Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Violin Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Major, K. 207
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 211
Rondo in B Flat Major, K. 269
Andante in F Major (from Piano Concerto, K. 467)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756, the younger and second surviving child of Leopold Mozart, a musician in the service of the ruling Archbishop. The same year brought the publication of Leopold Mozart's book on violin-playing, a compilation that won him a wide reputation. Nevertheless his career was sacrificed before long to that of his son, whose genius he soon realised and to the fostering of which he dedicated his energies. He remained until his death in 1787 Vice-Kapellmeister in Salzburg, his final years darkened by his son's departure for Vienna in 1781.

In his childhood Mozart excelled as a keyboard-player, his skill shown in performance, in sight-reading and in improvisation, and as a violinist