The bronze sculpture of Mozart was made by the French sculptor Paul Paulin. He studied modeling and casting of bronze busts and began to work in this field. His creations were exhibited in salons along with those made by professional French artists. He created sculptural portraits of Renoir, Degas, Monet, and Queen Victoria of England.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart became a guiding star in Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s artistic destiny. The sculpture of the Austrian composer symbolizes the connection between these two great names in the history of music.

The children of Tchaikovsky’s family received great education at home. They were taught French and much attention was paid to music. Tchaikovsky’s father played the flute, his mother played the piano and sang. In addition to the piano, there was a special instrument in the house — an orchestrion, on which various musical compositions were played. Among them were the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, especially beloved by little Petya.

He first heard his music in childhood, but Tchaikovsky had his main “emotional awakening” at the age of 17 after hearing the opera “Don Giovanni”. Later, he recalled,

The synthesis of literary and musical elements in the opera “The Wedding of Figaro” is quite noteworthy: Tchaikovsky made a Russian translation of the opera’s libretto and edited the recitatives to it. He had a special love for the works of Mozart.