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Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim

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Daniel Barenboim is an Argentine-Israeli pianist and conductor who is a citizen of Argentina, Israel, Palestine, and Spain. He is the general music director of the Berlin State Opera, and the Staatskapelle Berlin; he 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. He has won seven Grammy awards for his work and discography. Barenboim is a polyglot, fluent in Spanish, Hebrew, English, French, Italian, and German. The music conductor is a citizenship of Argentina, Israel, Palestine, and Spain. Barenboim currently lives in Berlin.

Known For

The Transformation of the World Into Music

The Transformation of the World Into Music

1996

Waltraud Meier: I follow a voice within me

Waltraud Meier: I follow a voice within me

2008

Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace

Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace

2023

Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen

Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen

2007

Daniel Barenboim: In his Own Words

Daniel Barenboim: In his Own Words

2021

Il Trovatore

Il Trovatore

2013

Concert Privé chez Daniel Barenboim

Concert Privé chez Daniel Barenboim

2020

New Year's Concert 2009

New Year's Concert 2009

2009

Berlioz, Te Deum

Berlioz, Te Deum

1981

Dudamel: El sonido de los ninos

Dudamel: El sonido de los ninos

2011

Barenboim on Beethoven: Nine Symphonies that Changed the World

Barenboim on Beethoven: Nine Symphonies that Changed the World

2012

European Concert 1994

European Concert 1994

1994

贝多芬钢琴奏鸣曲全集 1983-1984

贝多芬钢琴奏鸣曲全集 1983-1984

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert

Salzburg Festival Opening Concert

2011

Barenboim plays Mozart

Barenboim plays Mozart

2012

Geburtstagskonzert für Zubin Mehta zum 85. - Aus der Staatsoper Berlin

Geburtstagskonzert für Zubin Mehta zum 85. - Aus der Staatsoper Berlin

2021

Jedermann auf der Weltbühne – 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele

Jedermann auf der Weltbühne – 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele

2020

Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude

Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude

1996

Cecilia Bartoli & Friends

Cecilia Bartoli & Friends

2019

Daniel Barenboim, Sir Georg Solti, András Schiff - Mozart concertos for 2 & 3 pianos

Daniel Barenboim, Sir Georg Solti, András Schiff - Mozart concertos for 2 & 3 pianos

1991

Daniel Barenboim conducts Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Daniel Barenboim conducts Mahler: Symphony No. 9

2011

Beethoven - Choral Fantasy and Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano

Beethoven - Choral Fantasy and Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano

2003

New Year's Concert 2014

New Year's Concert 2014

2014

Barenboim dirige Concierto por Europa

Barenboim dirige Concierto por Europa

2011

Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen

Europakonzert 1994 from Meiningen

1994

Europakonzert 2014 from Berlin

Europakonzert 2014 from Berlin

2014

Europakonzert 2010 from Oxford

Europakonzert 2010 from Oxford

2010

Europakonzert 2006 from Prague

Europakonzert 2006 from Prague

2006

Europakonzert 2004 from Athens

Europakonzert 2004 from Athens

2004

Europakonzert 1997 from Versailles

Europakonzert 1997 from Versailles

1997

Europakonzert 1992 from Madrid

Europakonzert 1992 from Madrid

1992

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2018

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2018

2018

Festkonzert "450 Jahre Staatskapelle Berlin"

Festkonzert "450 Jahre Staatskapelle Berlin"

2020

The Ghost

The Ghost

1970

The Trout

The Trout

1970

Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story

Do or Die: Lang Lang's Story

2012

Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz

Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz

2022

We Want the Light

We Want the Light

2004

The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow

The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow

1994

Mozart Last 8 Piano Concertos (Daniel Barenboim)

Mozart Last 8 Piano Concertos (Daniel Barenboim)

1989

Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas

Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas

2012

Chopin: The Chopin Piano Concertos

Chopin: The Chopin Piano Concertos

2011

Daniel Barenboim 70th Birthday Concert

Daniel Barenboim 70th Birthday Concert

2013

Barenboim The Warsaw Recital

Barenboim The Warsaw Recital

2010

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4

2010

Bruckner Symphony No. 9

Bruckner Symphony No. 9

2010

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5

2010

The Art of Piano - Great Pianists of 20th Century

The Art of Piano - Great Pianists of 20th Century

1999

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6

2014

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8

2014

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7

2014

Beethoven Symphonies 1-9: Daniel Barenboim West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Beethoven Symphonies 1-9: Daniel Barenboim West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

2012

Daniel Barenboim: Beethoven - Piano Concertos 1-5

Daniel Barenboim: Beethoven - Piano Concertos 1-5

2007

Barenboim on Beethoven - The Complete Piano Sonatas Live from Berlin

Barenboim on Beethoven - The Complete Piano Sonatas Live from Berlin

2007

Barenboim on Beethoven: Masterclass

Barenboim on Beethoven: Masterclass

2007

Beethoven: Triple Concerto And Choral Fantasy

Beethoven: Triple Concerto And Choral Fantasy

1995

Beethoven/Brahms - Violin Concertos (Perlman, Barenboim)

