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Mozart’s Final Years: Defying Fate

March 10, 2025 • Steven Hobé, Composer & Host • Season 1 • Episode 212

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Mozart’s Final Years: Defying Fate in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop!

Fun Fact
In his final years, Mozart’s letters reveal confidence, struggle, and an eerie sense of fate. As he composed the Requiem, he seemed to foresee his death, yet his genius endured, leaving the world in awe.
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About Steven, Host
Steven is a Canadian composer & actor living in Toronto. Through his music, he creates a range of works, with an emphasis on the short-form genre—his muse being to offer the listener both the darker and more satiric shades of human existence. If you're interested, please check out his music website for more. Member of the Canadian League Of Composers.
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