1901 Concert Vienna 27-01-1901

Chronology: Year 1901 Location: Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Musikverein, Musikvereinsplatz No. 1) Nature: Annual Nicolai concert Program: Beethoven Composition Mahler: No Soloist: Elise Elizza (1870-1926), Moritz Frauscher (1859-1916), Karoline Kusmitsch (1873-19??), Franz Pacal (1865-1938) Conductor: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (VPO) Chorus: Wiener Singakademie of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Musikverein, Musikvereinsplatz No. 1) and the men’s chorus Schubert Bund Concert number: c139 Notes: General rehearsal […]

1901 Concert Vienna 17-02-1901 – Das klagende Lied (Premiere)

Chronology: Year 1901 Location: Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Musikverein, Musikvereinsplatz No. 1) Nature: Extraordinary concert of the Wiener Singakademie Program: Wagner, Mahler Composition Mahler: Das klagende Lied (Premiere) Soloist: Elise Elizza (1870-1926), Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg (1872-1947), Fritz Schrodter (1885-1924), Edyth Walker (1867-1950) Conductor: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Orchestra: Vienna State Opera Orchestra, reinforced by extra wind players Chorus: Members of the Wiener Singakademie and the Schubert […]

1901 Concert Vienna 24-02-1901

Chronology: Year 1901 Location: Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Musikverein, Musikvereinsplatz No. 1) Nature: Sixth philharmonic subcription concert Program: Weber, Dvorak, Bruckner Composition Mahler: No Soloist: No Conductor: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (VPO) Chorus: No Concert number: c141 Notes: Mahler’s last (6th) philharmonic concert. The same evening he conducted Mozart’s Zauberflote at the Vienna State Opera (Hofoper, Wiener Staatsoper). During […]

1902 Concert Vienna 12-01-1902 – Symphony No. 4

Chronology: Year 1902 Location: Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Musikverein, Musikvereinsplatz No. 1) Nature: Fifth philharmonic subcription concert Program: Beethoven, Mahler Composition Mahler: Symphony No. 4 Soloist: Margarethe Rita Merlitschek-Michalek (1875-1944) Conductor: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (VPO) Chorus: No Concert number: c144 Notes: First performance of Mahler – Symphony No. 4 in Vienna

1902 Concert Vienna 20-01-1902 – Symphony No. 4, Das klagende Lied

Chronology: Year 1902 Location: Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Musikverein, Musikvereinsplatz No. 1) Nature: Third extraordinary concert of the Vienna Singakademie Program: All Mahler program Composition Mahler: Symphony No. 4 Das klagende Lied Soloist: Elise Elizza (1870-1926), Hermine Kittel (1879-1948), Margarethe Rita Merlitschek-Michalek (1875-1944), Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg (1872-1947), Erik Schmedes (1868-1931), Edyth Walker (1867-1950) Conductor: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Orchestra: Vienna State Opera Orchestra Chorus: Vienna Singakademie Concert […]

1902 Concert Vienna 14-04-1902

Chronology: Year 1902 Location: Secession (building) Nature: For the opening of the Secession’ fourteenth exhibition Program: Beethoven Composition Mahler: No Soloist: No Conductor: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Orchestra: Probably members of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra Chorus: No Concert number: c149 Notes: The Secession 14th exhibition had Beethoven as its subject, and Max Klinger (1857-1920)‘s famous statue of the naked composer sitting […]

1903 Concert Vienna 28-04-1903

Chronology: Year 1903 Location: Vienna State Opera (Hofoper, Wiener Staatsoper) Nature: Theatre pare in honor ot the king (Georg I) of Saxony Program: Verdi, Nicolai, Oskar Nedbal (1874-1930) Composition Mahler: No Soloist: No Conductor: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Orchestra: Vienna State Opera Orchestra Chorus: No Concert number: c154 Notes: At the gala performance, King Georg II presented Mahler with the Saxony order […]

1904 Concert Vienna 23-11-1904

Chronology: Year 1904 Location: Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Musikverein, Musikvereinsplatz No. 1) Nature: First orchestral concert of the Vereinigung schaffender Tonkunstler in Vienna Program: Hausegger, Bischoff, Strauss Composition Mahler: No Soloist: No Conductor: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Orchestra:  Chorus: No Concert number: c169 Notes: Mahler conducted Strauss – Symphonia Domestica. Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942) conducted Hausegger. Strauss had been invited to conduct his own work […]

1904 Concert Vienna 22-12-1904 – Symphony No. 3

Chronology: Year 1904 Location: Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Musikverein, Musikvereinsplatz No. 1) Nature: Extraordinary concert of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Musikverein, Musikvereinsplatz No. 1) Program: Mahler Composition Mahler: Symphony No. 3 Soloist: Hermine Kittel (1879-1948) Conductor: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Orchestra: Vienna State Opera Orchestra Chorus: See: 1904 Concert Vienna 14-12-1904 – Symphony No. 3 Concert number: c172 Notes: See: 1904 Concert Vienna 14-12-1904 – […]

1905 Concert Vienna 29-01-1905 – Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Kindertotenlieder, Ruckert-Lieder (Premieres)

Chronology: Year 1905 Location: Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Musikverein, Musikvereinsplatz No. 1) Nature: Second orchestral concert of the Vereinigung schaffender Tonkunstler Program: All Mahler program. “Lieder und Gesange” with orchestra Composition Mahler:  Des Knaben Wunderhorn Lied 1: Der Schildwache Nachtlied Lied 1: Revelge Lied 2: Der Tamboursg’sell (Premiere) Lied 3: Trost im Ungluck Lied 6: Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt (Premiere) […]