Impressions of the festival 2016
Gustav Mahler in Steinbach am Attersee
7 - 9 July 2016
Thursday, 7 July 2016
4 pm
Mahler Komponierhäuschen
Gasthof Föttinger
Festive Opening
of
Gustav Mahler’s Komponierhäuschen
Renovation of the permanent exhibition
Greeting
Prof. Dr. Christian Meyer
President of the International Gustav Mahler Society
“Mahler am Attersee”
Introduction: Dr. Morten Solvik
Welcome
Nicole Eder
Mayor of Steinbach
Opening of the exhibition by
Dr. Josef Pühringer
Governor of Upper Austria
Musical offerings
Trachtenmusikkapelle Steinbach am Attersee
Direction: Kapellmeister Alexander Stückler
Gustav Mahler in Lied und Wort
Thomas Hampson
singing select songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
At the piano: Christian Koch
Readings from letters and accounts
by Roman Blumenschein and Eva Tacha-Breitling
Gustav Mahler’s 156th Birthday Party!
Musical Digestif in the new lobby
un petit salut / sourire
SHAKE THE LAKE - SESSION
Jazz | Blues | Boogie
Markus Brandl (piano)
Johnny Schütten(piano)
Friday, 8 July 2016
10 am
Christian Ludwig Attersee Saal
Dorfzentrum
Round Table Discussion
Gustav Mahler am Attersee: Eine Zukunftsperspektive / Looking to the Future
The opening of the new exhibit marks the beginning of an annual Mahler Festival in Steinbach.
What will the Mahler Festival offer this year and in the future?
Plans and projects will be presented by:
Dr. Morten Solvik (International Gustav Mahler Society and IES Abroad Vienna)
Mag. Georg Föttinger (Gasthaus Föttinger)
Marina Mahler, with Andrea Kleibel and Jill Segal (Mahler Foundation)
Prof. Arch. Erich Prödl (Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg)
Nicole Eder (Mayor Gemeinde Steinbach)
Former mayor Franz Kneissl
7:30 pm
Gustav Mahler Saal
Film premiere on the Second Symphony with producer and director Jason Starr
Of Love, Death and Beyond. Exploring Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony
(in English with German subtitles; admission €6)
Filmed with extras from Steinbach Township in enactments of numerous scenes.
Followed by an open discussion with the director.
Saturday, 9 July 2016
9:15 am
Gasthaus Föttinger, Dock
Ship Christening
MS Unterach as “Mahler-Schiff” ["Mahler Ship"]
Mag. Doris Schreckeneder
Stern & Hafferl Verkehrsgesellschaft m.b.H.
10:00 (+10:40 u. 11:20) am
Point of departure: Hotel Post, Weissenbach
Musical Adventure Hike
Following the Traces of the Third Symphony in Steinbach am Attersee
Walk in Mahler’s footsteps and experience the movements of the Third Symphony
presented at listening stations set within the natural surroundings.
Event will only take place in fair weather.
Sponsored by Naturpark Attersee-Traunsee
7:30 pm
Gustav Mahler Saal
Film premiere on the Third Symphony with producer and director Jason Starr
What the Universe Tells Me. Unraveling the Mysteries of Mahler’s Third Symphony
(in English with German subtitles; admission €6)
Filmed in part in Steinbach, where Mahler wrote the work.
Followed by an open discussion with the director.