Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Moses Barenboim (Hebrew: דניאל בארנבוים; born 15 November 1942) is an Argentine-Israeli classical pianist and conductor based in Berlin, who also has Spanish and Palestinian citizenship. From 1992 until January 2023, Barenboim was the general music director of the Berlin State Opera and "Staatskapellmeister" of its orchestra, the Staatskapelle Berlin. Barenboim previously served as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris and La Scala in Milan. Barenboim is known for his work with the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, a Seville-based orchestra of young Arab and Israeli musicians, and as a resolute critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Barenboim has received many awards and prizes, including seven Grammy awards, an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, France's Legion of Honour as a Commander, Grand Officier and Grand Cross, and the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2002, along with Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said, he was given Spain's Prince of Asturias Concord Award. Barenboim is multilingual, fluent in English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, and Spanish.

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter", Eine kleine Nachtmusik & Requiem - 2025-11-30T00:00:00.000000Z

"A Legend" - From Mozart to Stravinsky - 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos & Choral Fantasia (Remastered) - 2025-08-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Barenboim on Piano - 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000000Z

The Berlin Years - Mozart, Beethoven, Dvořák, Bruckner, Wagner - 2025-07-18T00:00:00.000000Z

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