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La Scala in Buenos Aires

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:20:00 +0200

This weekend, the chorus and orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala will join Barenboim in Buenos Aires for two performances of Verdi's Aida and one performance of Verdi's Requiem. After an exhausting, musically diverse week and a half spent with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in the conductor's hometown, Barenboim continues the celebration of his sixtieth stage anniversary with these concerts before returning to Germany to begin rehearsals with the Staatskapelle Berlin for its first season in the Schiller Theater. More news to follow in the coming days on the opening of the Schiller Theater!

60th Performance Anniversarz

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:31:00 +0200

On August 19th, 1950, Daniel Barenboim gave his first piano recital in his hometown, Buenos Aires, at the age of seven. On the same date sixty years later, he will perform Beethoven's Third and Fourth Symphonies in the Teatro Colon with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. The orchestra is in residence all week in Buenos Aires for the entire Beethoven Symphonies cycle, concluding their South American tour.

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Tour underway in South America

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:23:00 +0200

Yesterday, Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra performed the first concert of a two-and-a-half week South American tour that began in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and will end with a full week in Barenboim's hometown of Buenos Aires, where the orchestra will perform the complete Beethoven Symphony cycle. Between Santo Domingo and Buenos Aires, the orchestra makes stops in Caracas, Quito, and Bogota. For more information please see the performances page and the newly relaunched West-Eastern Divan Orchestra site.

Opening Speech and Concert of the Salzburg Festival

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Barenboim will deliver the opening speech of the Salzburg Festival this year on July 26^th. Previous opening speakers have included George Steiner, Václav Havel, Christoph Ransmayr, and most recently Daniel Kehlmann in 2009. On the same evening, Barenboim will conduct and perform with the Vienna Philharmonic in a program that includes Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, Boulez’s Notations, and Bruckner’s Te Deum. Click here for exact program details.

West-Eastern Divan Workshop in Pilas

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

This year’s West-Eastern Divan Orchestra workshop begins on July 21^st in Pilas, Spain, where the orchestra has been based since 2002. The orchestra will undertake an ambitious program that includes all nine Beethoven Symphonies, and for the first time, a smaller, younger orchestra will simultaneously be rehearsing a shorter program, bringing the project to a new generation of young musicians. The rehearsal period will continue until the beginning of August, when the orchestra goes on tour in Spain and South America. More news will follow soon regarding tour dates and locations.

Madrid and Granada

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

On July 6th and 7th, Barenboim will perform two Bruckner symphonies with the Staatskapelle Berlin in Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional, as well as Chopin’s First Piano Concerto. His homage to Chopin continues on July 9^th at the Granada Festival with both piano concerti under the direction of Julien Salemkour. Barenboim returns to the podium himself the following day for two more Bruckner symphonies on two consecutive evenings, the last of the season for the Staatskapelle Berlin.

Chopin in Randers and Essen

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

On June 29^th, Barenboim continues his celebration of the Chopin year, performing both piano concerti with Andris Nelsons and the Staatskapelle Berlin in the Vaerket cultural center in Randers, Denmark. The same program, which includes Haydn’s Symphony no. 44, will be repeated in the Philharmonie Essen as part of the Ruhr Piano Festival on July 1^st .

Beethoven/Bruckner Cycle

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

From June 20^th to 27^th, Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin undertake a Bruckner/Beethoven odyssey, performing the final six Bruckner Symphonies, all five Beethoven piano concerti and the violin concerto in Berlin’s Philharmonie. Barenboim will conduct the Beethoven concerti from the piano, and Frank Peter Zimmermann will perform the violin concerto. For exact program details and tickets, see the Staatsoper website.

Barenboim on Che Tempo Che Fa

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:09:00 +0200

On May 30th, Barenboim appeared on the popular Italian talk show "Che Tempo Che Fa," hosted by Fabio Fazio, to talk about and perform Chopin. Other guests on the program included pianist Maurizio Pollini and conductor Claudio Abbado, both long-time friends of Barenboim. A special album of photos from the show can now be seen in the online gallery.

Staatsoper for All

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:43:00 +0200

On Sunday, June 6th, Barenboim will conduct Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony with the Staatskapelle Berlin on an outdoor stage on Bebelplatz, adjacent to the Staatsoper. The free concert is part of the season's closing ceremonies as the Staatsoper prepares to move its performance location to the Schiller Theater on the other side of Berlin. The historical Staatsoper building will undergo a renovation process for the following three seasons.