Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart grew up in Salzburg under the regulation of his strict father Leopold who also was a famous composer of his time. His abilities in music were obvious even when Mozart was still young so that in 1762 at the age of six, his father took him with his elder sister on a concert tour to Munich and Vienna and a second one from 1763-66 through the south of Germany, Paris and London. Mozart was celebrated as a wonder child everywhere because of his excellent piano playing and his improvisations.
In 1769 he became the concertmaster of the Archbishop and was knighted by the Pope in Rome. Working in Salzburg he nevertheless travelled around Europe to meet other composers and orchestras. But in 1781 after a dispute with the Archbishop he left Salzburg and went to Vienna where he married Constanze Weber from Mannheim. In Vienna he also started his friendship with Joseph Haydn and a time of many work pieces. In the last year of his life, for example, he wrote one of his masterpieces, "Die Zauberflöte". Although some of his operas were successful he could not make money from this and died in poverty at the age of 36, having even on his last day worked on a "Requiem". He was buried in a communal grave which could not be precisely identified years later.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Volker Boehm
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2023 | Jordi Savall - Le Requiem de Mozart - Original Music Composer |
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2023 | The Met: Live in HD – Die Zauberflöte - Music |
2023 | The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte - Music |
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2022 | Philharmonix "Rock me Amadeus" - Compositor |
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2022 | W. A. Mozart: Così fan tutte - Creator |
2022 | W. A. Mozart: Così fan tutte - Original Music Composer |
2022 | Good Samaritans - Music |
2022 | Idomeneo, König von Kreta - Mozart bei den Opernfestspielen Aix-en-Provence - Original Music Composer |
2022 | La Flûte Enchantée - Nancy - Music |
2022 | Les Noces de Figaro, Opéra Garnier de Paris - Sound |
2021 | Salzburger Festspiele 2021: Teodor Currentzis und musicAeterna spielen Mozart - Original Music Composer |
2021 | Don Giovanni - Music |
2021 | New York City Ballet - Music |
2020 | Архитектура Блокады - Original Music Composer |
2020 | Свободный полет - Original Music Composer |
2020 | Jailbird - Music |
2020 | Händel / Mozart: Der Messias - Music |
2020 | Così fan tutte - Salzburger Festspiele 2020 - Music |
2020 | The Magic Flute - Music |
2020 | Society of Love - Music |
2019 | Le Nozze di Figaro - Compositor |
2019 | Don Giovanni - Opera di Roma - Compositor |
2019 | Mozart: Idomeneo - Original Music Composer |
2019 | Don Giovanni - Palais Garnier - Compositor |
2019 | Mozart - Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
2019 | Le Nozze di Figaro - Music |
2018 | The 350th Anniversary Inaugural Gala - Original Music Composer |
2018 | Così Fan Tutte - Opéra de Lausanne - Music |
2018 | Mozart: Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
2018 | Thamos, König in Ägypten - Original Music Composer |
2018 | Джон Боттом - неизвестный солдат - Original Music Composer |
2017 | The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute - Original Music Composer |
2017 | The Opera House - Music |
2017 | The ROH Live: Die Zauberflöte - Music |
2017 | Le Nozze di Figaro — Grand Théâtre de Genève - Music |
2017 | Salzburg Festival 2017: Mozart, Requiem in D minor, K. 626 - Original Music Composer |
2017 | Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Original Music Composer |
2017 | Canlı Opera : Idemeneo - Original Music Composer |
2017 | Mozart: Così Fan Tutte - Original Music Composer |
2016 | Mozart: Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2016 | The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni - Music |
2016 | The ROH Live: Così fan tutte - Music |
2016 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
2016 | Currentzis – Der Klassikrebell - Original Music Composer |
2016 | Mozart solennel - Original Music Composer |
2016 | Il Giardino degli Amanti - Original Music Composer |
2015 | Mozart: Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
2015 | Le Nozze di Figaro - Original Music Composer |
2015 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2015 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2015 | Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail - Original Music Composer |
2015 | Mozart: Die Zauberflöte - Compositor |
2014 | Паутинка - Music |
