The New York Times – Music:
Two conductors — a mentor and a protégé, both trained as pianists — bring precision and lyricism to the first new staging of Wagner’s epic in a decade.
Category: Barenboim, Daniel
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Daniel Barenboim Announces He Has Parkinson’s Disease
The New York Times – Music:
“I am planning to maintain as many of my professional commitments as possible,” the conductor said.
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Review: Daniel Barenboim Misses His American Swan Song
The New York Times – Music:
The ailing conductor was to have led the Staatskapelle Berlin in Brahms’s symphonies at Carnegie Hall. Yannick Nézet-Séguin jumped in.
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Daniel Barenboim’s Academy of Music and Middle-East Peace
The New York Times – Music:
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.
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Christian Thielemann to Succeed Daniel Barenboim at Berlin State Opera
The New York Times – Music:
The conductor, an acclaimed Wagnerian, was named to replace Barenboim, who stepped down in January after three decades because of health problems.
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The Conductor Thomas Guggeis Is Rising Fast After a Surprise Debut
The New York Times – Music:
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.
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Jessye Norman Rejected These Recordings. Should They Be Released?
The New York Times – Music:
The new collection “Jessye Norman: The Unreleased Masters” raises artistic and ethical questions.
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A Mighty Generation of Musicians. A Moving Final Chapter.
The New York Times – Music:
The conductors Michael Tilson Thomas and Daniel Barenboim have continued to perform as aging and illness loom.
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Daniel Barenboim, Titan of Conducting, Steps Down in Berlin
The New York Times – Music:
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.