Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra: Music that crosses divides
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2021
- Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (WEDO) stand for a unique project in which music has become the unifying element between seemingly irreconcilable enemies: The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra is composed of Israeli and Arab musicians, and “playfully” overcomes the political divide between Israel and Palestine.
The orchestra has been in existence since 1999 and has since become one of the world’s top orchestras. The founding fathers of WEDO were the conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim, who himself comes from a Jewish family, and the Palestinian literary academic and pianist Edward Said, who passed away in 2003. Their goal from the very beginning was to use music to facilitate a dialog between cultures, and especially between Israeli and Arab musicians. While Barenboim and Said had described their joint project as “virtually impossible” at the outset, it is now apparent that the musicians understand each other exceptionally well!
Every summer, the Israeli and Arab musicians and the conductor come together for rehearsals, workshops and a major concert tour. The orchestra has performed all over the world, but not in the home countries of many of its musicians. They have never been allowed to play in Israel, and only a few times in Arab countries. The orchestra is often called a “peace orchestra”, but Barenboim and the musicians want it to be understood as a humanistic rather than a political project.
In an exclusive interview with Deutsche Welle, Daniel Barenboim talks about what is special about the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. How do Israeli and Arab musicians get along with each other? How does the orchestra work as a team? The interview also addresses Barenboim’s special relationship to Beethoven, concerts during the pandemic, and the question of what role music can play in today’s world. For Barenboim, the answer is clear: music is an art form that overcomes divides, and in which people from hostile nations can create something together.
The video features longer excerpts from these concerts by Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra:
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (Royal Albert Hall, London, 2012)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543 (United Nations Human Rights Room, Geneva, 2015)
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op 125 (Royal Albert Hall, London, 2012)
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I am touched by the way the members look at the conductor. Daniel Barenboim's great spirit of peace will forever be preserved forever.
These young people and dear Daniel are so beautiful. They give hope.May their artistry inspire peacemaking..✨🙏
Barenboim , grossartiger Musiker und noch grösser als Friedens- und Versöhnungsbote für Israel und Palestina. Ein Vorbild in einer zerstritenen Welt!
A música cura e anula barreiras políticas, ideologicas, éticas e tantas outras que parecem intransponíveis.
Parabéns maestro Barenboim por relevante iniciativa.
SANS-MOTS , HEUREUSEMENT, , MAGNIFIQUE MERCI DU FOND D'CŒUR !
Admiro y sigo a Dániel y le agrádezco sus presentaciones
I’ve watched this orchestra’s Beethoven cycle on TH-cam several years ago & loved it!!! I even bought this cycle (Beethoven For All) on iTunes. This is an outstanding orchestra of excellent musicians and a world renowned conductor. This, in significant part, really drew me to classical music.
Ich bin durch meinen Kurs in (Intersektionalität) in Canada auf dieses Video gestoßen (worden). So wahr: Musik verbindet Völker. Wenn wir das ausweiten auf andere Bereiche, können wir so viel mehr Verständnis und Liebe in der Welt erleben. Let's go for it.
Grandissima orchestra e grandissima persona il Maestro Barenboim.❤❤❤
I wish there would be a lot more amazing people like Maestro Barenboim, he’s not just a great artist, his fight to unite people all over the world is even more important. People are people and we have the right to live in a world where peace and respect is the only things that’s really important!
Muchas Gracias por compartir el vídeo tan bonito la sinfonía No 5 como ,la ola ala alegría de la 9 Sinfonía de Beethoven. Desde un teatro hermoso con una regia orquesta al frente de la cual El Maestro D. Barenboim y sus valiosos comentario lo hace inolvidable,a esta interpretación.
Stunning!!!
Me gustan muchísimo estas interpretaciones, las disfruto desde hace años casi como por primera vez. Grande Barenboim!
Brevísimo.Que belleza.Da mucho placer como entiende Barenboim al dios Beethoven.Fantástica orquesta.Cuanta felicidad me ha dado en esta dura vida mi amigo espiritual Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Danke...🎼🎵🎶🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
👋👋👋👋❤️ Daniel 🙏🎼🌎
Какая мощь! Истинно Бетховенское звучание.Bravissimo!
Je lui decernerai le prix Nobel de la paix très grand et prestigieux musicien
Saludos desde Cuba. Maravilloso canal.
Saludos desde Berlin. Nos alegramos de que le guste nuestro canal!
That’s amazing!!!
Wunderbar
13:30 Shouldn't it be Mozart's 41st Symphony (4th Mvt)?
le W.E.D.O. est devenu un des grands orchestres prouvant que les êtres humains intelligents sont capables de se rejoindre malgré leur diversité d'origine géographique intellectuelle ou spirituelle. et Beethoven leur convient si bien.
. Merci à MM.Said et BarenboÏm
Why do you add the remarks interspersed between the music. Put it at the end or beginning
Barenboim looks conspicuously like Bruckner in his old age. They say Furtwängler composed the music as he conducted it. More evidence that Barenboim is Furtwängler's heir, given how much Bruckner he's conducted. Makes more sense than it sounds like.
1:45
ERRATA!!!!!!!! 13:30!!!!!!!!
Was für eine tolle Musik, ich liebe Beethoven über alles, übrigens komme ich auch aus Bonn, allerdings 180 Jahre später. Meine Familie war mit der Familie Beethovens befreundet.