Beethoven/Brahms - Violin Concertos (Perlman, Barenboim)

1992

Music and Power

Music and Power

2018

New Year's Eve Concert 2018 - Berlin Philharmonic

New Year's Eve Concert 2018 - Berlin Philharmonic

2018

Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said

Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said

2006

Beethoven privat

Beethoven privat

2020

250 Jahre Ludwig van Beethoven - Das Jubiläumskonzert aus der Oper Bonn

250 Jahre Ludwig van Beethoven - Das Jubiläumskonzert aus der Oper Bonn

2020

Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker - Radek Baborák - Daniel Barenboim

Mozart - Berliner Philharmoniker - Radek Baborák - Daniel Barenboim

2012

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

1996

The Gambler

The Gambler

2009

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 70th Anniversary Concert

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 70th Anniversary Concert

2007

Sibelius - Violin Concerto / De Falla - Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Sibelius - Violin Concerto / De Falla - Nights in the Gardens of Spain

2000

Das Mauerkonzert

Das Mauerkonzert

1989

A Labyrinth of Time

A Labyrinth of Time

2004

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2001

The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2001

2001

Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words

Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words

2017

Variations - Daniel Barenboim/Yefim Bronfman/Andras Schiff

Variations - Daniel Barenboim/Yefim Bronfman/Andras Schiff

2011

BBC Proms 2016: WEDO · Martha Argerich · Daniel Barenboim

BBC Proms 2016: WEDO · Martha Argerich · Daniel Barenboim

2018

Berliner Philharmoniker - Waldbühne: Latin American Night

Berliner Philharmoniker - Waldbühne: Latin American Night

1998

Pierre Boulez: Sur Incises

Pierre Boulez: Sur Incises

2017

Jenseits der Musik - Die Barenboim-Said Akademie

Jenseits der Musik - Die Barenboim-Said Akademie

2019

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

2025

Chopin: The Warsaw Recital - Daniel Barenboim

Chopin: The Warsaw Recital - Daniel Barenboim

2011

Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim

Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Barenboim

Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim - Teatro Colòn

Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim - Teatro Colòn

Liszt Piano Concertos  - Daniel Barenboim / Pierre Boulez - Staatskapelle Berlin

Liszt Piano Concertos - Daniel Barenboim / Pierre Boulez - Staatskapelle Berlin

2011

Daniel Barenboim plays Brahms: Piano Concertos

Daniel Barenboim plays Brahms: Piano Concertos

2011

Daniel Barenboim & Sergiu Celibidache: Schumann, Piano Concerto / Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1

Daniel Barenboim & Sergiu Celibidache: Schumann, Piano Concerto / Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1

2011

Knowledge Is the Beginning

Knowledge Is the Beginning

2005

In Search of Palestine: Edward Said's Return Home

In Search of Palestine: Edward Said's Return Home

1998

Double Concerto

Double Concerto

1966

Tango Argentina - Live from Buenos Aires

Tango Argentina - Live from Buenos Aires

2007

Daniel Barenboim: Falla / Debussy / Boulez (Live from the MusikTriennale Koln)

Daniel Barenboim: Falla / Debussy / Boulez (Live from the MusikTriennale Koln)

2006

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with Daniel Barenboim @ Salzburg Festival 2021

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with Daniel Barenboim @ Salzburg Festival 2021

2021

The Legacy of Sergiu Celibidache with Münchner Philharmoniker

The Legacy of Sergiu Celibidache with Münchner Philharmoniker

2024

Concerts Privés chez Martha Argerich et Daniel Barenboim

Concerts Privés chez Martha Argerich et Daniel Barenboim

New Year's Concert 2022

New Year's Concert 2022

2022

Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim in Buenos Aires - Great Moments of Music

Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim in Buenos Aires - Great Moments of Music

2025

Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim à Buenos Aires - Le Documentaire

Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim à Buenos Aires - Le Documentaire

2025

Parsifal

Parsifal

1992

Tristan und Isolde

Tristan und Isolde

1995

Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Symphony No. 7

Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Symphony No. 7

2020

Wären nicht die Frauen

Wären nicht die Frauen

1997

Schumann - Scenes from Goethe's Faust

Schumann - Scenes from Goethe's Faust

2017

Jacqueline Du Pré – And The Elgar Cello Concerto

Jacqueline Du Pré – And The Elgar Cello Concerto

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim & Lang Lang: De Falla and Ravel

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim & Lang Lang: De Falla and Ravel

2022

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

1989

Victoires de la musique

Victoires de la musique

1985

Sabine Christiansen

Sabine Christiansen

1998

Great Minds

Great Minds

2021

Günther Jauch

Günther Jauch

2011

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

The Culture Show

The Culture Show

2004

ECHO-Verleihung

ECHO-Verleihung

1992

Menschen bei Maischberger

Menschen bei Maischberger

2003

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

1979

3 nach 9

3 nach 9

1974

Halb 12

Halb 12

1995

Kulturplatz

Kulturplatz

2004

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

ZIBB

ZIBB

2003

Music, War and Revolution

Music, War and Revolution

2018

Kulturzeit

Kulturzeit

1995

Barenboim: The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin

Barenboim: The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin

2020