January 27: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born (1756)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the musical genius, was born in Salzburg in 1756. Mozart was the most influential and most popular composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works including operas, symphonies, concertos, chamber music and choral music. He visited Vienna in 1781 and spent the rest of his life. He showed us what maturity and style of music can be. He was a hard worker and left numerous works. Mozart died young at his age of 35. Mozart's works were first cataloged by Ludwig von Köchel in 1862 and the catalogue has been repeatedly updated. The work is referenced by the abbreviation "K" (Köchel number).