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On July 18, an explosion occurred in Kyoto, Japan, the darkest day in the history of Japanese animation. When he heard the news, "Uncle A" was rehearsing at the Chongqing Grand Theater. Before the Animenz Live2019 animation piano concert started that night, he took the microphone and apologized to the fans. He was worried that his bad mood would affect the performance of the concert. . However, when he sat down and took a deep breath, his fingers started beating familiarly on the strings, and the sound of the piano flowed from the fingers, beautiful and beautiful, and the audience was intoxicated.
Animenz
Who is "Uncle A"
Mention Li Yundi and Lang Lang, probably most people know; mention "Uncle A", there may be many Those born in the 60s, 70s and even 80s will be a little strange. At station B of the two-dimensional website gathered by post-90s and post-00s, his video click rate is nearly 24 million, and it is as high as 230 million on Youtube.
The English name of "Uncle A" is Animenz. How did the name "Uncle A" come from? "Who knows? My tune became popular on the Internet, and then fans called me that." Animenz has a baby face, but fans like to call him "Uncle A". Even my mother's friends will be surprised: "He is so young, why would fans call him'Uncle A'?"
Animenz Chinese name Guo Maike, 29 years old this year, was born in the southern German town of Bad Urach and grew up in Metzingen. Young Chinese musicians. He began to receive piano education at the age of 6, under the tutelage of Mr. Kramer, a local piano teacher in Germany. In the same year, he stood out in the German Youth Music Competition and ranked first. At the age of 16, he was invited by Romania's famous Botosani National Philharmonic Orchestra to perform Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto with the orchestra, and held public performances in Germany and Romania. Because of his outstanding performance in public performances, local media praised him as "Metzingen's genius pianist".
Previously, Animenz was only well-known locally, but it was his adaptation that made him truly popular all over the world. In 2012, he adapted the opening song "My dearest" of "Guilty Crown", which was the first attempt to combine classical and popular elements. This piece also made him realize that the anime piano can also be played in a classical concert hall. Today, he has adapted as many as 100 anime music, winning the title of "the first person" in the world's animation piano adaptation.
A long queue of fans waiting for the performance
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This time around the world tour, father Guo Jun also came to help, when his son had some words and didn’t know how to express At the time, he became an interpreter. "When I was four years old, I took him to Disneyland in the United States, and I forgot what he played and who played or what. I only remembered the background music of the playground." Guo Jun told reporters that they moved to Germany in the 1980s, his son Born and raised in Germany. In Germany, most children prefer sports, but the son is super disgusted, but is very interested in music.
"I don't have the slightest interest in sports, and I feel that sports are too boring." When talking about sports so far, Animenz still shook his head. He said that if you don't like it, you won't touch it at all. If you like it, Will stay up late or even skip class to do it.
Animenz is very poor in sports. I like to stay at home, either playing the piano or watching cartoons. "There are almost 1,000 animations I have seen so far." Animenz said that in terms of his own preferences, his family values his independence and seldom interferes.
"Looking at him when he went out with his schoolbag on his back in the morning, thinking he was going to school, and then the other children went home. I asked why he didn't see Animenz coming back, but he went out with his schoolbag on his back and then went to the basement to make up his sleep. When asked whether Guo Jun was worried that Animenz was too addicted to animation, he said he was not worried. In fact, within a certain range of "delegation", children can choose for themselves. For example, in games, Animenz also played and played, and he gave up the game. "Without other people's persuasion, I would be boring to play by myself and would give up. But music, what I like, and what I like, I will persist, and I will do it for 10 years and 100 years. "Animenz said.
The show ended and Animenz received flowers from fans.
"Uncle A" Style
The concert officially began at 19:30 that night. Eyes, deep breaths, Animenz's focus and dedication, wandering on the flexible fingers of the black and white keys, connecting classical and anime. Classic childhood songs such as "Detective Conan" and "Castle in the Sky", as well as "Natsume Friends Book" and "April is yours The interpretation of heavyweight animated songs such as "Lies" made the audience intoxicated.
Animenz is a passionate and musically gifted musician. He wrote piano scores based on his understanding of music. Most of his adaptations of the previous works Combining the styles of pianists such as Beethoven, Chopin, and Liszt. Since 2014, he has gradually formed his own unique Animenz style, which is concentrated in the use of variation, polyphonic expansion, range up and down, and main control. "Enrich yourself The emotions and even the whole soul will be integrated into the work. "In terms of music, Animenz is very strict with himself. "It must be good." is the motto of Animenz. In his opinion, it is best if you don't do it. He hopes that the music he adapts can have long-lasting vitality. After many years, it is still a classic.
Animenz has become popular on the Internet. Many businesses hope to cooperate with him, hoping that he will be popular to adapt the first song, but he will all be rejected. "Thirty thousand? fifty thousand? One hundred thousand...no more fare increase. "Whenever someone who wants to request cooperation is rejected, they think it is a price issue, but even if it is added to the sky-high price, they will be rejected by Animenz.
"I am very resistant to the adaptation of the song that I don't like. I may still be a person living in my own time, and I hope that the music I adapted will be heard in 10, 20, or even 100 years from now. Either don't do it, or do your best, especially art. Animenz calmed down, sometimes it takes dozens of hours to adapt a song, and the adaptation of the theme song of "Your Name" takes up to three years.
Animenz took a photo with the fans
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was in progress, Guo Jun in the audience heard the familiar music again and was moved to tears. He was sincerely proud of seeing the fans’ love for his son. In 2013, an adaptation of Animenz The first piece received a lot of attention from fans. He found that there were a lot of fans in Singapore, so he decided to go there for a concert. The animenz's popularity on the Internet, the family actually did not know. Guo Jun suddenly heard that his son was going to Singapore to play. Yes, I was shocked. "What happened? "Guo Jun recalled that he and his wife were not at ease at the time, so they came to Singapore quietly, wanting to see what their son was going to do. The couple was shocked by this trail. There were long lines of young faces, and they were all waiting. Watching his son’s recital, and at the concert, everyone’s thunderous applause... Until that moment, Guo Jun knew that his son was so popular. It was from then that he began to study the "Uncle A" phenomenon, earnestly I went to listen to every song adapted by his son. Later, he and his wife gradually became fascinated. Sometimes they were moved to tears.
Those who came to listen to Animenz’s concert, except for their young faces, Sometimes there are elderly parents. Parents always like to ask Animenz: "My child also learns the piano, how can I make him a person like you." "Parents will also ask Guo Jun for advice: "How can we cultivate such an excellent child." "……
When I learned that most parents accompany their children to practice the piano, and sometimes when the parents are more tired than the children, Animenz shook his head and said that he did not understand. "Many children play the piano well, but not I know why I want to play, the teacher said I played it, and the parents said I played it, but they didn’t understand why..." In Animenz’s view, music is wonderful, allowing him to immerse himself in his world and sit down and enjoy it. , The body and mind are comfortable.
"He did not learn musicConsider why, only one, I like it, I feel comfortable. "Guo Jun commented that his son is a "simple" and "pure" person. It is precisely because of this pure energy that his music has power. "At the beginning he wanted to make music, but my mother was actually anxious. In Germany, music is very Popularity, not very competitive, my mother is worried that he will not be able to support himself in the future. "However, Guo Jun never cares. Instead, he encourages his son and never compares his son with others. Guo Jun said that for parents, the purity of the child should be protected.
沉醉健身的Animenz
