Daniel Barenboim

Child prodigy, virtuoso pianist, Daniel Barenboim (born in 1942) shines on five continents as a conductor and pianist. An excellent teacher and exceptional conductor, Daniel Barenboim has left his mark on the world of classical music since the 1970s. In 1999, his major project of reuniting Israeli and Palestinian musicians, the West Eastern Divan Orchestra, was born. Series of works by Beethoven collected under the title Beethoven for All, then Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. In 2014, the conductor with triple Argentinian, Israeli and Palestinian nationality conducts the New Year’s Concert in Vienna for the second time. Daniel Barenboim has been at the helm of the Berlin Orchestra since 1992 and his contract is extended until 2027.