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Barenboim

American  
[bar-uhn-boim] / ˈbær ənˌbɔɪm /

noun

  1. Daniel, born 1942, Israeli pianist and conductor, born in Argentina.


Barenboim British  
/ ˈbærənˌbɔɪm /

noun

  1. Daniel . born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina

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Schifrin began studying piano under Enrique Barenboim, the father of pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, when he was 6.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

Barenboim initially ceded to protests from Holocaust survivors and pressure from politicians - but at the end of the concert, he asked the audience if they wanted him to play Wagner after all.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

Furtwängler’s conducting has long been a powerful musical inspiration for Barenboim.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

Among 93 members, Muti made 32 appointments and Daniel Barenboim 28, with most of the remainder by Georg Solti.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Peace, said Daniel Barenboim, whose West-Eastern Divan Orchestra brings together Israeli and Palestinian artists, “needs something else.”

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024