Gustav Mahler and Bruno Walter in Munich for the premiere of Mahler's 8th Symphony, 1910

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Austrian composer and conductor and Bruno Walter, born Schlesinger (1876-1962), German-born conductor and composer in Munich, 1910. Concert at the Neue Musik-Festhalle, Munich on 12-09-1910 - the premiere of Mahler's Symphony No. 8. Bruno Walter, Mahler's assistant at the Vienna Hofoper, was responsible for the recruitment and preparation of the eight soloists. Present at the sold-out premiere were the composers Richard Strauss, Camille Saint-Saëns and Anton Webern; the writers Thomas Mann and Arthur Schnitzler; and the leading theatre director of the day, Max Reinhardt. Also in the audience was the 28-year-old British conductor Leopold Stokowski