SALON MAHLER

Name: SALON MAHLER
Start: 2026-06-20T21:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-20T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Volkstheater Wien

took place · 20 Jun 2026

Volkstheater Wien, Vienna, Austria

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SALON MAHLER — Volkstheater Wien, Vienna

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An evening dedicated to the music and works of Gustav Mahler.

About: Gustav Mahler

A towering figure of the symphonic repertoire, Mahler wrote ten monumental works for orchestra, chorus and soloists that pushed the boundaries of what a symphony could be - and whose influence on 20th-century music is hard to overstate.

Mahler symphonies in Carnegie Hall 2026-27 complete cycle

70+

Performances Mahler himself conducted at Carnegie Hall

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Performers in Dudamel's Grammy-winning recording of Symphony No. 8

Years since Berliner Philharmoniker last performed Symphony No. 8 (as of Jan 2026)

What's new

2026-02
Carnegie Hall announced a complete Mahler symphony cycle for its 2026-27 season, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting all nine symphonies across three orchestras: the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic, and The Met Orchestra.
2026-01
The Berliner Philharmoniker under Kirill Petrenko performed Mahler's Symphony No. 8 in Berlin (16-17 January 2026), the orchestra's first staging of the work in 15 years, followed by further performances at the Salzburg Easter Festival.
2026-03
Kirill Petrenko led the Berliner Philharmoniker in Mahler's Symphony No. 8 at the Großes Festspielhaus in Salzburg (31 March - 3 April 2026) as part of the Salzburg Easter Festival.

Tour

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Tracks

Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minorAdagietto movement became iconic through Visconti's 1971 film Death in Venice; one of the most performed Mahler symphonies

Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'Among his most celebrated works; featured prominently in the 2023 film Maestro about Leonard Bernstein

Symphony No. 8 'Symphony of a Thousand'Requires eight soloists, three choirs and a vast orchestra; premiere in Munich 1910 was the triumph of Mahler's career

Das Lied von der ErdeOrchestral song cycle for tenor, contralto and orchestra, composed 1908-09; considered one of his late masterpieces

Symphony No. 9His last completed symphony, widely regarded as a farewell to the tonal world; he never heard it performed

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