Conductor Chung Myung-whun is returning to Teatro alla Scala in Italy as its new music director, some 35 years after he first ...

Maestro Chung Myung-whun, 72, has been named the next music director of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, widely regarded as Italy’s most prestigious opera house, the company announced on May 12. Founded in ...

Edward Said himself paved the way. With the Jewish conductor Daniel Barenboim, he founded the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin after creating the Divan Orchestra, which brings together Israeli ...

Writing on Instagram on Thursday, Barenboim said: 'I know that many people have been concerned about my health. I have been very touched by the support I have received over the last three years ... I ...

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Conductor Daniel Barenboim says he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The 82-year-old issued a statement Thursday on Instagram. He has appeared more frail since 2022, canceling ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Daniel Barenboim conducts at the State Opera in Berlin in 2018, shortly before announcing he was stepping down as general musical director of the company due ...

It is essential for me to ensure the orchestra’s long-term stability and development.” 'How to listen to music' by Daniel Barenboim Barenboim’s near-unparalleled career has taken him from his debut ...

In a statement shared via his Berlin-based foundation, 82-year-old Barenboim said that he had been "very touched by the support I have received over the last three years". In October 2022 ...

Conductor Daniel Barenboim Says He's Been Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease Conductor Daniel Barenboim says he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The 82-year-old issued a statement ...

Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim has announced he has Parkinson’s disease. The 82-year-old Argentinian-Israeli, who has performed at the BBC Proms and been given an honorary knighthood ...

Daniel Barenboim is one of the world's most celebrated classical conductors One of the world's most pre-eminent conductors, Daniel Barenboim, has announced he has Parkinson's Disease. The 82-year ...