2014 | The Metropolitan Opera: Le Nozze Di Figaro - Original Music Composer |
2014 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2014 | The Metropolitan Opera: Così Fan Tutte - Original Music Composer |
2013 | Così fan tutte - Salzburg Festival - Original Music Composer |
2013 | Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
2013 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem - Claudio Abbado - Original Music Composer |
2013 | Così fan tutte - Original Music Composer |
2013 | Mozart Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2013 | Don Giovanni - Music |
2013 | AETERNA - Original Music Composer |
2013 | Die Zauberflöte, Bregenzer Festspiele - Original Music Composer |
2012 | The Metropolitan Opera: La Clemenza di Tito - Music |
2012 | Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
2011 | Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Original Music Composer |
2011 | The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2011 | Don Giovanni (Sferisterio Opera Festival) - Original Music Composer |
2011 | Mozart Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2010 | Mozart's Don Giovanni - Glyndebourne Festival 2010 - Original Music Composer |
2010 | Mozart: Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2010 | The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer - Music |
2010 | Cosi fan tutte - Original Music Composer |
2009 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2008 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2008 | Je ne suis pas morte - Music |
2008 | Mozart: Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2006 | The Magic Flute - Original Music Composer |
2006 | Le nozze di Figaro - Original Music Composer |
2006 | Così fan tutte - Original Music Composer |
2006 | Mozart Ascanio in Alba - Original Music Composer |
2006 | Don Giovanni live at the Innsbrucker Festwochen - Original Music Composer |
2006 | The Magic Flute - Author |
2006 | The Magic Flute - Music |
2006 | The Magic Flute - Original Music Composer |
2006 | La Clemenza di Tito - Original Music Composer |
2006 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2006 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro - Original Music Composer |
2006 | Cosi Fan Tutte - Compositor |
2006 | Don Giovanni - Zurich - Original Music Composer |
2006 | Mitridate Re Di Ponto - Compositor |
2006 | Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro - Original Music Composer |
2006 | La Finta Giardiniera - Compositor |
2006 | Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail - Compositor |
2006 | La Finta Giardiniera - Compositors |
2006 | Il Sogno di Scipione - Original Music Composer |
2006 | Mozart Apollo et Hyacinthus - Original Music Composer |
2005 | Mozart Requiem - Original Music Composer |
2005 | Così fan tutte - Original Music Composer |
2005 | Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito - Original Music Composer |
2005 | Jack-Jack Attack - Thanks |
2005 | La Clemenza di Tito - Original Music Composer |
2004 | Le nozze di Figaro - Original Music Composer |
2003 | Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
2002 | Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti - Original Music Composer |
2002 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2001 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2001 | Сказка сказок - Music |
2001 | Le Nozze di Figaro - Music |
2001 | Le Nozze di Figaro - Sound |
2001 | Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
2000 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
2000 | Mozart: Così Fan Tutte - Music |
2000 | Ojos que no ven - Original Music Composer |
2000 | Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
2000 | Hell Frozen Over - Music |
1999 | Le nozze di Figaro - Original Music Composer |
1998 | Le Nozze di Figaro - Original Music Composer |
1998 | Marchenbilder - Music |
1998 | Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Original Music Composer |
1997 | Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail - Music |
1996 | Così fan tutte - Original Music Composer |
1995 | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Serenada G-dur KV 525 - Music |
1995 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
1995 | Eine kleine Nachtmusik. Romanze Andante z Serenady G-dur KV 525 - Music |
1995 | Christophe Coin, le musicien - Music |
1995 | Mozart: Fantasia, K 397; Sonata, K 333, K 576 - Original Music Composer |
1994 | Le Nozze di Figaro - Original Music Composer |
1994 | Rondo alla Turca z Sonaty A-dur KV 33 - Music |
1994 | Le nozze di Figaro - Music |
1994 | Salzburger Marionettentheater: Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
