Daniel Barenboim and West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Schumann and Schubert

Name: Daniel Barenboim and West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Schumann and Schubert
Start: 2026-09-22T20:15:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-22T22:10:00+02:00
Location: Het Concertgebouw

took place · 22 Sep 2026

Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

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The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, performs works by Schumann and Schubert. The concert takes place at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

About: Daniel Barenboim

Barenboim has built a career as both pianist and conductor that few can match, from childhood recitals in Buenos Aires to decades at the helm of the world's leading orchestras. The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, which he founded with Edward Said, embodies his belief that music can bridge political divides.

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year solo career as pianist

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2025-02
Barenboim announced on February 6, 2025 via social media that he has Parkinson's disease; he indicated that he wanted to continue fulfilling as many musical commitments as possible.
2025-10
Barenboim conducted three concerts in October 2025 with the Berliner Philharmoniker in Berlin, with works by Weber, Schubert and Beethoven.
2025-11
In November 2025 Barenboim conducted the Filarmonica della Scala in Milan, together with violinist Lisa Batiashvili, in a program with music by Beethoven.

Tracks

Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas & Diabelli VariationsRecorded in 2020 at the Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin; considered one of his most personal Beethoven interpretations

Chopin: Complete NocturnesReleased in 1982 on Deutsche Grammophon; one of his most acclaimed solo recordings, reissued on vinyl

Brahms: The Four SymphoniesRecorded with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; a reference performance in the Brahms discography

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra: Live from the Alhambra, GranadaLive recording of the ensemble he co-founded in 1999

Beethoven: Triple Concerto (met Anne-Sophie Mutter & Yo-Yo Ma)Collaboration with two of the most celebrated soloists of our time

About: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Born from a 1999 collaboration between Barenboim and Said, this Seville-based ensemble draws musicians from Israel, Palestine, and the Arab world onto the same stage. It has performed at venues from Carnegie Hall to the Vienna Musikverein, and carries a UN mandate as Global Advocate for Cultural Understanding since 2016.

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2016

year of UN recognition as Global Advocate for Cultural Understanding

What's new

2026-08
Daniel Barenboim announces the first West-Eastern Divan Festival, taking place from 11 to 18 November 2026 in Berlin with ten concerts at the Philharmonie, the Pierre Boulez Saal and club Berghain.
2026-08
The orchestra performs on 13 August 2026 at the Waldbühne Berlin together with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and conductor Daniel Barenboim.
2026-02
In February 2026 the orchestra toured Spain, Italy and Austria under the direction of Zubin Mehta - with violinist María Dueñas as soloist in Madrid and Barcelona.

Tour

BerlinLucerneMadridBarcelonaOviedoTurinVienna

Tracks

Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56 (live, Philharmonie Berlin 2019)most streamed recording of the orchestra, with Yo-Yo Ma and Anne-Sophie Mutter

Beethoven: Symphonies (complete, Decca Classics)complete symphony recording under Barenboim

Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiemcharacteristic repertoire of the ensemble

Dvořák: Cello Concerto (Lucerne Festival 2026, met Yo-Yo Ma)scheduled for the summer tour 2026

Daniel Barenboim and West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Schumann and Schubert

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