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Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart (30 July 1751 – 29 October 1829), called "Marianne" and nicknamed Nannerl, was a musician, the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) and daughter of Leopold (1719–1787) and Anna Maria Mozart (1720–1778).
Learn how Maria Anna Mozart, the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, became a virtuoso pianist in the 1760s and influenced her brother's musical development. Explore the letters, diaries and testimonies of their father, Leopold, and other witnesses.
Anna Maria Walburga Mozart (née Pertl; 25 December 1720 – 3 July 1778) was the mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) and Maria Anna Mozart (1751–1829).
Mar 13, 2023 · Learn about Maria Anna Mozart, the eldest child and musical prodigy of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart, who was overshadowed by her brother Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Discover how she became a child prodigy, a composer, and a wife, and why her legacy was erased from history.
- Lauren Dillon
The story of Maria Anna Mozart, older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, illustrates how social expectations have limited success for women and girls. She was a musical prodigy, perhaps a better musician than her younger brother, but her career was cut short because at the time, it was not considered acceptable for an adult woman to be a ...
Born on July 30 or 31, 1751, in Salzburg, Austria; died on October 29, 1829, in Salzburg; daughter of Leopold Mozart (a violinist, composer, and theorist) and Anna Maria Mozart; married Johann Baptist Franz von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg, in 1784; children: at least one son.
Maria Anna Mozart, known to her family as Nannerl, is one of the great what-ifs of music history. She was the sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an inspiration and constant companion to him, one of her generation’s great piano prodigies, and more. Her potential, it seems, was limitless.
