Lucy Worsley Mozarts London Odyssey

Lucy Worsley traces the forgotten and fascinating story of the young Mozarts adventures in Georgian London Arriving in 1764 as an eightyearold boy London held the promise of unrivalled musical opportunity But in telling the telling the tale of Mozarts strange and unexpected encounters Lucy reveals how life wasnt easy for the little boy in a big bustling city With the demands of a royal performance the humiliation of playing keyboard tricks in a London pub a near fatal illness and finding himself heckled on the streets it was a lot for a child to take But London would prove pivotal for it was here that the young Mozart made his musical breakthrough blossoming from a precocious performer into a powerful new composer