https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The violin that Mozart used as a child left Friday for a state visit by Austrian government members to China, where a seven-year-old girl will play it for President Xi Jinping. https://www.thelocal.at/20180406/austrian-guests-pack-mozarts-childhood-violin-for-state-visit-to-china Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:43:02 +0200 austrian-guests-pack-mozarts-childhood-violin-for-state-visit-to-china Having famous parents can be a mixed blessing, but Austrian musician Franz Xaver Mozart had it tougher than most. https://www.thelocal.at/20170522/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-wife-wanted-their-son-franz-xaver-to-be-second-mozart Mon, 22 May 2017 10:58:08 +0200 wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-wife-wanted-their-son-franz-xaver-to-be-second-mozart Lost for over 200 years, a cantata co-written by classical maestros Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri rang out in public for the first time Tuesday, shedding new light on their reputed intense rivalry. https://www.thelocal.at/20160216/premiere-of-long-lost-mozart-cantata Tue, 16 Feb 2016 19:34:44 +0100 premiere-of-long-lost-mozart-cantata A rare letter written by Mozart to a close friend and renowned Austrian botanist has sold for $217,000 at auction in the United States. https://www.thelocal.at/20151016/mozart-letter-fetches-217000-at-us-auction Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:47:28 +0200 mozart-letter-fetches-217000-at-us-auction The Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation has unveiled a manuscript penned by a teenaged Mozart that it acquired for €237,000 ($258,000) at a Sotheby's auction. https://www.thelocal.at/20150722/teen-mozart-manuscript-returns-to-salzburg Wed, 22 Jul 2015 23:14:10 +0200 teen-mozart-manuscript-returns-to-salzburg The dapper and handsome image of Mozart on Austria’s popular Mozartkugeln chocolates may be very far from the true appearance of the musical genius, according to a new biography from Munich-based writer Eva Gesine Baur. https://www.thelocal.at/20141124/mozart-not-chocolate-box-handsome Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:52:18 +0100 mozart-not-chocolate-box-handsome The clavichord on which Mozart composed some of his most famous works - including the Magic Flute - will be on display in Vienna for two weeks, for the first time since the 18th century. https://www.thelocal.at/20141028/mozarts-clavichord-returns-to-vienna Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:19:44 +0100 mozarts-clavichord-returns-to-vienna A violin that belonged to musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been preserved inside a glass case at a museum in Mozart's hometown of Salzburg, Austria up until recently, when it was removed from its nest for the first time and brought to Korea. https://www.thelocal.at/20141027/mozarts-violin-meets-korean-prodigy Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:32:00 +0100 mozarts-violin-meets-korean-prodigy