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Daniel Barenboim receives first International Willy-Brandt-Prize

Ceremony in Berlin attended by, among others, Richard von Weizsäcker, Gerhard Schröder, Hans-Dietrich Genscher

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Beethoven's V. triggers Chinese memories of change

Shanghai's glittering skyline forms backdrop to two memorable WEDO concerts

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Beethoven's "Eroica" rings through the Forbidden City

First symphonic concert in Asia with the IV. and III. at the Forbidden City Concert Hall

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WEDO brings its Beethoven project to the Far East

Concert series in Asia kicks off with Beijing performance of Beethoven quartet

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West-Eastern Divan on the road again!

WEDO starts first of two concert tours with a festival in Doha, Qatar including concerts, film screenings and lectures

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Award Season for Daniel Barenboim and the WEDO

The Maestro adds the Dresden Prize, the Grand Officier de la légion d’honneur and the Otto Hahn Peace Medal to his honors

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Ahdaf Soueif to hold 2011 Edward Said Memorial Lecture at Columbia University

Renowned novelist and political and cultural commentator will comment upon the ongoing popular revolution in Egypt

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West-Eastern Divan Orchestra takes action against climate change at Governors Global Climate Summit in California

Orchestra plays during the signing of the R20 agreement at the Mondavi Center at UC Davis

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Daniel Barenboim

Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He received his first piano lessons from his mother at age five. Later, he studied under his father, ...

Edward W.Said

Edward W. Said was born in Jerusalem, raised in Jerusalem and Cairo, and educated in the United States,where he attended Princeton ...

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