Review: Daniel Barenboim Misses His American Swan Song
The ailing conductor was to have led the Staatskapelle Berlin in Brahms’s symphonies at Carnegie Hall. Yannick Nézet-Séguin jumped in.
Daniel Barenboim’s Academy of Music and Middle-East Peace
Students from the Middle East come to Berlin to study music with the star conductor Daniel Barenboim. Now the Israel-Hamas war is testing their ideals.
Christian Thielemann to Succeed Daniel Barenboim at Berlin State Opera
The conductor, an acclaimed Wagnerian, was named to replace Barenboim, who stepped down in January after three decades because of health problems.
The Conductor Thomas Guggeis Is Rising Fast After a Surprise Debut
Not yet 30, Guggeis already leads a major opera house and has conducted the “Ring” in Berlin. Next up: his arrival at the Metropolitan Opera.
Jessye Norman Rejected These Recordings. Should They Be Released?
The new collection “Jessye Norman: The Unreleased Masters” raises artistic and ethical questions.
A Mighty Generation of Musicians. A Moving Final Chapter.
The conductors Michael Tilson Thomas and Daniel Barenboim have continued to perform as aging and illness loom.
Daniel Barenboim, Titan of Conducting, Steps Down in Berlin
Because of deteriorating health, the 80-year-old conductor resigned as music director of the Berlin State Opera, a post he has held for decades.
5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
A Schumann cycle conducted by Daniel Barenboim, works by Tyondai Braxton and Schubert sonatas by the pianist Paul Lewis are among the highlights.
Daniel Barenboim, a Towering Maestro Held Back by Illness
The pianist and conductor turns 80 soon, but deteriorating health has kept him from the celebrations he had long planned.