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Bio: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

When Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart peered at their tiny newborn son, perhaps they had a sense that he was going to be something very special, for they named him Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. A few years later, their five-year old son was composing a concerto and entertaining in courts and noble houses. Leopold let the world know that his son was “The miracle which God let be born in Salzburg.” He became his son’s ambitious promoter and took 7-year old Mozart and his sister on a European tour. Soon Mozart’s music was published, and at age 13, he was appointed honorary Konzertmeister at the Salzburg court. As a young teenager, Mozart became known for his ability to assimilate a wide variety of styles and enrich them with his inventiveness. The Salzburg court position was confining and did not satisfy Mozart’s need for creativity.

In 1769, Mozart and his father set out on tour explore Italian operatic music and give concerts along the way. Their tour is well documented in his father’s letters home. He was commissioned to compose an opera that would open the season in Milan. They toured all the great opera venues and even had a papal audience. And really, what 13-year old’s trip to Italy would be complete without composing and c