Symphony of His Life The restless journey and many facets of a genius feature the music of the virtuoso composer Max Simonischeck as "Mozart" and many other speakers. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is considered a superstar of classical music by today's standards. Born in Salzburg in 1756, the child prodigy began playing the piano at the age of 4. He dedicated his tragically short life to music and travel, composing over 25,000 pages of music and spending ten years of his life abroad. Even today, his operas and compositions are among the greatest musical achievements of all time.