Mozart's childhood violin and original manuscripts come to the Morgan Library

"Mozart's influence is still heard everywhere today, from piano lessons and concerts to children's rhymes. The exhibition will offer visitors an unprecedented opportunity to engage with the life and work of an artist whose music they recognize and hold dear."

"The items are from the collections of the International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg, Austria, where Mozart was born in 1756. Curators said this is the first time many of the instruments, portraits and manuscripts will be seen in the United States."

The Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan is hosting an exhibition featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's personal belongings from the International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg, Austria. Visitors can view the clavichord Mozart used to write 'The Magic Flute' and his childhood violin. Many of the instruments, portraits, and manuscripts on display are being shown in the United States for the first time. The exhibition, titled 'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Treasures from the Mozarteum Foundation of Salzburg,' runs until the end of May and provides an unprecedented opportunity to engage with Mozart's life and work.

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