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According to CCTV News, pianist Fu Cong died in the UK on December 28 local time due to the new corona virus at the age of 86. Fu Cong is reported to have performed in Ningbo many times before his death.
Fu Cong is the son of the famous scholar and translator Fu Lei, who has shown great musical talent since he was a child. In 1955, he won third place in the V International Chopin Piano Competition and the Best “Mazuka” Award. In early 1959, Fu Cong made his debut at London’s Royal Festival Hall and collaborated successfully with the famous director Giulini. Since then, Fu Cong has traveled the five continents and has earned the reputation of “Piano Poet”.
On November 16, 2013, he was invited to Ningbo to perform a piano concert at the Great Theater of Ningbo Cultural Plaza. That night, Fu Cong played “Six Sonatas” by Scarlatti, “Salute to Haydn” by Debussy, “E Major Sonata No. 109” by Beethoven, “G Major Sonata” by Schubert 894. “Fu Cong has a habit of acting, Wherever he goes to perform, he will practice the piano alone in the performance hall for several hours before the performance. As we all know, Fu Cong is a very demanding artist and does not laugh at all. But after listening to his piano music, A fan of Ningbo music said, “I feel the tenderness of this pianist in the sound of the piano.” It is understood that Fu Cong turned down Ningbo media interviews at the time. During rehearsal performances at the theater, he has been avoiding reporters.
It is also understood that on May 4, 2008, Fu Cong held a solo piano concert at the Shaw Theater, performing Scarlatti’s “Six Sonatas,” Debussy’s “Salute to Haydn,” and Beethoven’s “E Major.” Sonata No. 109, “G Major Sonata No. 894” by Schubert and other works.
It is reported that Fu Cong studied piano at the age of seven and studied piano with the famous Italian conductor and pianist Mei Bai at the age of nine. In 1953, he was invited to perform Beethoven’s “Fifth Emperor Piano Concerto” with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, which was a great success. In the same year, he won third place in the piano competition of the IV World Youth Festival.
In 1954, Fu Cong was invited to study in Poland, under the tutelage of the world-renowned pianist and prominent piano educator, Professor Jewisky. In March 1955, he won third place in the world’s most prestigious and authoritative piano competition: the Chopin International Piano Competition and the Chopin “Mazurka” Best Performance Award. The judges around the world and the audience were surprised and thought that Chopin played the “rich soul of Chopin”. Fu Cong first performed in Europe in 1956. During the 20 years of the 1960s and 1970s, he performed around 2,400 solo concerts and was known as the “Piano Poet.”
In Fu Cong’s piano life, his father had a very important influence on him. As the eldest son of the famous Chinese scholar, art theorist and translator Fu Lei, Fu Cong has been influenced by the artistic atmosphere and academic spirit of his family since childhood. All of Fu Cong’s achievements in music were gradually achieved by the teachings of his father Fu Lei. In “Fu Lei’s Home Letter”, there is a phrase that left a deep impression on readers: Fu Lei taught Aizi to “be a human first, then an artist, then a musician, and finally a pianist.”
The three contemporary piano masters Argerich, Leon Lescher and Radulup wrote in a short preface to “For Music Lovers”: “Fu Cong has a rare talent. Can be combined with The masters of classical music are intimately integrated , which is why he has become one of the masters of music of our time ”.
The piano is Fu Cong’s lifelong lover, music is the refuge of his soul. Fu Cong has the pride of Chinese literati and the sadness of musicians, he is one of the greatest pianists of our time.
