Mozart’s piano returns to his home

“The piano that Mozart used for the last 10 years of his life and which he used to compose much of his music was returned to his former home in Vienna for a performance of his music.

‘A big, positive shock was how good the instrument is,’ said Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov after the concert Wednesday. ‘One can’t experience something more overwhelming as a pianist than this.’”

Dragana Jovanovic, “Mozart’s Piano Returns Home to Applause”, ABC News, 8 November 2012. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/mozarts-piano-returns-home-applause/story?id=17674906#.UKsyQaPY-Sp. Accessed 05 April 2014.

 

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