Daniel Barenboim

Israeli Argentine-born pianist and conductor (born 1942)

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  • Fame77.0
  • Momentum10.0
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Born 1942 · age 84Argentina
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  • Rank in Argentina
    #25
    Musicians
  • Age
    84
    Born 1942
  • Known for
    Dudamel: El sonido de …
    2011
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

He holds citizenship in both Israel and Palestine — the only publicly documented person to do so — and built an orchestra where young Israeli and Palestinian musicians play side by side.

Biography

About

Daniel Barenboim was born in Argentina on 15 November 1942 and came up as a classical pianist before turning to the podium. He led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris, La Scala in Milan, and from 1992 until January 2023 served as general music director of the Berlin State Opera and Staatskapellmeister of the Staatskapelle Berlin. Along with Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said, he founded the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, a project aimed at dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. He is a vocal critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. His shelf hol…

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Sourced, dated quotes from Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim
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I live in Germany with great concern. Today, there is a highly dangerous new anti-Semitism in Germany, and reactions to this fact, both in society and politics, are far too weak.
"Acceptance Speech for the Konrad Adenauer Prize" (19 October 2019)
Daniel Barenboim
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Israel's lasting future depends on its government's willingness to enter into a genuine peace agreement with the Palestinians.
"Germany must talk straight with Israel", The Guardian (9 November 2014)
Daniel Barenboim
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Music has the capacity to create a greater reality.
"Daniel Barenboim: 'Spaces of dialogue'" Al Jazeera (4 August 2013)
Daniel Barenboim
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To have real knowledge, one must understand the essence of things and not only their manifestations.
"Q&A: Daniel Barenboim", The Guardian (2 November 2012)
Daniel Barenboim
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I am a Palestinian ..… and an Israeli … So you see it is possible to be both.
"Daniel Barenboim brings 'solace and pleasure' to Gaza with Mozart concert", The Guardian (3 May 2011)
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Albums

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  • Diabelli Variations
    1991
  • Kinderszenen / Carnaval / Faschingsschwank aus Wien
    1991
  • Symphonie no. 1 / Te Deum
    1991
  • Träumerei
    1991
  • Nocturnes: Selection
    1991
  • Falla: Noches en los jardines de España / Albéniz/Arbós: Iberia
    1991
  • Symphonie
    1991
  • Wagner-Transkriptionen
    1990
  • Berlioz: Les nuits d’été – La mort de Cléopâtre / Rouget de Lisle: La Marseillaise
    1990
  • Così fan tutte
    1990
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77.0
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Momentum10.0
Historical24.9
Now attention26.7
Source confidence90.0
Completeness90.0
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#25
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