Masterworks 1: Fellowship

THE GIVENS COMMUNITIES MASTERWORKS SERIES

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
2:00 P.M. AND 8:00 P.M.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ASHEVILLE

Darko Butorac, conductor

Jakob Aumiller, piano

What does genius look like? Often it looks like community. Brahms crafted his exuberant First Piano Concerto through years of collaboration with close friends and mentors, including Clara Schumann who inspired the concerto’s dreamy second movement. Beethoven’s relentless Seventh Symphony — a personal favorite of his with its unyielding rhythmic drive — premiered at a charity concert performed by an orchestra of friends and fellow composers. Both works emerged from profound creative kinship and community, proof that greatness rarely stands alone.

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

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The Givens Communities Masterworks Series is generously sponsored by:

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Hugh and Carol McCollum

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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 – Timothy Butts and Susan Harrington Butts

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 – John and Janet Long

Jakob Aumiller, Piano

Click here to read Jakob's bio.

Jakob Aumiller, Piano

Click here to read Jakob's bio.

Praised for his dynamic range and subtle sense of color, pianist Jakob Aumiller has played in important venues throughout the United States and Europe including performances in Munich, Milan, New York and Berlin. He has played as a soloist with orchestras such as the Neue Philharmonie München, the Orchestra Filarmonica Veneta and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bacau.

Aumiller has won prizes at numerous national and international competitions, including first prizes at the “Mary Smart Concerto Competition” in New York, the “Giulio Rospigliosi” competition and the “Ischia” competition. In 2023, Aumiller won first prize at the “Lamberto Brunelli” competition in Vicenza and second prize at the “Premio Venezia” at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. He also won prizes at the renowned “Ettlingen” competition in Germany, the “Cesar Franck” competition in Brussels and the “Concours international de Piano de Lyon” in France.

Jakob Aumiller was born in Munich in 2001 and started playing the piano at the age of 5. He earned his Bachelor and Master of Music with honors at the Conservatorio di Musica F.A. Bonporti with Professor Massimiliano Mainolfi in Trento (Italy). Since August 2024, he has been studying for an Artist Diploma at the Cleveland Institute of Music under Professor Antonio Pompa-Baldi.

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