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Performing Beethoven’s Sonatas in Across Europe
On January 13, Daniel Barenboim embarks on a European tour, performing the piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven. A master interpreter of these pieces, Barenboim first performed all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas…
Performing Beethoven with the Berliner Philharmoniker
This January, Daniel Barenboim joins the Berliner Philharmoniker for three performances of Beethoven’s Concerto No. 3 in C minor, led by conductor Kirill Petrenko. A long-time interpreter of Beethoven, Barenboim performs as…
Opening 2020 with the Staatskapelle Berlin
Leading up to the new year, Daniel Barenboim joins the Staatskapelle Berlin for two concerts featuring music by Mozart and Beethoven. The concerts celebrate the 450th anniversary year of the orchestra, which…
Conducting the Boulez Ensemble in Berlin
On December 22, Daniel Barenboim leads the Boulez Ensemble and soloist Emmanuel Pahud (flute) and Sophie Dervaux (bassoon) in a program of Shostakovich, Francesconi, Beethoven, and Carter. After premiering the work last…
Performing Beethoven’s Sonatas at Pierre Boulez Saal
Beginning December 20, Daniel Barenboim returns to Pierre Boulez Saal, performing Beethoven’s Sonatas as part of the ongoing celebration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary. An inimitable interpreter of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas, Barenboim first…
Conducting the Staatskapelle Berlin with Soloist Elīna Garanča
On December 16 and 17, Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin with soloist Elīna Garanča, leading a program of Schumann, Elgar, and Debussy. Centered around the evocative nature of the sea, the…
Beethoven Piano Trios at Pierre Boulez Saal
This December, Daniel Barenboim returns to Pierre Boulez Saal, performing Beethoven’s Piano Trios with Michael Barenboim (violin) and Kian Soltani (cello). As a prelude to Beethoven Year, the trio—who previously presented the…
Samson et Dalila at Staatsoper Unter den Linden
From November 24 through December 14, Daniel Barenboim conducts five performances of Camille Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila at Staatsoper Unter den Linden. The Damián Szifron production stars mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča as the Philistine…
WEDO’s Latest Album Now Available from Peral Music
Today, Peral Music releases its latest album, celebrating twenty years of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. In August 1999, Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra as a workshop for Israeli,…
Performing in Paris & Berlin with Staatskapelle Berlin
On November 2 and 3, Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin at the Philharmonie de Paris, leading the Complete Brahms Symphonies. A major interpreter of Brahms, Barenboim brings out the intense lyricism…