Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria and died in 1791 in Vienna at the age of 35. He showed remarkable musical talent from a very young age, composing his first pieces of music by age 5 and his first symphony by age 8. Throughout his life he composed over 600 pieces of music and toured Europe performing for royalty. Though he achieved great success, he struggled financially in his later years and worked tirelessly, sometimes 15 hours a day, until his health deteriorated and he died.