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中国的古典音乐听众经常受人指摘。常见的刻板印象包括大声吃东西、演出期间手机铃声大作、大使馆官员百无聊赖又不情不愿地坐在前排。然而，在中国，经常去听音乐会的人都知道，这里也有真正的铁杆爱好者，他们见识广博、几近狂热。 By Andrew Moody When people ask me about my most memorable interview of the perhaps thousands I have done at China Daily there is usually little hesitation in my response. 作为一名中国日报的记者，我进行过上千次采访，但每当人们问起我最难忘的一次，我回答起来都毫不犹豫。 Although there are others that stand out also the one I did with the great Russian pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy is the one I most fondly recollect. 虽然还有其他难忘的采访经历，但我最怀念的，是采访伟大的俄罗斯钢琴家弗拉基米尔•阿什肯纳齐。 Even the way it was set up was slightly bizarre. I happened to be listening to one of his trademark performances of Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto while cooking dinner one evening when the phone rang. 这次采访甚至连安排方式也有点奇怪。某天晚上，我正一边做晚饭，一边听拉赫玛尼诺夫的第三钢琴协奏曲，这是阿什肯纳齐的经典演出。这时，电话铃响了。 "Ashkenazy here," said the deep voice on the line. Of course, I had been in contact with his agent but the last thing I expected was to be telephoned directly by the great man himself. | 
