ONLINE LECTURE MOZART 270: CONSERVING MOZART’S MANUSCRIPT
20 JANUARY 2026
ONLINE LECTURE
Mozart 270: Conserving Mozart’s Manuscript
Tue 27 Jan 2026
14:00 - 14:30 GMT
https://www.rct.uk/event/mozart-270
Free
On what would have been Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 270th birthday, join Mito Matsumaru, Senior Conservator of Archives, Manuscripts and Books, for a behind-the-scenes look at the Royal Library’s conservation work on Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots, K.35. Composed by Mozart in March 1767 at just 11 years old, this early sacred drama offers a fascinating insight into the young composer’s genius.
Mito will share the meticulous techniques used by the Royal Collection Trust’s conservation team to preserve this precious manuscript. Her talk will then go on to explore more of the Royal Bindery's work including the conservation of Royal Library and Royal Archive collections more generally, as well as the book binding skills inherited within one of the oldest working binderies in the UK.