1898-1907: Vienna

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 1898

Year 1898

Gustav Mahler aged 38. 26. 1898. On a trip from City of Abbazia and City of Zadar. 27. 1898. On …

Year 1899

Year 1899

Gustav Mahler aged 39. 32. 1899. Vienna. Mahler with his sister Justine (Ernestine) Rose-Mahler (1868-1938). 33 1899. Vienna. Mahler with …

Year 1900

Year 1900

Gustav Mahler aged 40. 35. 1900. Vienna. Mahler (center) and members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (VPO). The photograph was …

Year 1901

Year 1901

Gustav Mahler aged 41. 36. 1901 (or 1900). Abbazia. Gustav Mahler spent a few weeks in Villa Jeanette …

Year 1902

Gustav Mahler aged 42 …

Year 1903

Year 1903

Gustav Mahler aged 43. 37. 1903. Vienna. 38. 1903. Vienna. 39. 1903. Basel. The first known photograph of Mahler and …

Year 1904

Year 1904

Gustav Mahler aged 44. 52. Year 1904. Vienna. Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) on his way to and from the Court Opera …

Year 1905

Year 1905

Gustav Mahler aged 45. 54. 1905. Strasbourg. 22-05-1905. Mahler conducting a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)’s Symphony No. 9 …

Year 1906

Year 1906

Gustav Mahler aged 46. 69. 1906. Breslau. Mahler with George Dohrn (1867-1943), conductor of the Breslau Symphony Orchestra, which Mahler …

Year 1907

Year 1907

Gustav Mahler aged 47. 79. 1907. Vienna. The well-known series of portraits of Mahler taken in the Vienna State Opera …