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Pierre Boulez Saal Launches “A Festival of New Music”


On July 9, Daniel Barenboim, curates and hosts “A Festival of New Music” with flutist Emmanuel Pahud. Over the course of the four-day festival, new works by ten of today's leading contemporary composers – Irini Amargianaki,…

Coming Soon: Sea Pictures / Falstaff from Decca Classics


After a triumphant 2017 recording of Dream of Gerontius, Daniel Barenboim continues his Elgar recordings on Decca Classics with the upcoming "Sea Pictures / Falstaff." Recorded live in 2019, Barenboim is joined by Latvian…

Performance at the Festival de Granada


On June 24, Daniel Barenboim performs a solo recital at the Festival de Granada. The recital will consist of two works by Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op.…

Honorary Doctorate from University of Florence


In June 2020, Daniel Barenboim was awarded an honorary master’s degree in International Relations and European Studies from the University of Florence. The academic distinction was conferred by the University in recognition…

Vienna Philharmonic Returns to Live Performances


On June 5, the Vienna Philharmonic resumes performances for a limited live audience, according to social distancing regulations. Daniel Barenboim and the orchestra perform Mozart's Piano Concerto in Bb major K. 595…

Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Awarded the 2020 Rheingau Musik Pries


The Rheingau Music Festival has announced that Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra have been awarded the 2020 recipients of the prestigious Rheingau Musik Pries. Awarded to a "prominent performer, composer, musicologist or…

Live Streamed Performances at Pierre Boulez Saal


As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pierre Boulez Saal is offering free online streams through the digital concert series INTERMISSION. The initiative continues throughout April with Daniel Barenboim and chamber music…

Now Available: Beethoven Triple Concerto


Now Available: Deutsche Grammophon releases a new recording of Beethoven's Triple Concerto and Seventh Symphony, featuring Daniel Barenboim, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Yo-Yo Ma, and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. The new recording celebrates a triple…

Celebrations of Beethoven Continue in Berlin


This April, the celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday continues, with Daniel Barenboim leading the Staatskapelle Berlin in performances of all nine Beethoven Symphonies. Part of FESTTAGE 2020, the series presents these monumental…

Carmen at Staatsoper Unter den Linden


From March 7 through March 12, Daniel Barenboim conducts six performances of Georges Bizet’s Carmen at Staatsoper Unter den Linden. The Martin Kušej production stars mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as the seductive Carmen…