Mozart Had a Talented, Overlooked Sister. For LG, This Pianist Recreated Her Captivating Music

As a child, Maria was as celebrated as her famous brother

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Did you know that Mozart had an older—and equally talented—pianist sister? Unless you’re into classical music, the answer is probably no, because history has a long habit of forgetting women’s achievements.

In the 1700s, Maria Anna Mozart performed with her brother, Wolfgang Amadeus, throughout Europe and was celebrated as a gifted musician in her own right. But at the age of 15, she married and stopped performing—no doubt because Europe’s patriarchal society deemed it improper.

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