Juan Crisostomo Arriaga (1806 - 1826) was a Spanish musical prodigy who without any regular musical studies composed an opera in 1821 when...

When Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896) paid a visit to Richard Wagner in 1873, he brought along his 2nd and 3rd Symphonies.  He wanted to ded...

Wolfgang Mozart was only seventeen years old when he wrote his 25th Symphony in G minor. Not only had he written 25 symphonies by then, he ...

Mily Balakirev (1837 - 1910) was a Russian pianist, conductor and composer. He was instrumental in creating a sense of musical nationali...

Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) was an Italian composer most well known for his operas and their overtures.  He was a child prodigy and c...

Johann Christian Bach (1735 - 1782) was the last child born to Johann Sebastian Bach . He studied with his father until his father's ...

Antonio Salieri (1750 - 1825) was an Italian composer most known for his operas. His 50+ operas played a large part in the development of ...