Giulio Gatti-Casazza (1869-1940)
Giulio Gatti-Casazza (1869-1940). Profession: Impresario, director La Scala Milan, director Metropolitan Opera House, New York. Residences: Milan, New York. Relation to Mahler: Worked with Mahler in New York. Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 03-02-1869 Udine, Italy. Died: 02-09-1940 Ferrara, Italy. Aged 71. Buried: 00-00-0000 Unknown. Giulio Gatti-Casazza was an Italian opera manager. He was general manager […]
Mary Garden (1874-1967)
Mary Garden (1874-1967). Profession: Soprano. Residences: France, Chicago, New York. Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 20-02-1874 Aberdeen, Schotland. Died: 03-01-1967 Inverurie, Aberdeen, Scotland. Buried: Saint Nicholas Church Graveyard, Aberdeen, Scotland. Grave: Just off the main path after the information offices. Mary Garden was a Scottish-American operatic soprano with a substantial career in France and America […]
Johanna Gadski (1870-1932)
Johanna Gadski (1872-1932). Profession: Soprano. Residences: London, New York. Relation to Mahler: Worked with Gustav Mahler. Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 15-06-1870 Anklam, Germany. Not in 1872. Died: 22-02-1932 Berlin-Charlotteburg-Wilmersdorf, Germany. In hospital after car accident. Buried: 27-02-1932 Berlin-Wilmersdorf crematorium. Cremated. 1908 Opera New York 23-01-1908. 1908 Opera New York 27-01-1908. 1908 Opera New York 03-02-1908. 1908 Opera […]
Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817-1890)
Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817-1890). Profession: Composer, conductor. Residences: Copenhagen, Denmark. Relation to Mahler: Gustav Mahler visited Copenhagen in August of the Year 1891; a year after Gade’s death. Born: 22-02-1817 Hovedstaden, Copenhagen, Denmark. Died: 21-12-1890 Hovedstaden, Copenhagen, Denmark. Buried: Holmens Church, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Copenhagen, Denmark. Niels Wilhelm Gade was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist […]
Ossip Gabrilowitsch (1878-1936)
Ossip Gabrilowitsch (1878-1936). Profession: Pianist, conductor. Residences: Vienna, Munich, Zurich and Detroit. Relation to Mahler: 1906 Concert Essen 27-05-1906 – Symphony No. 6 (Premiere). Meeting with Gustav Mahler. Year 1907: 10-12-1907 Flirtation with Alma Mahler (1879-1964). 1908 Concert Prague 19-09-1908 – Symphony No. 7 (Premiere). Mahler Festival 1920 Amsterdam. Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 07-02-1878 St Petersburg, […]
Robert Fuchs (1847-1927)
Robert Fuchs (1847-1927). Robert Fuchs was an Austrian composer and music teacher. As Professor of music theory at the Vienna Conservatory, Fuchs taught many notable composers, while he was himself a highly regarded composer in his lifetime. He was the youngest of thirteen children. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory with Felix Otto Dessoff and Joseph […]
Johann Nepomuk Fuchs (1842-1899)
Johann Nepomuk Fuchs (1842-1899). Profession: Conductor Hofopera, composer. Residences: Vienna, Bratislava Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 05-05-1842 Frauental, Austria. Died: 15-10-1899 Bad Voslau, Austria. Aged 57. Buried: 18-10-1899 Baumgarten cemetery, Vienna, Austria. Grave P-1305. Right of use 08-10-1939. Johann Nepomuk Fuchs was an Austrian composer, opera conductor, teacher and editor. His editorial work included an […]
Oskar Fried (1871-1941)
Oskar Fried (1871-1941). Gustav Mahler and Oskar Fried (1871-1941) standing in front of a photo of Arthur Nikisch (1855-1922). Photo Mahler/Fried taken 08-11-1905 in Berlin. Profession: Conductor, composer. Residences: Berlin, Dusseldorf. Relation to Mahler: Admirer. He met Gustav Mahler in 1905 and was the first to record a Mahler Symphony (No. 2). Correspondence with Mahler: Yes 00-04-1905 Year 1905 Location […]
Hendrik Freijer (1876-1955)
Johanna Kouwenaar and Hendrik Freijer (1876-1955). Profession: Accountant Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Residences: Amsterdam. Relation to Mahler: In 1906 he succeeeded Hendrik (Han Henri) de Booy (1867-1964) as http://mahlerfoundation.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MF-Projects-2.pngistrator of the Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO/KCO). Left in 1922. Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 24-09-1876 Died: 24-12-1955 Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Buried: 28-12-1955 Also spelled: Hendrik Freyer. 29-05-1902 Married to Johanna Kouwenaar (Born […]
Marie Freund (1860-1880)
No photo. Marie Freund (1860-1880). Profession: Unknown. Residences: Zeliv. Relation to Mahler: Love affair (from her side). Correspondence with Mahler: Unknown. Father: Unknown. Born: 1860. Married: 1880. Died: 18-10-1880 Zeliv, Czech Republic. Suicide by throwing herself in the river that runs through Zeliv. Buried: Jewish cemetery, Humpolec, Czech Republic. Freund family grave Also: Marie Freundová. Cousin […]