The "Gustav Mahler - Music and Youth" Foundation was founded in 1999 at the initiative of Maestro Claudio Abbado and is the result of long years of close collaboration between the city of Bolzano and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester. Every year in October, in cooperation with the European Social Found, the foundation conducts master classes for advanced young musicians from all over Europe, entitled the Gustav Mahler Academy.

The master classes represent a continuation of the working periods of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, which take place each year during the Easter and summer breaks of colleges and universities.

The artistic director of the foundation is Prof. Jürgen Kussmaul.
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