For the Musical Genius Chapter 140

< For the Music Genius – Episode 140 >

“Moscow?”

Isn’t that an amazing story?

“I heard that he gave a lecture to undergraduates and professors at the Moscow Conservatory of Music. The response was also very enthusiastic. In Moscow, people called violinist Hyun ‘the reincarnation of Tchaikovsky.’”

The veteran professors at the Juilliard School simultaneously exclaimed in excitement.

Where is the Moscow Conservatory? It was the pride of Russians, colder than the north wind of Siberia, and a place that applied an infinitely cruel standard to outsiders.

Moreover, there was no one who did not know what Tchaikovsky meant to them.

“In particular, it is said that Alexei, the director of the Moscow Conservatory, cherished and loved violinist Hyun very much. It is said that the faculty council, centered around Professor Anton, the head of the department, even went so far as to say that violinist Hyun should be hired as a full-time professor.”

“A formal professor?”

“Yes, especially what Dean Anton said was even more shocking. When the undergraduates demanded that the violinist strings be lectured again, he said, ‘It would be a sin for such an excellent musician to be teaching young people on the podium. In the past, musicians taught young people because they were hungry. There is also a saying that if Mozart had spent less time teaching nobles, the history of music would have advanced one step further.’”

For example, rumors tend to be exaggerated, as evidenced by the fact that his nickname, “The Little Ghost,” changed to “Tchaikovsky’s Reincarnation.”

However, what Alexei and Anton said was true,

The remarks of Russian maestro Alexei and outstanding professor Anton were enough to shake the hearts of the veteran professors of the Juilliard School.

“The head of the string department said that after watching the Paganini film, he couldn’t sleep properly for days. I think others felt the same way. His violin sounded as if Paganini’s melodies had come back to life, fascinating and dangerous. Isn’t that right, Carl?”

“That’s right, Professor Oliver.”

“Even the picky and stingy Karl acknowledges his melodies, so it would be pointless to talk about how excellent his melodies are. I honestly think that violinist Hyun should be given the opportunity to lecture at Juilliard. Even Moscow, a closed city with strong musical pride and stubbornness, has opened its podium to him.”

At the technology screening, which was expected to be a simple musical film at best, the old professors all felt their hearts pounding. They wanted to hear his melodies and meet him in person.

When Oliver heard him play live at a Hollywood party, his heart stopped.

But there was a problem.

“Department Head, but doesn’t the Dean oppose it?”

Leaving aside the musical perspective, it was not a pleasant story when looking only at violinist Hyun’s age.

That’s what Joseph, the director of the Juilliard School of Music, said.

As his name suggests, he was a German-born musician and was an old-fashioned person who would not make any judgments without seeing with his own eyes and ears.

“Our director will change his mind when he actually meets violinist Hyun. He will no longer dismiss the rumors about him as mere exaggeration.”

* * *

Michelle couldn’t believe what she was seeing with her own eyes. It was because it was the first time she had seen Son Yu-ha’s excited expression.

Wasn’t she someone who always had a cold expression like an ice princess?

“Oppa―!”

At that moment, Son Yu-ha ran down the stairs as if she was about to fall and hugged a man.

The excited voice was so ear-piercing that students passing by looked up.

The man stroked Son Yu-ha’s head very affectionately, as if it was something he had been used to doing.

oh.

Michelle covered her mouth with her hand as it seemed like a scene from a movie.

Only then did the man’s figure begin to appear clearly in Michelle’s eyes.

He was an oriental man with a very beautiful face, although he was not very tall.

Her deep eyes and high nose, beneath her hair blowing in the wind, looked like a painting.

“Yuha, I’ll go first. Have a good time—!”

Michelle, who was introduced to Kang Hyeon by Son Yu-ha, tactfully gave up her seat.

Even though he was only two years older than Son Yu-ha, his every action was filled with dignity. It seemed as if he had an aura that I couldn’t identify.

“Hey, do you want to come see our school?”

“school?”

“Yeah, just get a pass from the security guard and take a look around!”

Son Yu-ha was very excited, like a child going to an amusement park for the first time.

The eyes that resembled a proud cat had suddenly transformed into those of a gentle puppy.

While he was wandering around the school like that, Hyun felt the students’ gazes glancing at him.

“Yuha, are you popular at school?”

“why?”

“No, it seems like all the students know you.”

Of course, how could you not know? Even at the prestigious Phillips, the queen bee is none other than Son Yu-ha.

Moreover, there were rumors about Son Yu-ha’s s*xual identity, as she treated all the men who had approached her coldly.

However, looking at her current appearance, she was clearly a teenage girl in love, so they couldn’t help but be surprised.

“Brother, how long are you going to be in New York?”

“I can’t stay that long.”

Son Yu-ha hesitated for a while before finally asking if she could watch a movie with him.

Kang Hyun found Son Yu Ha so lovable and cute.

What’s wrong with watching a movie?

On the one hand, seeing Son Yu-ha so excited made Kang Hyun want to create new memories for her.

“Yuha, you can’t come to Korea during vacation anymore?”

“huh.”

“I won’t be able to see you often in the future. I should play a song for you so you don’t forget.”

Kang Hyun knew why Son Yu Ha couldn’t come to Korea during the vacation.

She was the successor to the First Group. She had to study hard to become a successor, including the study of the Imperial School, to the point where she would sweat and sweat. If she let her guard down even a little, her cousins ​​would pounce on her like hyenas, looking for an opening.

“This is the music room. I was given permission to use it for a bit, but there are no violins.”

