The Orchestre de Paris opens its 2009-2010 season with Christoph Eschenbach conducting Mahler’s 3rd Symphony (16 and 17 September, Salle Pleyel Paris).

View the Orchestre de Paris’ video interview (in French) with Alain Galliari, director of the Médiathèque Musicale Mahler in Paris.

See also our video interview with Christoph Eschenbach on the music of Gustav Mahler.

Wolfgang Fink, General Manager of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra.

Read more about the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra’s
International Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition.

“Mahler pursues Schubert’s goals with Wagner’s techniques.”

Transcript of full interview available soon.

“Mahler is certainly the greatest symphonist ever.”

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Do you remember the first time you heard the music of Gustav Mahler?

Eschenbach: In my childhood there was not very much Mahler in concerts in Germany, (more…)

“I could understand Wozzeck better when I knew Mahler.”

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Mr Boulez, do you remember the first time you heard the music of Mahler?

Boulez: I don’t think I remember. Yes, I suppose I remember. (more…)

Jonathan Nott on Gustav Mahler

Transcript of full interview available soon.

“If you overpower the first movement, you can go home.”

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Mr Welser-Möst, do you remember the first time you heard the music of Gustav Mahler?

Welser-Möst: Yes, I do. It was actually the Symphony No. 1 (more…)

“For conductors Mahler seems to be to be the most personal composer”

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Do you remember the first time you heard the music of Gustav Mahler?

Gatti: I began at nine, ten to study music. (more…)

“I started to conduct Mahler out of spite.”

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Mr Barenboim, do you remember the first time you heard the music of Gustav Mahler?

Barenboim: No. I remember playing the songs on the piano with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau – this must be in the early ‘70s – (more…)

Wiederveröffentlichung aus dem Magazin des Wiener Musikvereins. Mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Autors.

Als Komponist ist er Doyen der Avantgarde, als Dirigent ein kluger Anwalt der großen Innovatoren der Musikgeschichte: Pierre Boulez. Mit Gustav Mahler verbindet ihn eine besondere Beziehung, wie sich das Musikvereinspublikum zuletzt im Herbst bei den umjubelten Konzerten mit der Staatskapelle Berlin überzeugen durfte. Zur Fortsetzung dieses Mahler-Zyklus verdeutlicht Pierre Boulez im Gespräch mit Walter Weidringer Aspekte seiner Sicht auf den Komponisten- und Dirigentenkollegen. (more…)