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• Profession: Conductor, composer, pedagogue
• Residences: Since 1883 teacher Composition at the Music Academy in Budapest.
• Relation to Mahler: 
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 01-01-1853 Waldeck, Fichtel Mountains
• Address: Unknown, Budapest
• Died: 23-05-1926 Ansbach (Aged 73)
• Buried: 00-00-0000

Also: … Read More

• Profession: Violinist, composer, pedagogue
• Residences: Berlin, New York
• Relation to Mahler: Had previously been concert master in New York, auditioned for Mahler but was not hired.
• Correspondence with Mahler: Yes
  • 09-10-1900 Vienna: Letter to 

• Profession: Choir conductor, pedagogue, conductor, composer. Artistic secretary of the Vienna State Opera
• Relation to Mahler: Loyal to Mahler
• Correspondence with Mahler: Mentioned indirect in a letter to Rosa Papier of 25-06-1897?
• Born: 30-10-1849 Klein-Hermsdorf/Österreichisch-Schlesien (Hermánky/CZ)
• Died:

Joseph Sulzer (1850-1926)

• Profession: Cellist, composer
• Relation to Mahler:
• Correspondence with Mahler:
• Born: 11-02-1850 Vienna
• Died: 14-01-1926 Vienna. Aged 75.
• Buried: 17-01-1926 Old Jewish Cemetery, Central cemetery, Vienna. Grave ?

Also: Josef Sulzer.

Mentioned by Natalie Bauer … Read More

• Profession: Opera director, singer and composer. Teacher at Conservatory of Vienna.
• Residences: 
• Relation to Mahler: 
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 03-01-1853 Hermannstadt, Transylvania (Sibiu), Romania
• Died: 12-07-1918 Vienna, Austria. Aged 65.
• Buried: 14-07-1918 Central cemetery, Vienna,

Year 1884. Joseph Joachim (1831-1907). Aged 53.

• Profession: Violinist, conductor, composer, teacher.
• Residences: Vienna, Leipzig, London, Weimar.
• Relation to Mahler: Joseph Joachim was a Hungarian violinist, conductor, composer, and teacher. A close collaborator of Johannes

Emil Steinbach (1849-1919).

• Profession: Conductor, composer.
• Residences: Mannheim, Hamburg, Darmstadt, Mainz (1877-1909).
• Relation to Mahler: 
• Correspondence with Mahler: Yes
  1. 00-01-1904 Year 1904 Vienna: Letter to Emil Steinbach (1849-1919). 
  2. 00-02-1904 Year 1904 Vienna: Letter to Emil Steinbach

• Profession: Composer, singer, music critic Berliner Tageblatt
• Residences: Hamburg
• Relation to Mahler: One of Mahler’s earliest admirers
• Correspondence with Mahler: Mentioned by Gustav Mahler in a letter to Annie Sommerfeld-Mincieux (1857-1937) (00-05-1896, Year 1896):

• Profession: Conductor and composer.
• Relation to Mahler:
  • He obtained the Beethoven prize in Year 1878, the year Mahler submitted his overture Die Argonauten (01-08-1878).
  • 02-02-1906 Boston: Wilhelm Gericke (1845-1925) conducts Symphony No. 5

• Profession: Composer, pianist, conductor, pedagogue.
• Relation to Mahler: 19-05-1897 Mahler made a short trip to Dresden to attend an opera by Anton Ruckauf (1855-1903), Die Rosenthalerin. It never staged in Vienna. 19-02-1899 Signature Ruckauf at

• Profession: Conductor, composer
• Residences: Vienna, Brno
• Relation to Mahler:
• Correspondence with Mahler:
• Born: 11-10-1875 Czernowitz, Ukraine
• Died: 06-05-1932 Frankfurt, Germany. Aged 57.
• Buried: 00-00-0000 Main cemetery, Frankfurt, Germany

Mentioned in diary Natalie Bauer-Lechner (1858-1921).

