Mozart had many students over the course of his career – but some of his most gifted pupils were women. He wrote music for them, dedicated sonatas to them, and even relied on them financially during the years he was

Mozart had many students over the course of his career – but some of his most gifted pupils were women. He wrote music for them, praised their talent in letters to his father, and in at least one case declared

Mozart died on 5 December 1791, at thirty-five years old. He is buried in an unmarked grave, and his Requiem was unfinished. These are the facts most people know. What’s less often told is how much he accomplished in the

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the most famous composers who ever lived – but the myths surrounding him sometimes obscure the quirkier facts about his life. Beyond the powdered wigs, Mozart was a complicated, funny, deeply human figure whose

On the morning of 5 December 1791, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna at the age of 35. He had only been ill for two weeks. His widow Constanze was 29 years old. She had been at his bedside

Mozart’s music is often described as light, frothy, effortless, elegant, or even decorative. That lightweight reputation does him a disservice. Beneath the beauty lies one of the sharpest dramatic minds in music history: a composer inspired by human psychology, social

Two centuries after his death, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart remains one of the most-streamed and searched composers in the world. From operatic showstoppers to symphonic masterpieces, his music continues to dominate YouTube playlists, film soundtracks, and viral crossover performances. But which

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the most famous composers in Western music history – and one of the most mythologised. Over the past two centuries, popular culture has transformed Mozart’s legacy into a series of legends: the genius who