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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…
Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th Anniversary with Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas
This spring, Daniel Barenboim joins the ongoing celebration of Beethoven's 250th anniversary with an ongoing recital series featuring performances of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. Following performances in Paris and Cologne, Barenboim embarks on…
Conducting the Vienna Philharmonic at Mozartwoche 2020
On January 25 and February 1, Daniel Barenboim conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at Mozartwoche 2020, the annual celebration of Mozart's tremendous musical legacy. Joined by soloist Radek Baborák, the January 25…