Biography of Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756. His first two names (Johannes Chrysostomus) belonged to a saint and Theophilus was given to him by his godfather and changed to Amade or Amadeus later in his life. Mozart was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl Mozart, and his only sibling was an older sister called Maria Anna. Mozart's father Leopold Mozart was one of Europe's leading musical teachers, a composer and a violinist but he gave up all of these when his son's outstanding musical talents became evident. Mozart’s talents started to become evident when he was 3 years old and his father was his only teacher at those times. By the time he was 5, Mozart had started to compose music.

In 1762 Mozart started to travel across Europe with his father. They gave concerts and traveled for three and a half years. During these trips Mozart met a great number of musicians and acquainted