Barenboim on the West-Eastern Divan
Post categories: Beethoven, Opera, Proms, Proms 2009
|11:57 UK Time, Friday, 21 August 2009
On Radio 4's Today Programme this morning, Ed Stourton interviewed Daniel Barenboim about the history and achievement of his remarkable West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, performing at the RAH tomorrow in a sold-out performance of Fidelio (you'll still be able to obtain arena and gallery tickets tomorrow if you've got your Prommer's head on). Here's a gripping extended (9:21) version of the interview:
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- A lovely audio slideshow about the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra from The Guardian
- The picture, from the orchestra's performance at last year's Proms, is by John Ousby and is used under licence.
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