1993 | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Menuett. Allegretto z Serenady G-dur KV 525 - Music |
1993 | Le Nozze di Figaro - Original Music Composer |
1993 | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Allegro z Serenady G-dur KV 525 - Music |
1993 | Cage - Music |
1993 | Voi che sapete - Music |
1992 | Don Gio - Original Music Composer |
1992 | Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
1992 | V Sonata C-dur KV-14 - Music |
1992 | Divertimento Presto F-dur KV 138. Presto - Music |
1992 | Sonata F-dur KV 280. Adagio - Music |
1991 | Aria Królowej Nocy - Music |
1991 | Divertimento D-dur Menuetto nr 7 KV 205 - Music |
1991 | Koncert fortepianowy C-dur Andante KV 467 - Music |
1991 | Lacrimosa z Requiem d-moll KV 626 - Cinematography |
1991 | Czarodziejski flet. Uwertura. Fragment - Music |
1991 | Divertimento D-dur Presto KV 136 - Music |
1991 | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Rondo. Allegro z Serenady G-dur KV 525 - Music |
1991 | La Clemenza Di Tito - Music |
1991 | Exsultate Jubilate Alleluja - Music |
1991 | Variácie slávy - Music |
1991 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
1991 | Mozart Requiem - Original Music Composer |
1990 | Le nozze di Figaro - Original Music Composer |
1990 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
1989 | Mozart Last 8 Piano Concertos (Daniel Barenboim) - Compositors |
1989 | Mozart: The Magic Flute - Music |
1989 | Cosi Fan Tutte - Compositor |
1989 | Cosi Fan Tutte - Music |
1988 | W. A. Mozart: Koncert pro klavír a orchestr - Creator |
1988 | Idomeneo - Music |
1988 | Idomeneo - Opera |
1988 | W. A. Mozart: Koncert pro klavír a orchestr - Original Music Composer |
1987 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
1987 | Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Original Music Composer |
1987 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
1987 | Szkola kochanków, czyli Cosi fan tutte - Music |
1986 | Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos - Music |
1986 | Karajan: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem - Compositor |
1986 | Mozart: Mitridate Re Di Ponto - Music |
1985 | Ljubavna pisma s predumišljajem - Music |
1984 | Amadeus - Original Music Composer |
1984 | Dicht hinter der Tür - Music |
1984 | Mozart: Requiem in D minor, KV626 - Original Music Composer |
1983 | Idomeneo - Original Music Composer |
1983 | Die Zauberflöte - Music |
1983 | Zengin ve Sefil - Music |
1982 | Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
1982 | Figaros bröllop - Original Music Composer |
1982 | Idomeneo - Original Music Composer |
1981 | Mozart v Praze - Music |
1980 | Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Original Music Composer |
1980 | La Clemenza di Tito - Compositor |
1979 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
1978 | Mozart Symphonies Vol. III - Nos. 28, 33, 39, "Serenata Notturna" and Karl Böhm documentary - Compositor |
1978 | Mozart Symphonies Vol. III - Nos. 28, 33, 39, "Serenata Notturna" and Karl Böhm documentary - Original Music Composer |
1978 | Mozart Symphonies Vol. I - Nos. 29,34,35,40,41 and Minuet K.409 - Original Music Composer |
1978 | Mozart Symphonies Vol. II - Nos. 1,25,31,36,38 and "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" - Original Music Composer |
1978 | Die Zauberflöte - Original Music Composer |
1978 | The Metropolitan Opera: Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
1978 | Il flauto magico - Original Music Composer |
1977 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
1975 | Trollflöjten - Music |
1975 | ある映画監督の生涯 溝口健二の記録 - Music |
1975 | Die Hochzeit des Figaro - Original Music Composer |
1975 | Le nozze di Figaro - Original Music Composer |
1974 | The Marriage of Figaro - Original Music Composer |
1973 | Bastien a Bastienka - Original Music Composer |
1972 | As Deusas - Musical |
1972 | Fragmentos de um Filme Esmola, a Sagrada Família - Music |
1970 | The Art of Lotte Reiniger - Additional Music |
1966 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
1966 | Rondo - Music |
1965 | Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre - Original Music Composer |
1965 | Mutluluk - Music |
1958 | A Night in a Harem - Music |
1956 | Únos ze Serailu - Music |
1956 | Bastien a Bastienna - Opera |
1955 | Don Giovanni - Original Music Composer |
1952 | Młodość Chopina - Music |
1949 | Figaros Hochzeit - Music |
1949 | Yumuşak Kalpler - Music |
1948 | Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4: Mozart, Dvorak, Wagner - Original Music Composer |
1935 | Papageno - Music |
1930 | Zehn Minuten Mozart - Music |
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