The Mahler Foundation
The universal idea that art can create comfort, hope, and positive action.
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Our mission:
The Mahler Effect
Knowing how much reassurance and sustenance Mahler’s legacy already gives to so many, we seek to share and spread the Mahler Effect: The universal idea that art can create comfort, hope, and positive action.
Mahler Beyond
Knowing how much reassurance and sustenance Mahler’s legacy already gives to so many, we seek to share and spread the Mahler Effect
Our Projects
Preserving and celebrating Gustav Mahler’s legacy through initiatives that bring his transformative music to new audiences worldwide.
Kinder Mahler
Mahler Hour
The next Composer
For the Love of Mahler
Mahler's Virtual Museum
The Mahler Competition
1920
1995
2025
Gustav Mahler
The world Listens
The Mahler Festival 1920 brought together leading orchestras and conductors to perform the composer’s symphonies and songs, celebrating his distinctive musical voice and lasting influence on classical music.
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Explore the Library
Explore Gustav Mahler’s complete world through our comprehensive digital library of compositions, recordings, correspondence, and the people who shaped his legacy.
Compositions
The Man
- Awards
- Batons
- Glasses
- Education
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Alma & Mahler
- 7 Nov 1901- Mahler meets Alma
- 9 Dec 1901 - Berlin
- Engagement announcement
- Wedding
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Family Tree
- 1860-1875: Jihlava
- 1887-1887: Leipzig
- 1898-1907: Vienna
- 1911: Posthumously
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Books
- Donald Mitchell
- Jens Malte Fischer
- Alma Mahler
- Michael Kennedy
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Discography
- Symphony no.5
- Das Lied von der Erde
- Symphony no.8
- Klavierquartett in A Moll
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Listening Guide
- Introduction into Symphony 1
- Symphony 5: Adagietto. Sehr langsam
- Symphony 3: Movement 4: Sehr langsam!
- Symphony 4: 4th Movement
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Contemporaries
- Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
- BatonsFriedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
- Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
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Henry-Louis de La Grange
(1924-2017)
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Mahler the revolutionary
Discover how Mahler revolutionized both composition and conducting, breaking musical boundaries with emotionally profound symphonies while pioneering new performance standards that transformed orchestral interpretation.