On This Day June 5

Wolfgang Mozart and his older sister Nannerl, a singer and harpsichord player, toured Europe 1762 to 1765. 8-year-old Mozart and his sister appeared before the English public for the first time in the Spring Garden Rooms, London on June 5, 1764. Mozart astonished the London general public with his playing of the harpsichord with a handkerchief covering the keys. Some members of the Royal Society thought his playing was too good for a child and suspected him of being a dwarf.

The Mozart family on tour:Watercolor by Carmontelle, ca. 1763

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