Israeli-Argentinean pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim (L) speaks next to Egyptian opera singer Hassan Kamy (R) during a press conference at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Cairo on April 15, 2009, a day before Barenboim's forst concert at the Cairo Opera House. Barenboim holds honorary Palestinian citizenship and co-founded the Arab-Israeli West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with the late Palestinian intellectual Edward Said. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

Israeli-Argentinean pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim (L) speaks next to Egyptian opera singer Hassan Kamy (R) during a press conference at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Cairo on April 15, 2009, a day before Barenboim's forst concert at the Cairo Opera House. Barenboim holds honorary Palestinian citizenship and co-founded the Arab-Israeli West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with the late Palestinian intellectual Edward Said.

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  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Musicians of The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, rehearse in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim directs The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra during a rehearsal in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim directs The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra during a rehearsal in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim (L) directs his son Michael Barenboim during a rehearsal of The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim directs The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra during a rehearsal in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  7. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Musicians of The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim (R) rehearse in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  8. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Musicians of The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim (r), rehearse in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim (R) directs The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra during a rehearsal in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  10. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Musicians of The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, rehearse in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  11. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim directs The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra during a rehearsal in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  12. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim directs The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra during a rehearsal in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  13. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim (L) directs his son Michael Barenboim during a rehearsal of The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  14. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim directs The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra during a rehearsal in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  15. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Musicians of The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim (R) rehearse in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
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