Mozart is the symbol of innate, unreachable genius. At 5 he was composing, at 6 he performed before the royal courts of Europe, at 14 he became the youngest member of the Bologna Philharmonic Academy. His creative productivity is almost supernatural.
Principal works: the operas The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute; 41 symphonies (especially No. 40 in G minor and No. 41 Jupiter); 27 piano concertos; the Requiem in D minor (unfinished); chamber music of extraordinary refinement. Mozart died at 35 and was buried according to the ordinary Viennese custom of the time; the exact site of his grave is unknown. His music fuses clarity, balance, and emotional depth in a way that remains the standard across all eras.
