Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756 and became one of the most celebrated composers of the Classical era. As a child he toured European courts with his father Leopold and his sister Nannerl, playing and composing for audiences from Vienna to Paris. He later worked in Vienna as a freelance composer, where he wrote symphonies, piano concertos, chamber music and operas.

He is known for operas such as The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute, and for his piano concertos and string quartets. His work is driven by a steady flow of new music, often written quickly and under deadlines, and by a fascination with how voices and instruments can carry a story. He died in Vienna in 1791 at the age of 35, leaving the Requiem unfinished.

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