First of all, even exceptional violinist Lidia Baich does not have such an exclusive instrument as Mozart's Costa violin in front of her every day. Let alone play it as a star violinist. But the Mozart Birthplace in Getreidegasse was one of those days. After all, the musician has to know "how to play the instrument."

"It was something very special for all of us," Maria Großbauer told us. The former Opera Ball organizer and current managing director of the Wiener Neustadt Municipal Theatre arranged the deal. "On November 8, we will be opening the doors of our theater again after a long time. And because the complete Mozart Requiem was played for the first time in Wiener Neustadt, this wonderful instrument will be played by Lidia Baich at the opening ceremony."

All of this is only possible thanks to the scientific support of the International Mozarteum Foundation - as well as appropriate safety precautions. "This violin actually has to travel with two 'couriers'," says Großbauer, emphasizing once again the inestimable value of the instrument. And, no joke, these "couriers", "even have to sit in the front row on November 8th ..."

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