Hermann Bahr (1863-1934)
Hermann Bahr (1863-1934) Profession: Critic, writer, playwright. Residences: Vienna, Berlin. Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: Address 1902: XIII, Veitlissengasse 5a, Vienna, Austria. Born: 19-07-1863, Linz, Austria. Died: 15-01-1934, Munich, Germany. Buried: Kommunalfriedhof, Salzburg, Austria. Born and raised in Linz, Bahr studied in Vienna, Graz, Czernowitz and Berlin, devoting special attention to philosophy, political economy, […]
Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg (1872-1947)
Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg (1872-1947). Anna von Mildenburg was an eminent Wagnerian soprano of Austrian nationality. Known as Anna Bahr-Mildenburg after her 1909 marriage, she had been a protégé of the composer/conductor Gustav Mahler during his musical directorship at the Hamburg State Opera. In 1898, Mahler took her to the Vienna Opera, where she established herself […]
George Baehr (1887-1978)
George Baehr (1887-1978). Profession: Doctor of Medicine. Physician. Chief of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital and Fellow in Pathology and Bacteriology in Dr. Emanuel Libman (1872-1946)‘s laboratory, New York. Residences: New York, Freiburg, Vienna. Relation to Mahler: Year 1911, Health. Correspondence with Mahler: No. Born: 04-1887, New York, America. Died: 1978. Aged 91. Buried: Unknown. George Baehr […]
Rudolf Bacher (1862-1945)
Rudolf Bacher (1862-1945). Profession: Painter, graphic, sculpter. Secession (member). Residences: Vienna. Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: No. Born: 20-01-1862, Vienna, Austria. Died: 16-04-1945, Vienna, Austria. Buried: Sieveringer Friedhof, Vienna, Austria. He studied from 1882 to 1888 at the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste in Vienna under the Austrian painter Leopold Carl Muller (1834-92). In 1886 he was […]
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johan Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Profession: Composer. Residences: Weimar, Leipzig. Relation to Mahler: Influence. See Influence of Johan Sebastian Bach. Correspondence with Mahler: No. Born: 31-03-1685 Eisenach, Germany. Died: 28-07-1750 Leipzig, Germany. Aged 65. Buried: St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, Germany. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German […]
David Josef Bach (1874-1947)
David Josef Bach (1874-1947). Profession: Critic Arbeider Zeitung. Residences: Vienna. Relation to Mahler: Admirer of Mahler. Correspondence with Mahler: No. Born: 13-08-1874 Lemberg, now Lviv, Ukraine. Died: 30-01-1947 London, England. Buried: 00-00-0000 David Josef Bach was an important and influential figure in the cultural life of early twentieth-century Vienna. As a boy, Bach was a […]
William Backhouse Jr. Astor (1829-1892)
William Backhouse Jr. Astor (1829-1892). Profession: Entrepreneur. Residences: New York. Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: No. Born: 12-07-1829, Manhattan, New York, America. Died: 25-04-1892, Paris, France. Buried: Trinity Church cemetery, New York, Manhattan, America. William Backhouse Astor, Jr. was a businessman, racehorse breeder/owner, and yachtsman. He was also a member of the prominent Astor […]
Caroline Lina Webster Schermerhorn Astor (1830-1908)
Caroline Lina Webster Schermerhorn Astor (1830-1908). Profession: Residences: New York. Relation to Mahler: Friend, financier. Correspondence with Mahler: No. Born: 21-09-1830, New York City, America. Died: 30-10-1908, New York City, America. Buried: 00-00-0000 Trinity Church cemetery, New York, Manhattan, America. Caroline Webster “Lina” Schermerhorn was a prominent American socialite of the last quarter of the […]
Richard Arnold (1845-1918)
Richard Arnold (1845-1918). Profession: Concertmaster New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO/NPO), violinist. Residences: Prussia, Leipzig, New York. Relation to Mahler: Concertmaster in New York. Correspondence with Mahler: Yes. 00-00-0000, Year Born: 10-01-1845 Eilenberg, Germany. Died: 21-06-1918 New York, America. Buried: Kensico cemetery, Valhalla, New York, America. New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO/NPO): Concertmaster 1885-1909 Philharmonic Member 1876-1909 German violinist […]
Max Achenbach Alvary (1851-1898)
Max Achenbach Alvary (1851-1898). Profession: Tenor. Residences: Frankfurt, Milan, London, New York. Relation to Mahler: Worked with Gustav Mahler. Correspondence with Mahler: No. Born: 03-05-1851, Dusseldorf, Germany. Died: 07-11-1898, Gross Tabarz, Germany. Buried: Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany. Grave G10 (74-76). 1891 Concert Hamburg 27-05-1891 (piano). Max Alvary, originally Maximilian Achenbach, was a German operatic tenor. Born […]