Category Archives: News
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…
Performing Beethoven’s Sonatas in Paris
On October 28, Daniel Barenboim performs at the Auditorium of the Orchestre national de Lyon, continuing in his two-season journey through the full cycle of Beethoven’s piano sonatas. Following his performance in…
WEDO Performs with Yo-Yo Ma and Anne-Sophie Mutter
This fall, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra continues to celebrate its 20th anniversary, performing in Cologne (October 19), Paris (October 20), and Berlin (October 22 & 23) with renowned soloists Yo-Yo Ma (cello)…
Conducting Staatskapelle Berlin with Soloist Lahav Shani
On October 14 and 15, Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin with guest pianist Lahav Shani. The program features music from three different countries and cultures, all composed in the late 19th…
Now Available: Mozart Piano Trios
Today, Deutsche Grammophon releases Daniel Barenboim's latest album, Mozart: Piano Trios, featuring Kian Soltani (cello) and Michael Barenboim (violin). In the album's program notes, Artistic Director of Mozartwoche and acclaimed tenor Rolando…
Barenboim conducts Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor at Staatsoper unter den Linden
This October, General Music Director Daniel Barenboim conducts Otto Nicolai’s Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor at Staatsoper unter den Linden. The David Bösch production features René Pape as the jovial Sir John…
Conducting the Ring Cycle at Staatsoper unter den Linden
This September, Daniel Barenboim conducts the complete Ring Cycle at Staatsoper unter den Linden, leading performances of Das Rheingold (September 7 and 21), Die Walküre (September 8 and 22), Siegfried (September 11…
Opening Night at Boulez Saal
On September 9, the Pierre Boulez Saal launches its fourth season, with Daniel Barenboim and the Boulez Ensemble performing an evening of Beethoven, Bartók, and Boulez. Since the founding of the Boulez…
Conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in Salzburg
This August, Daniel Barenboim returns to the Salzburg Festival to conduct two performances with the Vienna Philharmonic. Running August 22 and 24, the program features Gustav Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder and Symphony No. 5…