Beyond borders: Jonas Aumiller on discovering Chopin
In this episode we meet Jonas Aumiller, a German pianist competing in the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. It’s a candid and thoughtful conversation about life inside one of the world’s most demanding piano competitions. We talk about pressure, stress, and the strange calm that comes once you’re finally on stage. Aumiller shares why, for years, he avoided playing Chopin. It's maybe because of the stereotype, that German pianists aren’t supposed to play him. But he eventually fell in love with the Polish composer’s elegant, borderless music.
