Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim conducts Israeli-Arab orchestra for Pope

2012-07-12 07:25:00

Pope Benedict XVI attended a classical concert Wednesday that doubled�as a political event in which the leader of the Catholic Church called for peace in the Middle East. Conductor Daniel Barenboim led members of the�West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a...

Bonn, Germany: Embracing the city and its musical genius

2011-08-28 07:00:00

Ever since my mom gave me the complete works of Ludwig van Beethoven — the best birthday present I ever got — I'd wanted to make a pilgrimage to Bonn, the composer's birthplace, to soak up the atmosphere and look for clues to his genius....

Pope Benedict XVI to attend two classical concerts in weeks ahead

2012-05-07 08:05:00

Pope Benedict XVI has long been a classical music fan and in the next few weeks, he will take time out from his schedule to attend two classical concerts. Riccardo Muti is set to lead a concert at the Vatican this week for the pope in honor of the...

Israeli musicians plan to break Richard Wagner taboo

2012-05-30 08:05:00

A classical music event in Israel is expected to break the country's taboo on performing the music of Richard Wagner, the 19th century German composer and a well-known anti-Semite. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported this week that the event,...

Franz Liszt at 200

2011-12-10 16:32:57

Bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff retires from the concert stage

2012-01-11 21:33:17

Music review: Riccardo Muti, Chicago Symphony at Segerstrom Hall

2012-02-18 16:33:51

Should Fabio Luisi become music director of the Met Opera?

2011-10-12 16:32:55

Monster Mash: Barenboim at La Scala; Philadelphia Orchestra deal

2011-10-14 16:33:02

Lawrence Foster at 70

2011-10-21 16:32:55

Monster Mash: Say goodbye to 'Surfing Madonna'; NEA honors 18; 'The Honeymooners' as a musical

2011-06-24 16:33:03

Monster Mash: Artist Cy Twombly dead at 83; new architecture critic at New York Times

2011-07-06 16:33:07

Daniel Barenboim conducts members of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra near Rome as Pope Benedict XVI, seated at right, listens.

2012-07-11 21:33:00

Conductor emeritus Pierre Boulez�s contribution to the season's bicentennial focus on Wagner includes music by Wagner, Mahler and Arnold Schoenberg's formidable Violin Concerto, with Michael Barenboim, son of former CSO music director Daniel Barenboim, as violin soloist.

2012-02-06 13:38:24

Orchestra conductor Daniel Barenboim embraces 10-year-old violin player Maria Victoria Chirinos after she gave him a jacket with the flag of Venezuela in Caracas . Barenboim visited the venue of the National System of Juvenile and Infantile Orchestras of Venezuela in Caracas.

2010-08-11 00:00:00