal of Zhu Xiaomei.
Since then, she has spread all over Europe and been invited to concerts. Zhu Xiaomei conquered the ears of Europeans with 600 concerts and won appreciation and respect. Zhu Xiaomei's works are always placed in the most conspicuous places in Parisian street record stores.
As long as it is a concert in Zhu Xiaomei, tickets are often sold out six months in advance. Bach is the best style in Zhu Xiaomei, and the famous French entrepreneur and music critic Michel Morade became her loyal fan because of Bach played by Zhu Xiaomei. He listened to Zhu Xiaomei's 500 concerts, was attracted by the power of Zhu Xiaomei's music, and sincerely admired the China female musician.
Fire is everywhere, Do not forget your initiative mind.
In this era when marketing and "publicity" are king, Zhu Xiaomei seems to be a clean stream. Although she conquered foreign audiences with concerts, she was almost unknown at home.
20 1 1, music critic Zhang Ke wrote an article introducing Zhu Xiaomei, and she officially entered the domestic audience's field of vision. Wang Sicong forwarded a video about Zhu Xiaomei's introduction and performance. In the blog post, Zhu Xiaomei and Lang Lang were compared, saying that Zhu Xiaomei's level was several times higher than Lang Lang's and much better. Wang Sicong, who often speaks amazingly, is followed by many people. His forwarding has brought great concern and discussion to Zhu Xiaomei.
With superb piano playing level and special playing method, Zhu Xiaomei has more and more audiences in China, and his popularity is getting higher and higher, so it is hard to get a concert ticket.
After gaining more and more love and admiration, when Zhu Xiaomei walks in public, there will always be people excitedly asking for his autograph, and life will become more and more noisy. But Zhu Xiaomei is very calm. She never takes part in business activities. In her opinion, those vain activities might as well sit down and play Bach.
Don't forget your innovative spirit. Being humble forever is also a very attractive point of Zhu Xiaomei. Once a music lover, after listening to her concert, boldly stepped forward and summoned up his courage to say to the well-known person at that time, "Mr. Zhu, I hope to have the opportunity to study in your class in the future." Surprisingly, Zhu Xiaomei was not as cold and arrogant as he thought, but folded his hands and replied very modestly: "No, no, I came to study."
Zhu Xiaomei, who is over 70 years old, is a world-famous piano master, but she is still a lonely person, unmarried and childless. She lives in a small house on the banks of the Seine, and lives as simple as before, even without internet and telephone. The first thing she does in the morning is to practice the piano. Zhu Xiaomei is a real hermit. She won't feel lonely because she is accompanied by her most precious piano.
"Never too old to learn" There is no real despair in the world. As long as you don't give up and stick to your dreams, it's never too late. If you have the courage not to be trapped by life and have no distractions, you will certainly succeed.