West–Eastern Divan Orchestra

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The West–Eastern Divan Orchestra is a youth orchestra co-founded by Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said that brings together Israeli, Palestinian, and other Middle Eastern musicians to promote dialogue and coexistence through classical music.


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instanceOf cross-cultural music project
symphony orchestra
youth orchestra
associatedWithConcept music as a bridge between cultures
coFoundedBy Daniel Barenboim
Edward Said
foundedInCity Weimar
foundedInCountry Germany
foundedInYear 1999
hasArtisticDirector Daniel Barenboim
hasBase Seville
hasBaseCountry Spain
hasConductor Daniel Barenboim
hasKeyTheme Arab–Israeli dialogue
intercultural exchange
peace-building through culture
youth empowerment
hasLanguageOfCommunication Arabic
English
Hebrew
hasMissionStatementElement music cannot solve conflicts but can create conditions for dialogue
hasNotableFounderRole Edward Said as intellectual co-founder
hasPerformanceRegion Asia
Europe
Middle East
North America
South America
hasPrimaryGoal foster understanding between Israelis and Arabs
promote coexistence between cultures
promote dialogue through music
hasTouringActivity international concert tours
hasTypicalRepertoire 20th-century orchestral works
Romantic orchestral works
works by Beethoven
works by Mahler
works by Tchaikovsky
works by Wagner
works by contemporary Middle Eastern composers
holdsWorkshopsIn Seville
namedAfter West–östlicher Divan
nameInspiredBy Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
organizes summer workshops
performsGenre classical music
orchestral music
recruitsMusiciansFrom Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestinian territories
Spain
Syria
other Middle Eastern countries

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Elena Bashkirova ("West-Eastern Divan Orchestra")
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Daniel Barenboim
coFounderOf
Daniel Barenboim
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Music Quickens Time ("West-Eastern Divan Orchestra")
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