An interesting note is that one of the reasons why Mozart wrote several pieces for two people is because he wrote them to play with his sister.

[Playing two-person piece] is a little more difficult [than playing a single person piece] because you have to think alike and there's not a whole lot of room on a piano so it does get a little crowded.

I know that Austria has kind of declared it Mozart's year. We just kind of wanted to do something a little more informal where we were able to celebrate his works with our students, faculty, alumni and friends.

This is one of the reasons I wrote the book -- to prevent this kind of thing from happening.

Aaron Tippin was chosen for several reasons.

I owe very, very much to Mozart; and if one studies, for instance, the way in which I write for string quartet, then one cannot deny that I have learned this directly from Mozart. And I am proud of it!