Was Mozart deaf?

Perhaps you have confused Mozart with Beethoven, who built an entire magnificent career despite going deaf by age 30, or you have read just a bit about Mozart's birth defect. read more

No. It’s Beethoven who became deaf; the symptoms started around age 30 and he was almost totally deaf by his late 40’s. Mozart’s hearing was apparently very keen, and he had perfect pitch. read more

The young Beethoven was known as the most important musician since Mozart. By his mid-20s, he had studied with Haydn and was celebrated as a brilliant, virtuoso pianist. Beethoven's life timeline: 1770 - 1802 > By the time he turned 30 he had composed a couple of piano concertos, six string quartets, and his first symphony. read more

ANSWER: Not only was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart not deaf, he was able to keep his hearing long after his death, and in the tomb of which he was laid to rest, many a monk could hear the strange a whooshing noise of wind that sounded more like a shush. read more