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Daniel Barenboim

Background information
Born November 15, 1942 (1942-11-15) (age 65)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genre(s) Classical
Occupation(s) Conductor, pianist
Instrument(s) Piano
Years active 1950-present
Associated acts Berlin State Opera
Berlin Staatskapelle
La Scala
Chicago Symphony
Orchestre de Paris
West-Eastern Divan

Daniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is a pianist and conductor. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Staatsoper Unter den Linden ( Berlin State Opera) is a prominent German Opera company The Staatskapelle Berlin is the orchestra of the Berlin State Opera (Berliner Staatsoper Unter den Linden The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is known in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous Opera houses The theatre was The Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( CSO) is an American orchestra based in Chicago Illinois. The Orchestre de Paris is a French Orchestra founded in 1967 based in Paris, whose current music director is Christoph Eschenbach. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures He lives in Berlin and holds citizenship in Argentina, Israel, Spain and Palestine. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. [1] He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina; his parents were Russian Ashkenazi Jews. 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Contents

Biography

Marriages

Daniel Barenboim married the famous British cellist Jacqueline du Pré at the Western Wall, Jerusalem in 1967. Jacqueline Mary du Pré, OBE ( January 26, 1945 &ndash October 19, 1987) was an English cellist, today acknowledged Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the [2] The marriage lasted until her death in 1987. His friendship with musicians Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, and Pinchas Zukerman, and marriage to du Pré led to the famous film by Christopher Nupen of their Schubert "Trout" Quintet. Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli American Violin Virtuoso, conductor, and Pedagogue WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Zubin Mehta (born April 29 1936 is an Indian conductor Pinchas Zukerman (פנחס צוקרמן born July 16, 1948) is a noted Israeli Violinist violist, and conductor who was The Trout Quintet is the popular name for the Piano Quintet in A major by Franz Schubert. Collectively, the five referred to themselves as The Kosher Nostra. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century [3]

Du Pré developed advanced multiple sclerosis and retired in 1973. Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is an autoimmune condition in which the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. In the early 1980s, Barenboim began a relationship with the Russian pianist Elena Bashkirova, with whom he had two sons: David Arthur, a manager-writer for the German hip-hop band Level 8, born 1982 in Paris, and Michael Barenboim, a violinist, born 1985 in Paris. Elena Dmitrievna Bashkirova (Елена Дмитриевна Башкирова born 1958 is a Russian born pianist and musical director Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Both were born prior to Du Pré's death. Barenboim tried to keep the relationship with Bashkirova hidden from Du Pré and believes he succeeded. [4] Barenboim and Bashkirova married in 1988. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)

Career

Barenboim started piano lessons at the age of five with his mother, continuing to study with his father Enrique, who remained his only teacher. In August 1950, when he was only seven years old, he gave his first formal concert in Buenos Aires. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1952, the Barenboim family moved to Israel. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Two years later, in the summer of 1954, his parents brought him to Salzburg to take part in Igor Markevitch's conducting classes. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Igor Markevitch (Ігор Маркевич ( August 9, 1912 &ndash March 7, 1983) was a Ukrainian Composer During that summer he also met and played for Wilhelm Furtwängler, who has remained a central musical influence and ideal for Barenboim. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Wilhelm Furtwängler (January 25 1886 &ndash November 30 1954 was a [5] Furtwängler called the young Barenboim a "phenomenon" and invited him to perform the Beethoven First Piano Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic, but Barenboim's father told the maestro that it was too soon after the Holocaust for a Jewish child to be performing in Berlin. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as

In 1955 Barenboim studied harmony and composition with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. Musical composition is an original piece of Music the structure of a musical piece the process of creating a new Nadia Boulanger (September 16 1887 &ndash October 22 1979 was an influential French Composer, conductor, and Music professor Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

Barenboim made his debut as a pianist in Vienna and Rome in 1952, Paris in 1955, London in 1956, and New York in 1957 under Leopold Stokowski. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leopold Stokowski (born Leopold Anthony Stokowski though on occasion Regular concert tours of Europe, the United States, South America, Australia and the Far East followed thereafter. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Far East is a term often used by people in the Western world to refer to the countries of East Asia.