Ludwig … Read More

• Profession: Composer
• Residences: Leipzig
• Relation to Mahler: Composer of Der Trompeter von Säkkingen. See also premiere Gustav Mahler: 1884 Concert Kassel 23-06-1884 – Der Trompeter von Sackingen (Premiere).
• Correspondence with Mahler:
• Born: 28-01-1841 Baldenheim

• Profession: Composer, conductor, tenor
• Residences: Halle
• Relation to Mahler:
• Correspondence with Mahler:
• Born: 30-11-1796 Löbejün, Germany
• Died: 20-04-1869 Kiel, Germany
• Buried: 00-00-0000 Szczecin, Cathedral’s, Poland

Also: Loewe, Karl

Mentioned in diary Natalie Bauer-Lechner (1858-1921).

Johann … Read More

• Profession: Composer, conductor, bass
• Residences: Vienna, Klagenfurt
• Relation to Mahler:
• Correspondence with Mahler:
• Born: 08-08-1845 Klagenfurt, Austria
• Died: 19-05-1914 Vienna, Austria. Aged 68.
• Buried: 00-00-0000 Annabichl (near Klagenfurt), Austria

Mentioned in diary Natalie Bauer-Lechner (1858-1921).… Read More

• Profession: Violinist, composer
• Relation to Mahler: 
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 08-10-1856 Pozsony, Austria-Hungary
• Died: 19-02-1920 Budapest, Hungary
• Buried: 00-00-0000 Kerepesi Cemetery, Budapest

Mentioned by Natalie Bauer-Lechner (1858-1921).

Victor von Herzfeld was a Hungarian violinist … Read More

• Profession: Composer, conductor, violinist, pedagogue.
• Relation to Mahler: 
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 08-05-1844 Kiel, German
• Died: 18-09-1929 Vienna, Austria. Aged 85.
• Buried: 00-00-0000 Central cemetery. Grave 47F-12-7.

Also: Graedener, Hermann Theodor Otto Grädener.

Lieder, … Read More

• Profession: Composer, pianist, pedagogue
• Relation to Mahler: Also pupil of Julius Epstein (1832-1926)
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 07-11-1846 Prostejov (Proßnitz), Moravia.
• Died: 17-09-1907 Vienna, Austria. Aged 60.
• Buried: 00-00-0000 ?

Mentioned in diary Natalie Bauer-Lechner (1858-1921)… Read More

• Profession: Composer, pianist, musician and teacher of music theory.
• Relation to Mahler: 
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 17-11-1850 Vienna, Austria
• Died: 22-10-1926 Vienna, Austria
• Buried: 00-00-0000 ?

Mentioned in diary Natalie Bauer-Lechner (1858-1921).

Arrangement for piano … Read More

• Profession: Composer.
• Relation to Mahler: 
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 21-02-1836 Saint-Germain-du-Val, France
• Died: 16-01-1891 Paris, France. Aged 54
• Buried: 00-00-0000 Montmartre cemetery, Paris, France

Clement Philibert Léo Delibes was a French composer of the Romantic … Read More

• Profession: Bass, vocal pedagogue and composer
• Relation to Mahler: Worked with Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) in the Vienna State Opera
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 24-01-1869 Munich, Germany
• Died: 11-12-1941 Dresden, Germany
• Buried: 00-00-0000 

1. 1906 Opera

• Profession: Conductor, composer, violinist.
• Relation to Mahler: Active as a conductor during Gustav Mahler’s tenure in both Vienna (Vienna State Opera) and New York. He often conducted a (second) part of a program by

• Profession: Composer, pianist.
• Relation to Mahler: Attended Mahler Festival 1920 Amsterdam.
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 09-05-1855 Leipzig, Germany.
• Address: Van Eeghenstraat No. 77, Amsterdam.
• Died: 13-09-1932 Utrecht, the Netherlands. Aged 77.
• Buried: 00-00-0000 Zorgvlied cemetery,

• Profession: Composer.
• Residences: St Petersburg, Paris, Moscow.
• Relation to Mahler:
• Correspondence with Mahler: No.
• Born: 27-04-1891 Sontsovka, Russia.
• Died: 05-03-1953 Moscow, Russia.
• Buried: Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Russia. Middle part,

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857).

• Profession: Composer.
• Relation to Mahler:
• Correspondence with Mahler:
• Born: 01-06-1908 Novospasskoye, Russia.
• Died: 15-02-1857, Berlin, Germany.
• Buried: Berlin, Germany. Re-buried: Tikhvin cemetery, St Petersburg, Russia.

