Chapter 855 Concertmaster
Upon seeing that her students were getting along well, Sofia smiled with relief. After a while, she began to ask about the orchestra’s situation. Jenny and Daniela reported on the status of their groups separately, and there were basically no problems.
Sofia nodded in satisfaction before her eyes fell on Kellen. “How’s Group Six’s progress coming along?”
“I was just about to tell you that I’ve just recruited a new concertmaster. I think she’s pretty good, so I want you to have a look.”
Sofia agreed.
Soon, Kellen called over the concertmaster candidate that he favored, who turned out to be Susan. As soon as she entered and saw Tessa standing next to Sofia, her gaze darkened, while she boiled with anger on the inside.
However, she still looked calm on the surface as she wore a harmless smile. After all, she had been through so much, and on top of her rebirth at the villa, she was no longer the Kathleen she used to be. She had learned to hide her true emotions in front of outsiders.
“Miss Sofia, this is Susan. She’s extremely skilled in the violin,” Kellen introduced, not noticing Susan’s strange behavior.
Thinking about her plan to attract Sofia’s attention, Susan pretended to greet them graciously, “Nice to meet you all.”
She hoped to leave a good impression on Sofia so that she could continue her plans in the future. Meanwhile, Sofia looked at Susan in astonishment. She hadn’t expected the concertmaster candidate to be so outstanding.
Tessa and Gregory looked at the beautiful girl in front of them curiously as well. The girl looked like she was in her early twenties, and she was wearing a long-sleeved dress. Her facial features were as delicate as an angel’s but gave off the seductive allure of an elf, creating a contradictory yet exceptionally attractive clash.
Susan also noticed everyone’s eyes on her, especially Tessa’s, which made her burn with anger as she was filled with the urge to rush up and strangle her. However, she held herself back.
She heard Sofia asking her, “Where did you graduate from? Did you have any teachers? Do you have any experience in being in an orchestra?”
“I graduated from the Gloria Music Academy just recently.”
Susan calmed down and summarized her information for them. Of course, everything had been made up by her father for her, and even her current age was a few years younger.
“I trained in an orchestra when I was in school. As for a teacher, I still don’t have one.”
Hearing that, Sofia nodded slightly before asking again, “Since you’ve trained in an orchestra while you were in school, why didn’t you stay behind after graduating?”
Having expected that Sofia would ask this, Susan said with a look of admiration, “I heard that you were forming a sixth orchestra, so I want to come and test my luck. I grew up listening to your music, and you’ve always been my idol.”
Sofia was not surprised by her words at all. After all, she had seen a lot of fans who had come to visit her over the years. Then again, she was now choosing the concertmaster of Group Six, not hosting a fan meeting.
“I see. How about you play a piece you’re good at for us?”
“All right.” Susan nodded in agreement and picked up her violin before she started performing.
In order to attract Sofia’s attention, she specially chose an extremely difficult and challenging violin piece—’Introduction and Variations on Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento.’
This piece was adapted by Paganini for a solo violin from Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento, an aria of Paisiello’s opera, La Molinara. The piece was also a work that combined the various techniques from the 24 Caprices for Solo Violin into one, making it one of the most difficult works Paganini had left for future generations to play.
At the end of the piece, Susan lowered her violin and looked at Sofia expectantly. “Miss Sofia, I’m done performing.”
Sofia nodded slightly, thinking that Susan had done pretty well. However, she did not plan to make an evaluation for the time being.
Instead, she turned and asked, “Jenny, Daniela, what do you think?”
