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This presentation tells of the Mozart Family’s residence in London (1764-5) during which time the 8-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus - already a prolific composer - amazed the guests of George III and performed musical tricks in pubs (and was even the subject of medical research).  All this is described with surprising images of 18th century Chelsea and of Mozart’s earliest musical handwriting.  Furthermore, Dr Griffiths illustrates his talk at the piano with explanations and performances of over a dozen of Mozart’s witty miniatures.  The equally-astonishing Polonaise Mélancolique by Mozart’s own child prodigy Franz Xaver (whom he never knew) brings the presentation to an emotional conclusion.  N.B. This is the ideal introduction to the inimitable style of Griffith’s presentations where the experienced concert-goer and the musical new-comer are informed and entertained in equal measure.