1888-1891: Budapest

Explore Mahler’s life year by year. Discover the key moments, compositions, appointments, and personal events that defined each period of his extraordinary journey.

Year 1888

Year 1888

Gustav Mahler aged 28. 12. 1888. Budapest. Mahler was director of the Royal Opera here from 1888 to 1891, where …

Year 1889

Year 1889

Gustav Mahler aged 29. 14. 1889. Budapest. On an excursion with members of the Budapest Opera House Orchestra, Mahler is …

Year 1890

Year 1890

Gustav Mahler aged 30. 16. 1889-1890. Budapest. Mahler with his sister Justine (Ernestine) Rose-Mahler (1868-1938). In 1889 Mahler lost both his parents …

Year 1891

Year 1891

Gustav Mahler aged 31. 17. Budapest. In February Graf Geza Vasony-Teo von Zichy (1849-1924) became the new head of the …