Musicians and Composers in Vienna

The atlas holds 8 people and 45 moments here, from 1688 to 2011. The most recorded lives are Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

Notable people

  1. Ludwig van Beethoven

    from 1787 to 1827

    18 moments here

    German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…

  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    from 1762 to 1791

    14 moments here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

  3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1688 to 1712

    5 moments here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

  4. Frédéric Chopin

    from 1829 to 1830

    2 moments here

    Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

  5. Giuseppe Verdi

    from 1843 to 1875

    2 moments here

    Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

  6. Antonio Vivaldi

    in 1741

    2 moments here

    Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…

  7. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    in 1812

    1 moment here

    German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

  8. George Michael

    in 2011

    1 moment here

    English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…

Moments

  1. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  2. 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  3. 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  4. 1708 Vienna visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  5. 1712 Final extended Vienna residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  6. 1741 Letter written in Vienna Antonio Vivaldi
  7. 1741 Death in Vienna Antonio Vivaldi
  8. 1762 Performs for Vienna's aristocracy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  9. 1762 Plays at the imperial court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. 1767 Lives in Vienna during smallpox outbreak Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  11. 1768 Returns to the Vienna court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  12. 1773 Employment journey to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  13. 1781 Summoned to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  14. 1781 Competes before the emperor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  15. 1782 Marries at St Stephen's Cathedral Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  16. 1784 Meets Haydn in Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  17. 1787 First extended stay in Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven
  18. 1788 Moves to Alsergrund Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  19. 1789 Returns home to Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  20. 1791 Conducts The Magic Flute premiere Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  21. 1791 Takes to his deathbed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  22. 1791 Dies at home in Vienna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  23. 1792 Relocated permanently to Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven
  24. 1795 Vienna public debut Ludwig van Beethoven
  25. 1802 Heiligenstadt retreat Ludwig van Beethoven
  26. 1802 Wrote the Heiligenstadt Testament Ludwig van Beethoven
  27. 1803 Composer-in-residence at Theater an der Wien Ludwig van Beethoven
  28. 1804 Residence at the Pasqualati House Ludwig van Beethoven
  29. 1808 Summer residence in Heiligenstadt Ludwig van Beethoven
  30. 1808 Premiere marathon at Theater an der Wien Ludwig van Beethoven
  31. 1812 Meets Beethoven in Vienna Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  32. 1817 Stayed at Pfarrplatz 2 Ludwig van Beethoven
  33. 1817 Summer residence in Nussdorf Ludwig van Beethoven
  34. 1817 Final day of Nussdorf residence Ludwig van Beethoven
  35. 1823 Country retreat at Hetzendorf Ludwig van Beethoven
  36. 1823 Continued work in Hetzendorf Ludwig van Beethoven
  37. 1824 Ninth Symphony premiere Ludwig van Beethoven
  38. 1825 Moved into the Schwarzspanierhaus Ludwig van Beethoven
  39. 1826 Returned gravely ill to Vienna Ludwig van Beethoven
  40. 1827 Died in the Schwarzspanierhaus Ludwig van Beethoven
  41. 1829 Viennese debut Frédéric Chopin
  42. 1830 Stay in Vienna after departure Frédéric Chopin
  43. 1843 Visit to oversee Nabucco Giuseppe Verdi
  44. 1875 Conducts Requiem in Vienna Giuseppe Verdi
  45. 2011 Pneumonia and coma in Vienna George Michael

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