Orchestra promoting harmony amid Israel-Hamas crisis is 'extremely important'
The orchestra was established by late Palestinian academic Edward Said and Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim.
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The orchestra was established by late Palestinian academic Edward Said and Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim.
Daniel Barenboim is on tour with his Israeli-Arab orchestra in times of war. He regards it as an "independent republic" – and he has a message to pass on that is otherwise all but drowned out by the noise of the battlefield. By Sonja Zekri
The pianist and conductor turns 80 soon, but deteriorating health has kept him from the celebrations he had long planned.
Daniel Barenboim is on tour with his Israeli-Arab orchestra in times of war. He regards it as an "independent republic" – and he has a message to pass on that is otherwise all but drowned out by the noise of the battlefield. By Sonja Zekri