Some facts about the famous Mozart, probably the most famous composer of all time, classical or not.

• Born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria
• Died December 5, 1791 at the age of 35
• He was born to Father Leopold and Mother Maria Anna Pertl
• He was baptized at St. Rupert’s Cathedral
• On August 4, 1782 he married Constanze Weber
• He was buried in a peasant’s grave in Vienna at St. Marx Cemetery
• His full legal name was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart
• Wrote of 626 unique works.
• He composed his first symphony at the age of 8
• Haydn once said Mozart is ‘the greatest composer known to me in person or by name; he has taste and, what is more, the greatest knowledge of composition’
• Mozart had a special relationship with Prague - He premiered the opera Don Giovanni there on October 29, 1787, and supported himself for many years through commissions originating from the city.
• He was a Freemason, and belonged to the same Masonic Lodge as Haydn