He composed a clarinet quintet and a clarinet concerto for him. Later, as Mozart became increasingly ill and lonely, he wrote that music was essentially his only friend. The ‘false friends’? And what ...

He composed a clarinet quintet and a clarinet concerto for him. Later, as Mozart became increasingly ill and lonely, he wrote that music was essentially his only friend. One of them appears in ...

The finest craftsmen hone their skills and consistently strive for the highest quality, and the Hungarian-British pianist Andras Schiff does the same in music, whether at the keyboard or when ...

Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT In 1962, musicologist Alfred Einstein wrote: “No earthly remains of Mozart survived save a few wretched portraits, no two of which are alike.” But now the ...

In 1962, musicologist Alfred Einstein wrote: 'No earthly remains of Mozart survived save a few wretched portraits, no two of which are alike.' But now the face of the famous classical musician may ...

Hulton Archive/Getty Images (Mozart), Fred de Noyelle/Stone/Getty Images (music) A genius composer turned pop culture icon, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote more than 600 musical works and influenced ...

Mozart owned a starling, Shostakovich loved his dog, and Ravel was smitten with his kittens. We take a look at our favourite composer-pet relationships. Life can be lonely for a composer, who may ...

Mozart’s Sister investigates the life of Maria Anna Mozart, the older sister of the more famous Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The film portrays a sensitive and well-researched investigation into ...

If you're lonely, you can resent it ... As Donna Anna, graduate student Emily Densmore said she’s performing in a Mozart opera for the first time. “There's really some incredible scenes that you're ...

Learn the untold story of Maria Anna Mozart, Wolfgang’s older sister and collaborator. Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy just like her younger brother Wolfgang. Although the children ...

Sebastian Willnow / Picture Alliance via Getty Images A 12-minute piece of music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been discovered in a library in Germany. Researchers think the composer ...

A Leipzig Municipal Libraries worker holds the lost Mozart manuscript. Photo: Sebastian Willnow/picture alliance / Getty Images A hitherto-unknown piece of music by the Austrian composer Wolfgang ...