With Lu Xiang'er, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's "Butterfly Lovers" themed concert tour performed in various European countries.

There are more and more foreign media reports.

At the beginning, foreign entertainment media reported on the name of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

After all, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is an internationally ranked symphony orchestra, and entertainment news should still give this orchestra a certain amount of space.

With more and more reports, the names and posters of Lu Xiang'er and "Butterfly Lovers" have appeared more and more in the entertainment media, making more and more foreign audiences aware of such a violinist from the East.

If you are just a little-known musician, it will be difficult to get the attention of foreign audiences.

However, Lu Xiang'er just has the Paganini Gold Medal, an award that he can win.

This is where awards come in.

When the audience doesn't know a performer or a star, they see it on the entertainment news one day, and then take a second look and discover... Hey, he has won such a valuable award.

In this case, the performer and star will be much higher in the impression of the ordinary audience.

In addition, famous performers such as Patrick Pate have praised "Butterfly Lovers" highly.

More and more foreign audiences are interested in this concert.

Especially those who often attend concerts, they listen to the music of Beethoven, Chopin, and Mozart all year round.

Now there is a violin concerto from the East, "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", and it has been praised by many performers.

Audiences who like symphonies will be more or less interested in this concerto.

If you are a symphony lover who is interested in Eastern culture, you will be more interested in listening to such a concert.

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Starting from the third "Butterfly Lovers" theme concert held at the Amsterdam Concert Hall in the Netherlands, the proportion of foreign audiences began to increase.

For domestic audiences, flying to a foreign country to attend a concert is indeed a troublesome matter.

Air tickets and admission tickets are expensive, and you have to take a flight. It is difficult to go there and back on the same day. You have to stay in a hotel, and it takes at least two days to go there.

Therefore, the proportion of domestic audience purchasing tickets began to decline.

However, the proportion of foreign audiences has increased, and concert tickets are still hard to come by.

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After New Year's Day.

Fang Xing and Lu Xiang'er took a two-day break and went to Vienna to listen to Patrick Pater's Tchaikovsky concert.

The tickets were given by Patrick Pate.

The performer personally gave away the tickets, so it would be a little rude not to go.

Moreover, Fang Xing also wanted to hear how much the Austrian violinist's level had improved.

The reason why I want to know about his playing level is because his name is on the entry list for the Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition held in Most in May.

Things happened a bit by chance.

Lu Xiang'er was also going to participate in the Tchaikovsky International Competition in May, and she met this fat man from Austria again.

Moreover, the concerts held by Patrick Pate are all dedicated to Tchaikovsky, playing all Tchaikovsky's famous works.

This is now in preparation for the competition in May.

In fact.

The same goes for Lu Xiang'er and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's "Butterfly Lovers" themed concert.

The name of the concert is the "Butterfly Lovers" theme concert, but it is impossible for a normal concert to only perform the "Butterfly Lovers" concerto.

After all, "Butterfly Lovers" only lasts 26 minutes, and the concert will take at least two hours.

Therefore, the rest of the time was all about Tchaikovsky’s famous music.

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The venue for Patrick Pater's concerts is the Vienna State Opera.

This opera house is one of the most famous in the world and is rarely rented out.

In other words, it is difficult to hold a concert at the Vienna State Opera even if you have money.

Vienna is the capital of Austria, and Patrick Pater is an Austrian.

As an Austrian violinist, I have special treatment and can hold concerts at the Vienna State Opera.

The concert was a success.

After all, Patrick Pater is already a famous violinist, and at that level, he still collaborates with the Austrian Symphony Orchestra.

After listening to this concert, Lu Xiang'er was stunned.

Fang Xing shook her hand and asked, "Are you getting nervous?"

Lu Xiang'er nodded and replied: "One thing, I didn't expect to meet him again."

Fang Xing smiled and reassured: "On the road of music, we only need to surpass ourselves, not others."

Lu Xiang'er nodded and replied, "I know, but I'm still nervous."

A big reason why she was nervous was because she had to use "Butterfly Lovers" to compete.

A concerto that is not internationally well-known is actually at a disadvantage if it is used in the competition.

Fang Xing asked: "How about changing the music. If I change it to a world-famous song, I'd be more confident."

Lu Xiang'er shook her head and insisted: "When I first decided to participate in the Tchaikovsky Competition, I just wanted to play "Butterfly Lovers" on the competition field. Even if I don't win the prize, I will stick to this decision."

Fang Xing nodded and said: "In that case, then try your best to compete. Regardless of winning or losing, as long as you stand on the stage and play "Butterfly Lovers", you will have achieved your goal."

Lu Xiang'er smiled and joked: "What if you can't pass the first round?"

The Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition has a total of three rounds.

"Butterfly Lovers" should be played in the last round, that is to say, you have to get through at least the first two rounds before you have the chance to play "Butterfly Lovers".

"That means your skills have declined." Fang Xing insulted her without any politeness.

Lu Xiang'er curled her lips and hummed, "I don't have one."

While the two were talking, the audience around them had almost left the stage.

"Let's go. Let's go back to the hotel and rest first. We have to catch the morning flight home tomorrow." Fang Xing said, holding her hand and standing up.

At this moment.

Patrick Pate came out from the backstage, went down the steps from the performance stage to the auditorium, walked all the way to the two people, and said in English: "Thank you for coming to my concert."

He waited backstage for a long time, but didn't see Fang Xing and the other two going backstage, so he took the initiative to look for them in front.

Fang Xing and Lu Xiang'er had been talking just now, and the other audience members had all left. There were very few audience members left in the entire concert hall.

So Patrick Pate saw the two of them at a glance.

Fang Xing stretched out his hand to shake his hand and congratulated: "The performance was a success, congratulations!"

"Thank you, do you still want to listen to next week's concert? I have reserved the tickets." Patrick Pate was ready to continue giving away tickets.

Fang Xing quickly stopped him and said, "Maybe not next week. The schedule is quite full recently."

To attend a concert, you have to delay at least a day or two. Lu Xiang'er has a concert to hold every week, plus the weekly rehearsal time, the time is indeed a bit tight.

Besides, this fat Austrian guy was a little over-enthusiastic. He took his ticket and it would be inappropriate not to participate, so he had no choice but to decline.

Patrick Pate also understood very well. He took out his hand from the inner pocket of his suit and said, "Okay. I will go to your concert when I have time. See you in Moscow in May."

Apparently he had also seen the entry list for the Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition.

"Okay, see you in May." Lu Xiang'er agreed.

This can be regarded as a friendly competition, and we meet again in the international arena after four years.

One is the Paganini Gold Medal and the other is the Paganini Silver Medal.

And this time the competition location is the cold city near the Arctic Circle.

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After coming out of the Vienna State Opera House, Fang Xing and Lu Xiang'er met foreign reporters at the door.

A few days ago, the list of entries for the Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition was announced, and the name of Patrick Pater was on the list.

Austrian entertainment reporters must of course find a way to interview this Austrian violinist.

Before waiting for Patrick Pate, the Austrian reporter saw Lu Xianger first.

Now, apart from China, Lu Xiang'er is the most well-known in Austria.

After all, the famous Austrian violinist was beaten by a girl from the East in the Paganini Competition.

The more famous Patrick Pate becomes in Austria, the more famous Lu Xiang'er will be.

Especially this time, Lu Xiang'er's collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has raised her popularity to another level.
To be continued...