Barenboim made his first recording in 1954 and went on to record several complete cycles:

Following his debut as a conductor with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London in 1967, Barenboim was invited to conduct by many European and American symphony orchestras. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Baroque keyboard sonata In the Baroque era the use of the term "sonata" generally referred to either the Sonata da chiesa ( Church sonata Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. A piano concerto is a work written for Piano and Orchestra.See also Harpsichord concerto; some of these works are occasionally played on piano WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Otto Klemperer (born Breslau, May 14, 1885 The Berlin Philharmonic (in German: Die Berliner Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir John Giovanni Battista Barbirolli, CH ( 2 December WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Zubin Mehta (born April 29 1936 is an Indian conductor Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25 1881&ndashSeptember 26 1945 was a Hungarian Composer and Pianist, considered to be one of the greatest WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Pierre Boulez (pjɛʁ buˈlɛz (b The Philharmonia is an Orchestra based in London. Since 1995 it has been based in the Royal Festival Hall. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Between 1975 and 1989 he was music director of the Orchestre de Paris, where he conducted much contemporary music. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Orchestre de Paris is a French Orchestra founded in 1967 based in Paris, whose current music director is Christoph Eschenbach. At the turn of the 20th century classical music was characteristically late Romantic in style while at the same time the Impressionist movement spearheaded by Claude Debussy

Barenboim made his opera conducting debut in 1973 with a performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Edinburgh Festival. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Don Giovanni ( K527; complete title Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni, literally "The Rake Punish'd or Don Giovanni Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for several simultaneous arts and cultural Festivals which take place during August each year in Edinburgh, He made his debut at Bayreuth in 1981, conducting there regularly until 1999. Bayreuthfestjpg|thumb|350px|right|Bayreuth Festspielhaus as seen in 1882 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

Barenboim served as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1991 up to 17 June 2006. The title of music director or musical director is used by many Symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( CSO) is an American orchestra based in Chicago Illinois. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Barenboim expressed frustration at his fund-raising duties in America as part of being a music director of an American orchestra. [6]

Barenboim, whose home is in Berlin, has been music director of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin State Opera) and the Berlin Staatskapelle since 1992. The title of music director or musical director is used by many Symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra Staatsoper Unter den Linden ( Berlin State Opera) is a prominent German Opera company Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) He has tried to maintain the orchestra's traditional East-Germanic sound and style. He has constantly worked to maintain the independent status of the Staatsoper. [7] He now is conductor for life at the Berlin State Opera. [8] On 15 May 2006 Barenboim was named principal guest conductor of the La Scala opera house, in Milan, Italy. The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is known in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous Opera houses The theatre was [9]

In 2006, Barenboim was the BBC Reith Lecturer, giving five lectures called 'In the Beginning was Sound' from London, Chicago, Berlin, and twice from Jerusalem in which he meditated on music, how it is created, one's experience of it, and its place in life. A Reith Lecture is a Lecture in a series of annual Radio lectures given by leading figures of the day commissioned by the BBC and broadcast on BBC [10] In the autumn of 2006, Barenboim gave the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard University entitled 'Sound and Thought'. Charles Eliot Norton, (November 16 1827 - October 21 1908 was a leading American author social critic and professor of art The Charles Eliot Norton Professorship of Poetry at Harvard University was established in 1925 as an annual lectureship in "poetry in the broadest sense" and named [11]

In November 2006, Lorin Maazel caused some controversy by submitting to the board of directors of the New York Philharmonic (NYP) Barenboim's name as his nominee to succeed him as the NYP's music director. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Lorin Varencove Maazel (born March 6, 1930) is a The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active Symphony Orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842 [12] Barenboim, in turn, responded that while he was flattered, "nothing could be further from my thoughts at the moment than the possibility of returning to the United States for a permanent position. "[13] In January 2007, Barenboim further demurred on this question by generally stating his lack of interest in any American music directorship, "at the moment. "[14] In April 2007, it was reported that Barenboim expressed no interest in either the New York Philharmonic's music directorship or their newly created principal conductor position. [15]

Music

Daniel Barenboim is considered one of the most prominent musicians of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, as both pianist and conductor. He is noted for his mastery of conveying musical structure, and for a deep sensitivity to harmonic nuances. The term musical form refers to two related concepts the type of composition (for example a musical work can have the form of a Symphony, a In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music.

