Cathedral
Salzburg's Cathedral is a significant piece of church-architecture.
It represents the most impressive early Baroque edifice north
of the Alps. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was baptized here on 28th
January 1756. In his position as the court organist and concert
master Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed numerous undying works
of sacred music for Salzburg.
Residence
The Residence is the former palace of the Prince-Archbishops. Mozart
played numerous concerts there and it is also the location where
the Serenata 'Il
Re Pastore' was performed for the first time on
23rd April 1775.
Old University
In the Great Hall of the Old University (today the Theological Faculty)
his Latin school comedy 'Apollo et Hyacinthus' K. 38 was performed
on 13th May 1767.
St. Peter's Abbey
In 1769 thirteen-years-old Mozart composed the 'Dominicus Mass'
for Abbot Hagenauer and in 1783 personally directed his famous Mass
in C-minor.
Mozart's Birthplace
In the heart of Salzburg - in a small street called 'Getreidegasse'
you will find the house where Mozart was born in 1756. Today the
Mozart family's apartment is a museum with a lot of exhibits of
Mozart: his concert violin, his clavichord, the pianoforte, an
uncompleted oil painting of 'Mozart at the Piano',
portraits and letters written by the Mozart family and much more.
Mozart’s Residence
Mozart’s family lived in this house from 1773 on.
Today the rooms on the first floor are a museum showing the
life of the Mozart family (focused on the life and work of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart).
Mozarteum
The 'International Mozarteum Foundation' was established
in 1880 with the goal to promote the musical arts, preserve
the heritage and honor Mozart. 'The International Mozarteum
Foundation' - also known as 'Mozarteum'
- was built in the years 1910 to 1914 in a typical
Munich art nouveau style.
