Daniel Barenboim to succeed Sir George Solti at Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, music director designate of the Chicago Symphony orchestra, holds a news conference on February 14, 1989 at the orchestra Hall in Chicago. Barenboim, currently music director of L'Orchestra de Paris, will succeed Sir George Solti who has held the position in Chicago since 1969. Barenboim, 46, will begin his tenure on September 1, 1991. (UPI Photo/Ray Foli/Files)
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra says its music director, Riccardo Muti, will lead Rome's Teatro dell'Opera in a concert to honor Pope Benedict XVI.
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Argentinian-Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim, La Scala's principal guest conductor, is to take over as musical director of the Milan opera house.
Tens of thousands of Israelis attended the performance of one of the world's leading opera companies as part of Tel Aviv's centennial celebration.
Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim says he enjoyed visiting Egypt for his Cairo Symphony Orchestra concert that ended with rapturous applause.
German conductor Daniel Barenboim says his participation in the West-Eastern Divan represented his support for peace in the Middle East.
Famous Argentine conductor Daniel Barenboim reportedly enlisted the protection of bodyguards this week after receiving threats at his home in Israel.
Famed conductor Daniel Barenboim plans to call for increased musical education for young people when he performs in London next year.
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