In the beginning of his career, Barenboim gained widespread acceptance mainly as a pianist. He concentrated on music of the classical era, as well as some romantic composers. The dates of the Classical period in Western music are generally accepted as 1750 to 1810 Romantic Music is a Musicological term referring to a particular period theory compositional practice and canon in European music history from about 1815 to 1910 Notable classical recordings include: the complete cycles of Mozart's and Beethoven's piano sonatas, and Mozart's piano concertos (in the latter, taking part as both soloist and conductor). Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Usage of sonata The Baroque applied the term sonata to a variety of works though most works in the Baroque Period were fugues and toccatas The term Concerto (plural concertos or concerti) usually refers to a three part musical work in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an Orchestra Notable Romantic recordings include: Brahms's piano concertos (with John Barbirolli), Mendelssohn's Lieder ohne Worte, and Chopin's nocturnes. Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir John Giovanni Battista Barbirolli, CH ( 2 December Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3 1809 &ndash November 4 1847 was a German Composer Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words is a series of eight books each consisting of six "songs" written for the solo Piano by Romantic composer A nocturne (from the French for "nocturnal" is usually a Musical composition that is inspired by or evocative of the Night. Barenboim also recorded many chamber works, especially in collaboration with his first wife, Jacqueline du Pré, the violinist Itzhak Perlman, and the violinist and violist Pinchas Zukerman. Chamber music is a form of Classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber Jacqueline Mary du Pré, OBE ( January 26, 1945 &ndash October 19, 1987) was an English cellist, today acknowledged Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli American Violin Virtuoso, conductor, and Pedagogue Pinchas Zukerman (פנחס צוקרמן born July 16, 1948) is a noted Israeli Violinist violist, and conductor who was Noted performances include: the complete Mozart violin sonatas (with Perlman), Brahms's violin sonatas (live concert with Perlman, previously in the studio with Zukerman), Beethoven's and Brahms's cello sonatas (with du Pré), Beethoven's and Tchaikovsky's piano trios (with du Pré and Zukerman), and Schubert's Trout Quintet (with du Pré, Perlman, Zukerman, and Zubin Mehta). Trio is generally used in any of the following ways Three Musicians playing the same or different Musical instrument. The Trout Quintet is the popular name for the Piano Quintet in A major by Franz Schubert. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Zubin Mehta (born April 29 1936 is an Indian conductor

Notable recordings as a conductor include: the complete symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner and Schumann, many operas by Wagner, and various concertos. A symphony is a Musical composition, often extended and usually for Orchestra. Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer Anton Bruckner (4 September 1824 &ndash 11 October 1896 was an Austrian composer known primarily for his symphonies, masses, and Motets Robert Schumann, sometimes given as Robert Alexander Schumann (June 8 1810 &ndash July 29 1856 was a German Composer, Aesthete and influential Music critic Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Barenboim has written about his changing attitude to the music of Gustav Mahler;[16] he has recorded Mahler's Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Symphonies and Das Lied von der Erde. Das Lied von der Erde (" The Song of the Earth " is a large-scale work for two vocal soloists and orchestra by the Austrian Composer

In his later years, Barenboim widened his concert repertoire, performing works by baroque as well as twentieth-century classical composers. Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 and 1750. At the turn of the 20th century classical music was characteristically late Romantic in style while at the same time the Impressionist movement spearheaded by Claude Debussy Examples include: Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (which he has played since childhood) and Goldberg Variations, Albéniz's Iberia, and Debussy's preludes. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" The Well-Tempered Clavier ( Das Wohltemperirte Clavier in the original old German spelling BWV 846–893 is a collection of solo keyboard music composed by The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 are a set of 30 variations for Harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz i Pascual (iˈsak alˈβeniθ ( May 29, 1860 &ndash May 18, 1909) was a Spanish Pianist Iberia is a Suite for Piano composed between 1905 and 1909 by the Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz. Achille-Claude Debussy (aʃil klod dəbysi (August 22 1862 &ndash March 25 1918 was a French Composer. A prelude is a short piece of Music, which its form will vary from piece to piece In addition, he turned to other musical genres, such as jazz,[17] and the folk music of his birthplace, Argentina. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.

