Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

Although Mozart was not born in Vienna, he lived most of his life in this city and deserves a special mention.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, and died on December 5, 1791. He was an Austrian composer and musician (violinist and pianist) master of Classicism, considered one of the most influential and prominent musicians in history.

Son of the violinist and composer Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang was a child prodigy who at age four was able to play simple melodies at the piano and compose small pieces. His father took him from court to court and from city to city to surprise the audiences with his extraordinary gifts. Munich, Vienna, Frankfurt, Paris and London were some of the capitals in which he recorded his talent before his tenth birthday.

Leopold never neglected the training of his son: it went with the best teachers of the day, such as Johann Christian Bach, the youngest son of the great Johann Sebastian Bach, in London, or father Martini in Bologna. It's the time of the first symphonies and operas of Mozart.

After settling in Vienna, Mozart's career entered its period of maturity. Masterpieces were produced: in the scenic field emerged singspieler: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail and Die Zauberflöte, score with which laid the foundation of the future German opera, and the three operas with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte Le Nozze Di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte, which exceeded genre conventions.

We must not forget Mozart Symphony production, especially his last three symphonies and his last seven concertos for piano and orchestra. Or his string quartets, piano sonatas and the unfinished Requiem. All mature works are expressions of the same miracle. His early death was undoubtedly one of the most painful losses in the history of music.