Fu Cong s interview with Fu Cong, Fu Lei in Fu Cong s eyes

Summary. Fu Cong: His cynicism seems to have been felt since I can remember.

He was a very contradictory man, on the one hand he thought the world was terrible and dirty; On the other hand, he is so concerned about everything that happens in the world, and he is so distressed. I remember that at that time, there was an incident in China about Wen Yiduo and Li Gongpu; Internationally, in 1948, Gandhi was assassinated again, and my father could suddenly skip meals for several days and close the door to no one for these things. In those days, we didn't see him, we only remember my mother knocking on the door with tears in her eyes and saying:

Old man! Don't be like that, eat something.

Fu Lei in Fu Cong's eyes.

Fu Cong: (mutters for a long time) Alas! I really don't know where to start......When it comes to my father, sometimes I feel like all my troubles come from him, and we are so similar in so many places that I can hardly portray him objectively.

It seems that all the pain he experienced back then was borne by me.

Fu Cong: His cynicism seems to have been felt since I can remember. He was a very contradictory man, on the one hand he thought the world was terrible and dirty; On the other hand, he is so concerned about everything that happens in the world, and he is so distressed.

I remember that at that time, there was an incident in China about Wen Yiduo and Li Gongpu; Internationally, in 1948, Gandhi was assassinated again, and my father could suddenly skip meals for several days and close the door to no one for these things. In those days, we didn't see him, but I remember my mother knocking on the door with tears in her eyes and saying, "Old man!

Don't be like that, eat something.

In 1953, the fourth World Youth Festival was held in Romania. After domestic selection, Fu Cong participated in the piano competition of the "Gala Festival" as the only Chinese player, and won the third prize.

In March 1955, the 5th Chopin International Piano Competition was held in Warsaw. Seventy-four players from all over the world gathered in the Polish capital. Fu Cong is the only Chinese player and the weakest player, after three rounds of competition, he won the third place with a score similar to the top two, and also won the "Mazuka" performance best award.

In December 1958, Fu Cong left Poland and moved to London, England. At.

In the two decades of the sixties and seventies, about 2,400 recitals were held; He has collaborated with many internationally renowned musicians, including Yehudi Menuhin, Totari, Daniel Barenboim, Zheng Jinghe, etc.; About 50 recordings were made.

Fu Cong is far more respected in the international music scene than other masters. In the sixties and seventies of the last century, he was the cover character of Time magazine and many important first-class magazines in the United States.

To this day, many pianists around the world still often turn to him for advice; He is a natural judge of the world's most important international piano competitions. Fu Cong said: "As long as you live one more day, the more you will discover the profundity of the **." I feel that I don't really understand until I'm 60 years old! ”

1. A person's success is inseparable from the education of the family and the efforts of the individual, which is explained as follows:

Born on March 10, 1934 in Shanghai to a family of Chinese intellectuals full of artistic atmosphere and academic spirit, his father Fu Lei was a famous scholar, art theorist and translator in China.

Fu Lei's profound knowledge of a variety of Chinese and Western arts and cultures, his unique opinions, his rigorous and rigorous style of study, and his sincere pursuit of artistic truth have had a direct, long-term and far-reaching impact on Fu Cong's performance art.

2. In addition to Fu Lei's education, there are also his personal efforts:

In good conscience, I put the most effort into the piano, not because I was destined to be a pianist, but because I didn't have enough roots. When I was a child, I learned very little, and the most critical years were the years from the age of 13 to 17, and I didn't have the opportunity to play the piano at all, and there was no good gentleman when I started at the age of 17. As I've gotten older, it's taken me too much time to conquer something like the piano purely technically, so I'm always embarrassed to be a pianist.

This is in terms of the purely mechanical aspect of the pianist. At my age, to reach a certain level, it would take twice as much energy or even four or five times as much energy to do it. So my hand has been injured for the past few years, and this is an irresolvable contradiction.

Fu Cong has the best talent, and with the strong support and careful cultivation of his father, he embarked on the road of art, which makes him feel happy and benefits the society. From this point of view, it is self-interest and self-interest. Fu Cong's life, he has no regrets, and his father would be glad if he knew about it.

I think this kind of father-son relationship is much healthier than a son giving up his dream for the sake of filial piety. Those parents who love their children know that their children will regret and lose their lives because they give up their dreams, and they will not be happy in their hearts.

From this point of view, Fu Lei is a conscientious father, and Fu Cong is a son worthy of his father's pride.

It's an obsession to care too much about "how to look at something to be objective". The reason for this is the fear of making mistakes and being punished, which is not necessary. Because there is no judge in the world who asks you to always stand on the right side.

A truly mature life is one who can contain all things and is in inner harmony. He is no longer a panicked child in his heart, so he is not afraid of being accused of not being "objective", "correct" and "fair" enough. He just had to say it calmly:

What do I need, what do I see, what do I oppose. Only in this way can we have a dialogue with the world and carry out effective exchanges and cooperation.