Are there shortcuts to a successful career? If so, what do they actually mean? In this episode, we talk about personal fulfilment, the perception of one's own actions, and the sustainability of one's happiness.

🎙️ Hosted by Paulina Wunder and Ingolf Wunder.

💬 Share your thoughts! Email us at: 📧 musicwideopen@gmail.com

📲 Listen now and stay connected:

Podcast Website: musicwideopen.com Apple Podcasts: /Music Wide Open Spotify: /Music Wide Open Amazon: /Music Wide Open Substack: /musicwideopen

YouTube: /MusicWideOpen

🔗 Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: /musicwideopen Bluesky: /musicwideopen.bsky.social Facebook: /ingolfwunder Patreon: /MusicWideOpenPodcast X: /ingolfwunder

Who is winning? Who is losing? How are music competitions changing, and why? In this episode, we’re talking about the problematic nature of piano tournaments, the juries, the multitude of opinions and standards in judgment, and the vicious cycle imposed by the system these competitions are built into.

🎙️ Hosted by Paulina Wunder and Ingolf Wunder.

💬 Share your thoughts! Email us at: 📧 musicwideopen@gmail.com

📲 Listen now and stay connected:

Podcast Website: musicwideopen.com Apple Podcasts: /Music Wide Open Spotify: /Music Wide Open Amazon: /Music Wide Open Substack: /musicwideopen

YouTube: /MusicWideOpen

🔗 Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: /musicwideopen Bluesky: /musicwideopen.bsky.social Facebook: /ingolfwunder Patreon: /MusicWideOpenPodcast X: /ingolfwunder

Would Chopin win the Chopin Competition? Although that’s the starting point of this episode, we go far beyond this famous and important event in the piano world, using it only as an excuse to talk about the ever-changing world. What are the challenges faced by sensitive musicians today? What influences our perception of music performances and the way we talk about them? What is the impact of technology on our performing and listening habits, and how does it shape our expectations? All this and more on Music Wide Open, Episode 22 — If Chopin Lived Today.

🎙️ Hosted by Paulina Wunder and Ingolf Wunder.

💬 Share your thoughts! Email us at: 📧 musicwideopen@gmail.com

📲 Listen now and stay connected:

Podcast Website: musicwideopen.com Apple Podcasts: /Music Wide Open Spotify: /Music Wide Open Amazon: /Music Wide Open Substack: /musicwideopen

YouTube: /MusicWideOpen

🔗 Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: /musicwideopen Bluesky: /musicwideopen.bsky.social Facebook: /ingolfwunder Patreon: /MusicWideOpenPodcast X: /ingolfwunder