Daniel Barenboim | |
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 Barenboim receiving the 2019 Konrad Adenauer Prize from the City of Cologne | |
| Born | 15 November 1942 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Years active | 1952–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | danielbarenboim.com |
Daniel 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.[2] From 1992 until January 2023, Barenboim was the general music director of the Berlin State Opera and "Staatskapellmeister" of its orchestra, the Staatskapelle Berlin.[3]
Barenboim previously served as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris and La Scala in Milan.[4] 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.[5]
Barenboim has received many awards and prizes, including seven Grammy awards, an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire,[6] 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.
- ^ "Daniel Barenboim: In the Beginning Was Sound". The Reith Lectures. 7 April 2006. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "60 Years: Daniel Barenboim on Israel". Daniel Barenboim. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Hernández, Javier C; Marshall, Alex (6 January 2023). "Daniel Barenboim, Titan of Conducting, to Step Down in Berlin". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Barenboim to leave La Scala opera". BBC News. 29 October 2013.
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