Daniel Barenboim

First of September in the Berlin Opera under the direction of conductor Daniel Barenboim will be a concert joint Palestinian-Israeli orchestra. It was created in 1999, Barenboim and his friend - the Palestinian writer and Columbia University professor Edward Said. Both share the idea that war - not a solution to the Middle East conflict and that the creators of culture can be done to overcome hostility.

Born in 1942 in Buenos Aires in the family of immigrants from Russia. His teachers in music were the parents. At the age of 7 years old boy gave his first concert. In 1952 the family moved to Israel. In the same year, Daniel made his debut as a pianist in Vienna and Rome, and 4 years later made a concert tour around the world. At the same time he appears taste for conducting. Since 1965, over 10 years working with the English Chamber Orchestra. Later, he became chief conductor of the Paris Orchestra, then the orchestra in Chicago. Barenboim debut as an opera conductor at the festival was held in Edinburgh in 1976. Known as the conductor of Wagner's operas, including the entire tetralogy "Der Ring des Nibelungen.

He is married to violinist Jacqueline du Pre, has two sons.