Daniel Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan Orchestra | Festliche Saisoneröffnung

A season opener dedicated to peace: The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, founded 26 years ago by Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said, is performing at the Konzerthaus Dortmund. Since its beginnings in the Middle East, where it was originally intended to foster understanding between Palestinians and Israelis through music, it has since evolved into an ensemble with a global reach. It stands, like almost no other orchestra, for dialogue, mutual understanding, and respect. A musical voice that embodies the idea of peace far beyond borders and builds bridges where politics and society fail. Daniel Barenboim will personally take the podium this evening to conduct a program that reflects longing, new beginnings, and renewal.

Performers:

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Program:

Franz Schubert Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D 759, “The Unfinished”
Richard Wagner, Prelude to “Tristan und Isolde,” WWV 90
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Robert SchumannSymphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97, “Rhenish”

Note: At the conductor’s request, the program for the second half of the concert has been changed. Instead of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Eroica,” Daniel Barenboim will conduct Schumann’s Third Symphony, “Rhenish,” after intermission. The program for the first half of the concert remains unchanged; your tickets are still valid.