Mozart's Birthday

Brendel's commanding presence makes for a memorable Mozart (Chicago Tribune)
A Mozart celebration would hardly be a Mozart celebration without Alfred Brendel. The great Austrian pianist turned 75 in January, just a few weeks before Mozart would have turned 250. If one regarded the concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday at Symphony Center as a kind of joint birthday party, the festive quality of the musicmaking made it difficult to think of it any other way.
SHS brings Mozart's birthday to Cummings - Somerville Journal

SHS brings Mozart's birthday to Cummings Somerville Journal, MA - Feb 15, 2006 By Delia Marshall/ For the Journal. "We're here to celebrate the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the world's greatest composers," said Rita Ranucci ...

Vocalists sparkle, charm in PBO's shining 'Magic Flute'
Palm Beach Daily News - Palm Beach Opera in this Mozart's 250th birthday year presented the composer's Die Zauberfl te ( The Magic Flute ) Friday evening at the Kravis Center. The intricately woven musical fantasy is one of the very last of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ...
Viennese gold coin cake displayed in Tokyo's Ginza (Kyodo News)
Some 3,000 Viennese gold coins arranged in the shape of a cake are shown at Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K.'s store in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 28. The 250-million-yen Viennese gold coin cake was made to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birthday.
Concerto of creative confections for Mozart's birthday - San Jose Mercury News

Concerto of creative confections for Mozart's birthday San Jose Mercury News, USA - Feb 21, 2006 ... of Mozart motifs are part of the yearlong 250th birthday celebrations for ... this year -- a given considering the thousands of events revolving around Amadeus. ...