Biography

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose full name was Johannes ChrysostomusWolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was born in Salzburg, Austria, on January 27, 1756and died in Vienna, Austria, December 5, 1791, Was an Austrian composer and pianist, a master of Classicism, considered one of the most influential musicians and distinguished history.
Mozart's work covers all genres of his time and reaches more than six hundredcreations, most recognized as masterpieces of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic and choral, achieving popularity and universal. 
In his earliest childhood in Salzburg, Mozart showed a prodigious ability in the field ofkeyboard instruments and violin. With only five years and composed musical worksand their performances were appreciated by the aristocracy and European royalty. At seventeen he was hired as a court musician in Salzburg, but his restlessness led himto travel in search of a better position, always writing prolifically. During his visit toVienna in 1781, after being fired from his position at court, decided to settle in this citywhere he achieved the fame he remained the rest of his life, despite going throughdifficult financial situations. In his final years, he composed many of his symphonies, concertos and operas most famous, and his Requiem. The circumstances of his earlydeath have been the subject of much speculation and elevated to the status of myth.