A master of music who composed music at the age of five and performed on stage at the age of six.

Mozart (1756-1791) was born in a family of court musicians in Salzburg 250 years ago, ranking the second among seven children. Today, people in Salzburg talk about Mozart and often say that Mozart is an unparalleled gift from God. This year is the year of Mozart. From Austria to Germany, from the Czech Republic to Italy, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, related activities and programs have been fully scheduled.

Although Mozart died young, his music works have always been the most precious legacy in the world music treasure house. His operas The Marriage of Figaro, Don Juan and The Magic Flute have become the repertoires on the world opera stage. His symphonies, the grand Jupiter symphony in C major and Mozart's hero symphony in G minor, have all been played by world-famous symphony orchestras. Among Mozart's numerous sonatas and chamber music works, there are also many masterpieces, such as the piano concerto Coronation in D major and the violin concerto Turkey in A major. Mozart's religious music, solemn Lamentations and Hallelujah are often introduced to believers who pray in church. In short, Mozart's music, with its warm, sincere, delicate, popular, elegant and brisk style, has conquered generations of listeners and music lovers from all walks of life.

Mozart's unique life experience has also greatly aroused people's feelings of admiration, sympathy and admiration: learning piano at the age of four, composing music at the age of five, and performing music prodigy at the age of six; Musical rookie who has traveled all over Germany, Britain, France, Holland, Switzerland and Italy; Born in a family of court musicians, a citizen musician who stands out from the crowd; Or sad or lingering entanglements with women; The sharp contrast between his great musical wealth and his poor life; Due to poverty and illness, he died prematurely at the age of 36 ... People's lasting interest in Mozart's music and his life is also reflected in the wave of publications. Among the publications prepared for the year of Mozart, there are academic works about Mozart's music, various biographies, books about Mozart and women, Mozart and family, Mozart and gambling, novels featuring Mozart, books about Mozart's death, children's introductory books and 380 questions and answers about Mozart. ...

Mozart is the proud son of his hometown Salzburg. We can see that the whole Austria is shaped a bit like Jinhua ham. Salzburg, located at the elbow, is the largest city in Austria closest to Germany. It takes only a few minutes by train from Salzburg to the German border city of Frasin. The geomorphological features of Salzburg can be summarized as "one river and two mountains": the Salzach River passes through the city, with Kaputina Mountain on the right bank and Menzies Mountain on the left bank. The streets and buildings of the city are distributed on both sides of the river and around the mountains. The Salchach River is a tributary of the Inge River that flows into the Danube. After leaving Salzburg, the Saltza River became the boundary river between Austria and Germany.

Today, the overall appearance of the city in the central area of Salzburg still retains the original appearance when Mozart lived here: the house at No.9 Wugu Hutong, where Mozart was born 250 years ago, is still there, and now it is the Mozart Memorial Hall, which has become a tourist hotspot. Grain Hutong, located on the left bank of Salzach River, is the most prosperous area in Salzburg, but the whole hutong is antique. After Mozart's family moved, the second house is the longest residence in Salzburg, and it is still well preserved. The church where Mozart's parents got married and the church where Mozart was baptized also rang bells to urge believers to go to church as before. The Rococo-style "Old Palace Pharmacy" visited by Mozart's family is not only a tourist attraction, but also a pharmacy selling drugs developed by the latest technology. Mozart's father's grave is in Sebastian's cemetery in Linz Street, close to the two houses where their family lived ... So if Mozart, 250, comes to Salzburg again, he will definitely not get lost and find a home soon. Visitors can also feel the life atmosphere of Mozart's youth here.

In Mozart's year, five cities were the focus of commemorative activities throughout Europe: Salzburg, Mozart's hometown city; Vienna-the city where Mozart 178 1 has lived and worked; Augsburg-Mozart's ancestral home: Mozart's father 17 19 was born here and 1737 moved to Salzburg, so the German city of augsburg naturally played the banner of "augsburg-Mozart City"; Prague-1787 Mozart's opera The Wedding of Figaro was staged in this city and achieved great success. Saint Gilgen-Although Mozart has never been to this place in his life, he is among Mozart's "grandma's houses". Mozart's mother 1720 was born in this small town, 1747 got married in Salzburg and became the daughter-in-law of Mozart's family. It seems that in order to compete for related activities, cities have to count the relationship and origin with Mozart.

The Austrian Mozart Year Activity Committee defined Mozart as "the most famous figure in Austria". As for Mozart, American pianist, composer and conductor leonard bernstein said devoutly, "Mozart is a God-like Mozart, and this will never change." Mozart is not only a name, but also a genius who came into this world. He spent more than 30 years walking around the world. When he left this world, the world was renewed and enriched, and the world was blessed by his visit. "The British philosopher isaiah berlin expressed his love for Mozart's music without humor:" Everyone says that when angels play for God, they play Bach; When they play for themselves, they play Mozart. "