Son Yu-ha’s voice trailed off with a gloomy tone. As if every passing day was a market day, what was the point of having all the practice violins handed over to the music store for repairs?

Kang Hyun looked around the music room, which was as good as any music college’s practice room. If it weren’t for Son Yu-ha, he wouldn’t have even dreamed of visiting Philips.

At that moment, Kang Hyun saw a piano in the corner.

“That will do.”

“piano?”

Kang Hyun sat down on the piano stool and skillfully removed the cover. It was a pure white piano that was very well tuned.

Kang Hyun looked at Son Yu Ha, who was standing there blankly, and then tapped the chair he was sitting on with his palm. It was a signal for him to sit next to him.

“This is a song I composed while thinking of you, Yuha.”

Although Son Yu-ha learned social music from a young age, he was not able to follow along without sheet music.

Kang Hyun-do also knew that fact, so he placed his long fingers on the keyboard first. Then he grabbed Yu-ha’s left hand with his right hand and placed it over his left hand.

Son Yu-ha’s eyes widened at the sudden contact and her cheeks quickly turned red.

Eventually, white fingers were placed on top of long fingers resting on the black and white keys.

The upper hand is completely covered by the lower hand, as if they are being hugged.

* * *

“Paganini.”

It seems that the rumor that the movie was a hit wasn’t true. The theaters were packed with people waiting to see the movie ‘Paganini’.

It was nice to enjoy a peaceful holiday like this. It would take some time before we heard any definite news of victory from the Barbara mines anyway.

“Hey, let’s have some caramel popcorn too!”

Son Yu-ha was already very excited. If I had known this would happen, I would have taken her to various places in Korea.

Just then, a huge poster with Alessandro’s face on it caught my eye.

Word of mouth must have been so good that the cover was several times larger than that of blockbuster movies released at the same time.

“I heard that in the movie, an Asian boy plays the violin? He’s an unknown violinist.”

“No, I heard he was a great genius. He was already famous in the classical music world. What was his name?”

“Tongue-uh-uh?”

At that moment, I heard the voices of the audience who had stopped by the theater to see the movie Paganini. I couldn’t help but feel my face flush.

On the other hand, Son Yu-ha looks like she’s having so much fun.

On the one hand, it seemed like you were feeling proud. As if you were boasting that the man you were talking about was the one with your arms crossed.

“and.”

The movie was as great as I saw it at the preview the other day.

Especially when Paganini played in the movie, the audience in the theater stopped eating popcorn and quietly focused on the melody.

But what caught my eye during that time was Alessandro’s calluses. As you can see on the movie screen, you can see how much effort he put in.

That was when.

‘Tsk.’

The audience member sitting next to me kept mumbling to himself. He even occasionally glared at Paganini in the movie with a strange expression.

Whatever the expression, what can we do about noise pollution?

Even in the United States, where film culture was established early, there are bound to be people without etiquette.

I would have liked to say something, but I couldn’t ruin the mood at this moment when everyone was absorbed in the melody of the movie.

* * *

“It’s Paganini!”

Joseph, the director of the Juilliard School, clicked his tongue when he saw the movie poster.

The other professors who saw the movie in person were so excited that it made my ears sting.

Moreover, didn’t the professors who heard the boy’s performance at the party all say ridiculous things?

It felt like Paganini had come back to life or something.

Clearly, the melody was received with exaggerated intensity by ears soaked in champagne.

‘Violinist Hyun.’

Joseph was also a person who was well known. He was a person who caused a stir in the classical music world a few years ago. There were even rumors going around that he was the reincarnation of Mozart.

But Joseph did not easily believe anything unless he saw and heard it with his own eyes and ears. Rumors were always absurd.

Still, the reason I came to see the movie was because I had some doubts.

“Since that’s the person that Professor Oliver recommended, ahem.”

Didn’t the department head praise you so much that his mouth was dry and worn out?

Not only that, even the professors who are stingy with compliments were talking about violinist Hyun, so it was impossible not to be interested.

Well, let’s see how well he does. With this in mind, Josef entered the movie theater.

Crunch.

But as the movie began, Josef’s wrinkled hands clenched tightly. It was the same reaction as the other professors the other day.

In some ways, he may have been even more surprised than them, since Joseph was also a violin major.

My eyes and ears had long since been captivated by the melody beyond the TV screen, and my lips continued to unknowingly sing along to Paganini’s music.

He could feel the gaze of the boy sitting next to him, but what could he do? Josef would have saved face if it had been any other time, but he couldn’t do anything about it now. It felt as if someone had poured cold water on his head.

As Paganini’s melody continues, as his bowing increases, what should I do with this heart that beats for the invisible performer?

Even though the movie ended, no one moved. It seems like everyone was unable to escape from the deep aftertaste.

That was when.

“pen!”

As soon as the movie ended, Josef took out a pen and a blank sheet of music from his bag without even having time to reflect.

The last song was clearly an arrangement by violinist Hyun himself, modeled after Paganini’s piece.

It was a song that was recreated so extensively that it was hard to call it an arrangement, making many musicians doubt their ears.

Joseph drew out the notes, recalling the musical idea he had just heard.

The reason was simple: I really wanted to hear that song again.

The notes that had been drawn without hesitation hesitated. I drew the score, but there was something that didn’t feel right. I felt like I had made a mistake.

I furrowed my brows and strained my nerves, but I couldn’t recall any more melodies. Of course, it was also surprising that I had been able to draw out this many notes by relying only on my simple memory.

At that moment, Joseph was staring at the music score so intently that it seemed as if it would pierce through.

“This part is wrong.”

The boy sitting next to me pointed to a part of the sheet music with his finger.

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