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka was the first Russian composer to gain … Read More

• Profession: Composer.
• Relation to Mahler:
  • Participated in Mahler Festival 1920 Amsterdam. Pijper played as a pianist with the cellist Judith Bokor in the chamber music program. He was also in Amsterdam as a reviewer for

• Profession: Composer.
• Relation to Mahler: His arrangement of Klavierquartett in a (1876) is played at Mahler Festival 2020 Amsterdam.
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 13-02-1946 London.

Colin Matthews was born in London in 1946. He studied with … Read More

Gisela Tolney-Witt (1884-1975).

• Profession: Musicologist, composer, pianist.
• Relation to Mahler: Mahler as music historian
• Correspondence with Mahler: Yes
  • 04-02-1893, Year 1893. Letter Gustav Mahler (Hamburg) to Gisela Tolney-Witt (Budapest). Long letter. exposition of Mahlers point of

• Profession: Conductor, composer.
• Relation to Mahler: Collegue of Gustav Mahler in Hamburg.
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 28-03-1830 Schirgiswalde, Germany.
• Died: 19-12-1892 Hamburg, Germany. Pneumonia. Aged 62.
• Buried: 00-00-0000 

Eduard Theodor Hentschel was a German composer.… Read More

• Profession: Composer, conductor.
• Relation to Mahler: In the autumn of 1911 Alma Mahler (1879-1964) had a brief relationship with Franz Schreker (1878-1934). 1912: Friend of Alphons Diepenbrock (1862-1921).
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 23-03-1878 Monaco,

• Profession: Conductor, pianist, composer.
• Relation to Mahler: Gustav Mahler FESTIVAL Amsterdam 2020, Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO).
• Correspondence with Mahler: No.
• Born: 20-01-1951 Budapest, Hungary.

Iván Fischer is a Hungarian conductor and composer.

Born in Budapest into … Read More

• Profession: Composer, Music journalist
• Relation to Mahler: Lover of Elsa Diepenbrock (1868-1939)
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 08-02-1888 Helmond, the Netherlands.
• Died: 26-07-1967 Laren, the Netherlands. Aged 79.
• Buried: 00-00-0000 St. Janskerkhof, Hilversumseweg, Laren, the Netherland. Grave: 

• Profession: Conductor, composer
• Relation to Mahler: Friend of Willem Mengelberg (1871-1951). Gustav Mahler met him a few times. Attended 1902 Concert Krefeld 09-06-1902 – Symphony No. 3 (Premiere), 1905 in Vienna, 1906 in

• Profession: Composer, conductor
• Relation to Mahler: Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Forerunners
• Correspondence with Mahler: No
• Born: 19-03-1816 The Hague, the Netherlands
• Died:17-01-1891 Bloemendaal, the Netherlands. Aged 74.
• Buried: Oud Eik en Duinen, The Hague

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• Profession: Composer, conductor (Wagner), lawyer, journalist
• Relation to Mahler:
• Correspondence with Mahler:
• Born: 16-07-1848 Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Died: 17-02-1933 Montreux, Switzerland
• Buried: 00-00-0000

Henricus Anastasius (Henri) Viotta was a Dutch composer and conductor. He was the founder … Read More

• Profession: Composer, conductor, teacher.
• Relation to Mahler: 
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 16-09-1887 Paris, France
• Died: 22-10-1979 Paris, France
• Buried: 00-00-0000 Montmartre cemetery, Paris, France  

• She visited the Gustav Mahler Festival Amsterdam 1920. She

• Profession: Violinist, Concertmaster Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (LGO)
• Relation to Mahler: 1886: Gustav Mahler visited him in his house Leipzig. 1889: Dresden teacher of Willem Mengelberg (1871-1951).
• Correspondence with Mahler:
• Born:

Max Steinitzer (1864-1936).