Barenboim has rejected musical fashions based on current musicological research, such as the authentic performance movement (see quotation at the end of this paragraph). Musicology ( Greek: μουσική = "music" and λόγος = "word" or "reason" is the scholarly study of Music The historically informed performance, period performance, or authentic performance movement is an approach by musicians and scholars to research and perform works A notable example is his preference for some traditional practices, rather than fully adhering to Bärenreiter's new edition (edited by Jonathan Del Mar) of Beethoven's symphonies, in his recording of those works. Jonathan Del Mar (born 1951 is a Musicologist and conductor. Biography Born in London, he studied at Christ Church, Oxford [18] Barenboim has opposed the practice of choosing the tempo of a piece based on historical evidence, such as composer metronome marks. 2266-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl or TEMPO is the Chemical compound with the formula (CH23(CMe22NO He argues instead for finding the tempo from within the music, especially from its harmony and harmonic rhythm. In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. In Music theory, harmonic rhythm, also known as harmonic tempo is the rate at which the chords change The general tempi chosen in his recording of Beethoven's symphonies, reflecting this belief, usually adhere to early twentieth-century tradition, and are not influenced by faster tempos chosen by other conductors such as Roger Norrington and David Zinman. Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington, CBE (born March 16, 1934) is a British conductor. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> David Zinman (b [19] In Barenboim's recording of the Well-Tempered Clavier he makes frequent use of the right-foot sustaining pedal, a device absent from the keyboard instruments of Bach's time (although the harpsichord was highly resonant) producing a sonority very different from the "dry" and often staccato sound favored by the influential (and highly individual) pianist Glenn Gould. The Well-Tempered Clavier ( Das Wohltemperirte Clavier in the original old German spelling BWV 846–893 is a collection of solo keyboard music composed by The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Glenn Herbert Gould At a young age he reportedly behaved differently from typical children at the piano he would strike single notes and listen to their long decay Moreover, in the fugues, one voice is often played considerably louder than the others, a practice impossible on a harpsichord, that according to some scholarship, began in Beethoven's time (see, for example, Matthew Dirst's book The Iconic Bach). In Music, a fugue (ˈfjuːg is a type of contrapuntal composition or technique of composition for a fixed number of parts, normally referred A harpsichord is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. Indeed, when justifying his interpretation of Bach, Barenboim claims that he is interested in the long tradition of playing Bach, that has existed for two and a half centuries, rather than in the exact style of performance that existed in Bach's time:

The study of old instruments and historic performance practice has taught us a great deal, but the main point, the impact of harmony, has been ignored. This is proved by the fact that tempo is described as an independent phenomenon. It is claimed that one of Bach's gavottes must be played fast and another one slowly. But tempo is not independent! . . . I think that concerning oneself purely with historic performance practice and the attempt to reproduce the sound of older styles of music-making is limiting and no indication of progress. Mendelssohn and Schumann tried to introduce Bach into their own period, as did Liszt with his transcriptions and Busoni with his arrangements. In America Leopold Stokowski also tried to do it with his arrangements for orchestra. This was always the result of "progressive" efforts to bring Bach closer to the particular period. I have no philosophical problem with someone playing Bach and making it sound like Boulez. My problem is more with someone who tries to imitate the sound of that time. . . [20]

Barenboim has continued to perform and record chamber music, sometimes with members of the orchestras he has led. Some examples include: the Quartet for the End of Time by Messaien with members of the Orchestre de Paris during his tenure there, Richard Strauss with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during his tenure there, and the Clarinet Trio of Mozart with members of the Berlin Staatskapelle. Olivier Messiaen ( December 10 1908 &ndash April 27 1992 was a French Composer, organist and ornithologist. The Orchestre de Paris is a French Orchestra founded in 1967 based in Paris, whose current music director is Christoph Eschenbach. Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 &ndash 8 September 1949 was a German Composer of the late Romantic era and early modern era particularly noted

