Mozart’s sister, Maria Anna Mozart, was a musical genius just like her brother and sometimes received top billing over her brother when they toured as children. But once she became a marriageable age, her parents forced her to stop performing and settle down.

Maria Anna Mozart, the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was a talented musician just like him. When Mozart was a toddler, Maria Anna (four and one-half years older) was his idol. Her father Leopold Mozart started teaching her to play the harpsichord when she was seven years old. According to Maynard Solomon, “At three, Mozart was inspired to study music by observing his father’s instruction of Marianne; he wanted to be like her.”

To showcase Maria’s and her brother’s talent, their father took them on tours of many cities such as Vienna and Paris. She was noted as an excellent harpsichord player and fortepianist. In the early days, she sometimes received top billing. But from the age of 18, her parents forbid her from touring and showcasing her artistic talent. This was because according to societal expectations at that time, a girl of marriageable age should settle down.