Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 3 - Bruckner Orchestra - Gustav Mahler Festival Steinbach

A concert of superlatives in Steinbach am Attersee: MAHLER Symphony No. 3 in D minor—featuring the Bruckner Orchestra Linz and Principal Conductor Markus Poschner, live at the site where the work was composed.

Enjoy this historic event for Mahler fans from all over the world!
The Steinbach Hall is air-conditioned!

On June 28, 2026, the idyllic setting of Steinbach am Attersee will serve as the stage for a musical event of extraordinary cultural significance:
We can look forward to a concert in a class of its own featuring the Bruckner Orchestra Linz, one of Central Europe’s leading orchestras, under the outstanding baton of Principal Conductor Markus Poschner.

130 years after its composition, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3—which was composed here in the small “composer’s cottage” on the lakeshore and is today considered one of the most monumental and visionary works in music history—will be performed for the first time at the very place where it was created.

The summers of 1895 and 1896 were the period during which Mahler pushed forward and completed the work on his Third Symphony, which he had begun in 1892—in his composer’s cottage at the concert venue in Steinbach am Attersee. He was likely referring to these summers, among other things, when he wrote to the singer Anna Bahr-Mildenburg about his work: “All of nature finds a voice in it and reveals such deeply hidden secrets that one might only sense them in a dream!” It is also a dream come true to experience this symphony at its place of origin with the Bruckner Orchestra Linz under the baton of principal conductor Markus Poschner.

A historic event for Mahler fans from all over the world!

Performers
Bruckner Orchestra Linz
Conductor: Markus Poschner
Alto soloist: Wiebke Lehmkuhl
Hard Choir Linz, Conductor: Alexander Koller
Linzer Jeunesse Choir, Conductor: Wolfgang Mayrhofer
Children’s Choir of the Landestheater Linz, conducted by Elena Pierini

DATES

GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony No. 3 in D minor
for solo alto, children’s choir, women’s choir, and orchestra
Sunday, June 28, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
Steinbach Hall, 4853 Steinbach am Attersee
Free shuttle service
Tickets starting at 49 €
Tickets & info at www.mahlerkonzert.at
and at all tourist offices in the Salzkammergut region as well as in the municipality of Steinbach am Attersee

Mahler Concert in Steinbach am Attersee
Organizer: Municipality of Steinbach am Attersee
Steinbach 5, 4853 Steinbach am Attersee
Contact: Melanie Ebner-Müller
Phone: 07663/255 ext. 15
melanie.ebner-mueller@steinbach-attersee.ooe.gv.at
Ticketing Service Contact: Regina Schachl
Phone: +43 670 6060484
Email office@mahlerkonzert.at
Web www.mahlerkonzert.at

To get you in the mood for the concert, there is an exclusive digital program note by the renowned musicologist and festival director Dr. Morten Solvik. This is included in the ticket price.
To the digital program notes (DE): Digital Program Package for the Third Symphony
English Version: Digital Program Package for the Third Symphony


FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR TICKET HOLDERS
Since parking is limited in the Seefeld district, we recommend using our free shuttle service.
Departure from Weißenbach
Meeting point: Hikers’ parking lot on Franz-von-Schönthan-Allee
First shuttle: 4:30 p.m.
Last shuttle: 5:30 p.m.
Shuttles run every 15 minutes
Departure from Steinbach village center
Meeting point: ADEG Steinbach, Steinbach No. 8
First shuttle: 4:30 p.m.
Last shuttle: 5:30 p.m.
Shuttles every 15 minutes
On foot from Steinbach village center
Walking route: approx. 15 minutes along the paved Kirchenweg.
The Steinbach Volunteer Fire Department will be on site to assist with parking assignments and traffic control.
Return trip after the concert
Return transportation begins about 30 minutes after the concert ends. The shuttle buses will then remain available for as long as needed. So feel free to relax and enjoy the concert’s finale—your return trip is taken care of.

This concert is part of the 10th Gustav Mahler Festival in Steinbach am Attersee: Symphony No. 3
The 2026 Gustav Mahler Festival in Steinbach am Attersee will take place from June 21 to 28, 2026, and will focus on the composer’s Third Symphony.
The program features concerts, a themed nature excursion inspired by the Third Symphony, a nighttime boat ride, nature experiences, a lecture series, a film screening, exhibitions, guided tours, and panel discussions.

Further details and the complete program for the Gustav Mahler Festival can be found at www.mahler-steinbach.at.
Program subject to change!