In a ceremony on 1 December, Daniel Barenboim will receive the Marion Dönhoff Preis, awarded annually to individuals who foster international relations through cultural initiatives. Barenboim was chosen as the 2013 recipient for his work with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, an ensemble of Israeli, Palestinian, and other Arab musicians founded in 1999 by Barenboim and Edward Said. The prize is supported by the Marion Dönhoff Stiftung, which was established in …
Beginning November 29, Daniel Barenboim conducts Verdi’s Il trovatore at the Staatsoper im Schiller Theater. The production, directed by German filmmaker Philipp Stölzl, sees Plácido Domingo as Conte di Luna, Anna Netrebko as Leonora, Marina Prudenskaya as Azucena, Adrian Sâmpetrean as Ferrando, Anna Lapkovskaja as Inez, and Florian Hoffmann as Ruiz. Daniel Barenboim’s performances of Il trovatore in Berlin run through December 22.
This month Daniel Barenboim will lead the Staatskapelle Berlin in the German capital’s premiere performances of Jörg Widmann’s Teufel Amor at the city’s Philharmonie (November 11) and Konzerthaus (November 17). Violinist Guy Braunstein guests with Barenboim and the Staatskapelle for these concerts in Mendeslssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor. Also included on the program are Weber’s Overture to Die Freischütz and Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloë.
Daniel Barenboim will lead the Staatskapelle Berlin on November 13 in a concert supporting the reconstruction of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. The concert, which takes place at the Philharmonie Berlin, sees guest soloist Lang Lang performing a double bill: Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C minor KV 491 and Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op. 18. Barenboim opens the evening with Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 in …
Daniel Barenboim will receive the Freedom Award of Freie Universität Berlin in a ceremony on October 23, 2013. The Freedom Award honors persons who have advanced freedom in a political, social, or academic context. University officials in a statement said that Maestro Barenboim is to be recognized for his commitment to promoting mutual understanding in the Middle East. Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Wolf Lepenies – sociologist, writer, and professor emeritus of the University …
This month at the Staatsoper im Schiller Theater, Daniel Barenboim leads two exceptional dance performances featuring the choreography of Sasha Waltz on 26 October and 2 November. The program comprises Ms. Waltz’s choreography to the Scène d’amour from Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette as well as Stravinsky’s ballet Le sacre du printemps. The performances will also see the world premiere of Ms. Waltz’s choreography to Debussy’s L’après-midi d’un faune.
To begin his season at the Staatsoper im Schiller Theater this fall, Daniel Barenboim leads a trio of operas by Rimsky-Korsakov, Berg, and Mozart throughout October and early November. From October 3 to 25, Barenboim conducts a new production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride – a central work in Slavic operatic literature but one which is less well-known in Germany. The staging by Dmitri Tcherniakov sees Olga Peretyatko as Marfa, Johannes Martin Kränzle …
Daniel Barenboim’s annual concert with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Waldbühne Berlin will take place 24 August, 2014. Tickets are now available. Daniel Barenboim will lead the orchestra in a program of Mozart and Ravel. The outdoor concert includes Mozart’s Overture to Le nozze di Figaro and Concerto for Two Pianos No. 10 in E-flat Major, KV 365. Ravel’s Rhapsodie espagnole, Alborada del gracioso, Pavane pour une infante défunte, and Boléro will also …
Following a summer of performances that included a complete cycle of Wagner’s Ring at the BBC Proms with the Staatskapelle Berlin and a European tour with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim looks ahead to a new season at the Staatsoper Berlin, where he has served as Music Director since 1992. The pianist and conductor inaugurates the 2013-14 season leading the Staatskapelle and Rundfunkchor Berlin in two opening concerts at …
Daniel Barenboim is featured on France Musique, the classical and jazz division of Radio France, discussing his work with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and sharing in detail the ensemble’s mission along with the perspectives of four Orchestra musicians: Syrian violinist Nouras Hanana, Palestinian clarinetist Jussef Eisa, Israeli violinist Rachel Abitan, and Lebanese violinist Georges Yammine. Click here to watch all five interviews .