Daniel Barenboim

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Daniel Barenboim is an acclaimed pianist and conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his peace-building musical initiatives, including co-founding the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
conductor
human
music educator
pianist
awardReceived Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Grammy Award
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Prince of Asturias Award for Concord
Wolf Prize in Arts
citizenship Argentina
Israel
Palestine
Spain
coFounderOf West–Eastern Divan Orchestra
countryOfBirth Argentina
dateOfBirth 1942-11-15
ethnicGroup Jewish people
familyName Barenboim
foundedWith Edward Said
fullName Daniel Barenboim
genre classical music
givenName Daniel
hasWritten A Life in Music
Music Quickens Time
instrument piano
knownFor interpretations of Beethoven
interpretations of Wagner
peace-building musical initiatives
movement peace activism
notableIdea music as a bridge between cultures
notableStudent Lang Lang
notableWork West–Eastern Divan Orchestra
occupation conductor
music director
pianist
placeOfBirth Buenos Aires
positionHeld chief conductor of the Staatskapelle Berlin
general music director of the Berlin State Opera
music director of La Scala, Milan
music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
music director of the Orchestre de Paris
principal guest conductor of the Orchestra of Paris
religion Judaism
residence Berlin
Buenos Aires
Jerusalem
spouse Elena Bashkirova
Jacqueline du Pré


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