Daniel Barenboim has been named as conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's New Year's Day Concert 2009. [21]

Conducting Wagner in Israel

On July 7, 2001, Barenboim led the Berlin Staatskapelle in part of Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde at the Israel Festival in Jerusalem. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Staatskapelle Berlin is the orchestra of the Berlin State Opera (Berliner Staatsoper Unter den Linden Tristan und Isolde ( Tristan and Isolde, or Tristan and Isolda) is an Opera, or Music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner The Israel Festival is a multidisciplinary arts festival held every spring in Israel. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the The concert sparked controversy. Wagner's music had been unofficially taboo in Israel concert halls (although recordings of it were widely purchased and listened to) since the Kristallnacht in 1938, because of revulsion with the racial anti-Semitism that Wagner had espoused in print - which presaged and quite likely influenced Hitler. A taboo is a strong Social prohibition (or ban) against words objects actions or discussions that are considered undesirable or offensive by a group culture Kristallnacht ( literally "Crystal night" or the Night of Broken Glass was a Pogrom in Nazi Germany on November 9–10 1938 Previously the Palestine Philharmonic had performed Wagner's music. Barenboim had long opposed the ban, regarding it as reflecting what he calls a "diaspora" mentality that is no longer appropriate to Israel. In a conversation with Edward Said (published in the book Parallels and Paradoxes) he says that "Wagner, the person, is absolutely appalling, despicable, and, in a way, very difficult to put together with the music he wrote, which so often has exactly the opposite kind of feelings . Edward Wadie Saïd MRSL ( إدوارد وديع سعيد,; 1 November 1935 &ndash 25 September . . noble, generous, etc. " He calls Wagner's anti-Semitism obviously "monstrous," and feels it must be faced, and argues that "Wagner did not cause the Holocaust. "

Barenboim originally had been scheduled to perform the first act of Die Walküre with three singers, including tenor Plácido Domingo. Die Walküre ( The Valkyrie) is the second of the four Operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> José Plácido Domingo Embil KBE (born January 21, 1941) better However, strong protests by some Holocaust survivors, as well as the Israeli government, led the festival authorities to ask for an alternative program. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as (The Israel Festival's Public Advisory board, which included some Holocaust survivors, had originally approved the program. ) [22]

Barenboim agreed to substitute music by Robert Schumann and Igor Stravinsky, for the offending piece, but expressed regret at the decision. Robert Schumann, sometimes given as Robert Alexander Schumann (June 8 1810 &ndash July 29 1856 was a German Composer, Aesthete and influential Music critic Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to At the end of the concert he announced that he would play Wagner as an encore and invited those who objected to hearing the music to leave, saying, "Despite what the Israel festival believes, there are people sitting in the audience for whom Wagner does not spark Nazi associations. I respect those for whom these associations are oppressive. It will be democratic to play a Wagner encore for those who wish to hear it. I am turning to you now and asking whether I can play Wagner. ” [23] [24] [25] [26] A half-hour debate ensued in Hebrew in the hall, with some audience members calling Barenboim a "fascist. " In the end, according to reports in the Israeli press, about 50 attendees walked out, and about 1000 remained, applauding loudly after the performance. (According to Israeli newspaper interviews, at least one who remained in attendance was a Holocaust survivor, again undermining the simple assertion that all survivors opposed the performance of Wagner in Israel. )

Barenboim regarded the performance of Wagner as a political statement, and said he had decided to defy the taboo on Wagner when a news conference he held the previous week was interrupted by the ringing of a mobile phone to the tune of Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries. The Ride of the Valkyries (Walkürenritt is the popular term for the beginning of Act III of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner. [27] "I thought if it can be heard on the ring of a telephone, why can't it be played in a concert hall?" he said.

Israel and Palestine

With respect to the Israel-Palestinean conflict, Barenboim has spoken about the need for both sides to begin to understand each other:[28]

There is no way Israel will deal with the Palestinians if the Palestinians do not understand the suffering of the Jewish people . . . [N]ow fifty years after that we have to accept co-responsibility for Palestinian suffering. Until an Israeli leader is able to utter those words there will be no peace.

In an interview with British music critic Norman Lebrecht in 2003, he accused the Israeli government of behaving in a manner which was, "morally abhorrent and strategically wrong", and, "putting in danger the very existence of the state of Israel. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Norman Lebrecht (born 11 July, 1948) is a British commentator on music and cultural affairs and also a novelist Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. " [29]

As a gesture of solidarity with the Palestinians, Barenboim has given performances in the West Bank. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria In one case he sneaked into Ramallah under cover of night to give a piano recital, after the Israeli government had told him that it would not permit him to go there because conditions were too dangerous. [30]

In 1999, Barenboim jointly founded the West-Eastern Divan orchestra with the late Palestinian-American intellectual and humanist Edward Said, who was a close friend. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Edward Wadie Saïd MRSL ( إدوارد وديع سعيد,; 1 November 1935 &ndash 25 September [31] [32] It is an initiative to bring together, every summer, a group of talented young classical musicians from Israel and Arab countries. [33] [34][35] Barenboim and Said were among the recipients of the 2002 Prince of Asturias Awards for their work in "improving understanding between nations". See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Prince of Asturias Awards ( Spanish: Premios Príncipe de Asturias, Asturian: Premios Príncipe d'Asturies) is a series of prestigious annual

Barenboim wrote a book together with Said, Parallels and Paradoxes, based on a series of public discussions held at New York's Carnegie Hall. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east [36]

On July 27, 2004, during the 6th edition of the West-Eastern Divan Workshop, the Regional Ministry of Culture of the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia (Consejería de Cultura) established the Barenboim-Said Foundation in Sevilla, upon a proposal made to Barenboim and Said by the Regional Andalusian Government. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Andalusia (Andalucía is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the most populous and the second largest in terms of land area Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. The main objective of the Barenboim-Said Foundation is "to integrate music into the fabric of society". Daniel Barenboim and his wife Elena Bashkirova are members of the Board of Trustees, while the widow of Edward Said, Mariam, is the Honorary President of the Foundation. Elena Dmitrievna Bashkirova (Елена Дмитриевна Башкирова born 1958 is a Russian born pianist and musical director [37]

In September 2005, Barenboim refused to be interviewed by uniformed Israel Army Radio reporter Dafna Arad, considering the wearing of the uniform insensitive to the Palestinians present. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Israel Army Radio (גלי צה"ל Galei Tzahal, lit IDF Waves) commonly known in Israel by its acronym Galatz (גל"צ is a nationwide Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Then Israeli Minister of Education, Limor Livnat (Likud), was quoted as describing Barenboim as "a real Jew hater" and "a real anti-semite". (לימור לבנת born in Haifa, 22 September 1950) is an Israeli Politician, former education minister and currently a member Likud (ליכוד lit Consolidation) is the major centre-right political party in Israel. [38]

On 21 September 2007, Barenboim was designated as a Messenger of Peace by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. United Nations Messenger of Peace is a title bestowed by the United Nations to select individuals "chosen from the fields of art music literature and sports who have agreed The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon (born 13 June 1944 Korean: 반기문 Hanja: 潘基文 is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations. [39]

In December 2007, Barenboim and a group of some 20 musicians from England, the United States, France and Germany, and one Palestinian were scheduled to play a baroque music in Gaza. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 and 1750. Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. [40] Although they had received authorization from Israeli authorities, the Palestinian was stopped at the Israel-Gaza border and told that he needed individual permission to enter. [40] The group waited seven hours at the border, and then canceled the concert in solidarity. [40]

Barenboim commented: "A baroque music concert in a Roman Catholic church in Gaza - as we all know - has nothing to do with security and would bring so much joy to people who live there in great difficulty. "[40]

On January 12, 2008, after a concert in Ramallah, he declared that he had accepted honorary Palestian citizenship, in what he hopes will serve as a public gesture of peace. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ramallah ( Arabic:) (lit "Height of God" is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank adjacent to Al-Bireh with a population 118000 [41][42] [43]

I hope that my new status will be an example of Israeli-Palestinian co-existence, I believe that the destinies of the Israeli people and the Palestinian people are inextricably linked.

On a further comment, Barenboim stated in an article he wrote for The Guardian that "Israelis and Palestinians alike should join me in taking dual citizenship - for we share one destiny". The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. [44]

Some Israelis have criticized Barenboim's decision to accept Palestinian citizenship. The leader of the Shas party demanded that Barenboim be stripped of his Israeli citizenship. Shas (ש״ס is a political party in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Sephardi and Mizrahi Judaism. [45]

In January 2008, Barenboim was nominated "Honorary Guide" of the UFO religion Raëlian Movement "for his actions towards more peace in the Middle East and for championing Palestinian's rights while being a citizen of Israel. A UFO religion or UFO cult is an informal term used to describe a faith community whose belief in the existence of Extraterrestrials and/or UFOs is a central Raëlism or Raëlian Church consists of the practitioners of a UFO religion founded by a former French sports-car journalist and test driver named Claude " [46]

In March 2008, Barenboim controversially refused to take part to the festivities commemorating Israel's 60th anniversary. [47]

It is 60 years of Israel's independence, which also means that it is 60 years of suffering of the people who were here

Awards and recognitions

Doctors honoris causa

Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording:

Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance:

Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance:

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra):

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra):

Wolf Prize

In May 2004, Barenboim was awarded the Wolf Prize at a ceremony at the Israeli Knesset. The 44th Grammy Awards were held on February 27, 2002. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s Performance (with orchestra has been awarded since 1959 Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli American Violin Virtuoso, conductor, and Pedagogue The Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( CSO) is an American orchestra based in Chicago Illinois. The 25th Grammy Awards were held February 23, 1983. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year Arthur Rubinstein KBE ( January 28 1887 &ndash December 20 1982) was a Polish - American pianist who is widely The London Philharmonic Orchestra ( LPO) based in London, is one of the major Orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. The 19th Grammy Awards were held in 1977, and were broadcast live on American television The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album has been awarded since 1962 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit Education Minister Livnat originally held up the nomination until Barenboim apologized for his earlier performance of Wagner in Israel. [49] He took the opportunity to express his opinions on the political situation:

"I am asking today with deep sorrow: Can we, despite all our achievements, ignore the intolerable gap between what the Declaration of Independence promised and what was fulfilled, the gap between the idea and the realities of Israel? Does the condition of occupation and domination over another people fit the Declaration of Independence? Is there any sense in the independence of one at the expense of the fundamental rights of the other? Can the Jewish people whose history is a record of continued suffering and relentless persecution, allow themselves to be indifferent to the rights and suffering of a neighboring people? Can the State of Israel allow itself an unrealistic dream of an ideological end to the conflict instead of pursuing a pragmatic, humanitarian one based on social justice?"[50]

Education Minister Livnat and Israeli President Moshe Katsav criticized Barenboim for his speech. Moshe Katsav (משה קצב born 5 December 1945) is a former President of Israel and member of the Knesset. [51]

Later, in March 2007, the New York Times quoted Barenboim as saying, "The whole subject of Wagner in Israel has been politicized and is a symptom of a malaise that goes very deep in Israeli society, a malaise that is also a result of being an occupying power for 40 years. I don’t believe that this is something that one can do and not feel an effect upon oneself. I think that the occupation is morally abhorrent. I don’t think any country has a right to occupy another, and certainly not we, the Jewish people, with our history. ” [52]

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Sir Georg Solti		 Music Director, Orchestre de Paris
1975-1989		 Succeeded by
Semyon Bychkov
Preceded by
Sir Georg Solti		 Music Director, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
1991-2006		 Succeeded by
Riccardo Muti (designate)
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Otmar Suitner		 Music Director, Berlin State Opera
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