Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (,
English see fn.; 27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as
Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the
Classical era. Born in
Salzburg, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on
keyboard and
violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty.