Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (German: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, MPA [?v?lf?a? ama?deus ?mo?tsa?t] Listen to file information; full name - Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; January 27, 1756, Salzburg - December 5, 1791, Vienna) - av Stryan composer and virtuoso musician. One of the most popular classical composers, Mozart had a great influence on the world musical culture

According to contemporaries, Mozart had a phenomenal musical ear, memory and ability to improvise. The youngest member of the Bologna Philharmonic Academy (since 1770) in its entire history, as well as the youngest holder of the Order of the Golden Spur (1770).

Unlike many composers of the 18th century, Mozart not only worked in all musical forms of his time, but also achieved great success in them. Many of his compositions are recognized as masterpieces of symphonic, concerto, chamber, opera and choral music. Along with Haydn and Beethoven, he belongs to the most significant representatives of the Vienna Classical School. Mozart's biography, especially his way of life and the circumstances of his early death, has been the subject of much speculation and controversy, which in turn gave rise to various fictions and common myths.