• Profession: conductor, composer, translator, teacher, music publicist, journalist
• Relation to Mahler: Friend, promotor of Mahlers music
• Correspondence with Mahler: Yes
  • 1888 (early summer): Letter from Gustav Mahler to Max Steinitzer (1864-1936). Mahler needed

• Profession: Composer, conductor, director, timpanist
• Residences: Budapest
• Relation to Mahler: 
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 02-01-1846 Buda, Hungary
• Died: 14-10-1900 Békéscsaba, Hungary. Aged 54.
• Buried: 00-00-0000 Kerepesi Cemetery, Kerepesd?l?, Józsefváros, Budapest, Hungary

Sandor Erkel was a Hungarian composer, … Read More

Max Josef Beer (1851-1908).

• Profession: Composer, pianist
• Residences:
• Relation to Mahler: See 1899 Concert Vienna 19-02-1899 and Restaurant Meissl und Schaden
• Correspondence with Mahler:
• Born: 25-08-1851 Vienna, Austria
• Married to Klothilde Beer
• Died: 25-11-1908 Vienna, Austria. Aged

• Profession: Composer of operettas
• Residences: Vienna
• Relation to Mahler: See 1899 Concert Vienna 19-02-1899 and Restaurant Meissl und Schaden
• Correspondence with Mahler:
• Born: 03-04-1861 Vienna, Austria
• Died: 01-11-1939 Vienna, Austria. Aged 78.
• Buried: Protestant cemetery Matzleinsdorf,

• Profession: Composer, pianist, conductor
• Relation to Mahler: see 1899 Concert Vienna 19-02-1899 and Restaurant Meissl und Schaden
• Correspondence with Mahler: Yes
  • 08-10-1897 Letter to Gustav Mahler
  • 11-10-1897 letter from gm
  • 15-10-1897 Letter to Gustav Mahler
  • 18-10-1897 letter

• Profession: Composer
• Relation to Mahler: In Year 1896 (09-08-1896 until 13-08-1893) Gustav Mahler saw him conducting The Ring in Bayreuth. See also: 1899 Concert Vienna 19-02-1899 and Restaurant Meissl und Schaden
• Correspondence with Mahler: Yes

1910. Max Reger (1873-1916).

• Profession: composer, conductor, pianist
• Relation to Mahler: No evidence of direct contact, attended 1910 Concert Munich 12-09-1910 – Symphony No. 8 (Premiere)
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 19-03-1873 Brand, Germany (Bavaria)
• Died: 11-05-1916 Leipzig, Germany. Aged

• Profession: Painter, composer, writer.
• Relation to Mahler: Meeting 07-06-1908 (Year 1908), 03-06-1910, 13-10-1910 and 15-10-1910 (Year 1910). She attended 1910 Concert Munich 12-09-1910 – Symphony No. 8 (Premiere) in Moll box (

• Profession: Music critic. Hamburg.
• Relation to Mahler: 
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 12-10-1862 Cheb (Loket, Elbogen an der Eger, Bohemia)
• Died: 16-12-1949 Hamburg-Bergedorf, Germany
• Buried: Friedhof Bergedorf, Hamburg.

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Wenzel Pressburg (1824-1906).

• Profession: Teacher, pianist, composer.
• Relation to Mahler: Teacher in Jihlava. See Music education Gustav Mahler in Jihlava.
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 1824 Vienna, Austria.
• Died: 1906
• Buried: 

He taught Gustav Mahler piano and music … Read More

Rudolf Pichler (1856-1925).

• Profession: Composer.
• Residences: Vienna, Rome.
• Relation to Mahler: Fellow student at the Conservatory of Vienna, friend. Year 1875.
• Correspondence with Mahler: 
• Born: 22-04-1856 Vienna.
• Died: 26-01-1925 Vienna. Aged 70.
• Buried: 05-08-1925, Central

• Profession: Librarian, Diplomat, Librettist, Composer. Librarian of the Court Library (now Austrian National Library, like his father)).
• Residences: Leiden, Vienna
• Relation to Mahler: 
• Father: Gerardus (Gerard) van Swieten (1700-1772, doctor, physician, botanist. Personal physician of

• Profession: Composer, church musician, teacher, editor.
• Relation to Mahler: Transcriptions of large-scale works.
• Correspondence with Mahler: Yes.
  • 00-00-0000, Year.
• Born: 13-06-1863 Kotor, Montenegro.
• Died: 22-10-1943 Vienna, Austria. Aged 80.
• Buried: 00-00-0000 Hernals cemetery, Vienna. (58-14-1)