Daniel Barenboim receives Wolf Prize and backs Palestinians’ demand for a state of their own

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In 2004, conductor Daniel Barenboim, founder of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, started a project to help Palestinian youngsters learn classical music, while backing the Palestinians’ demand for a state of their own. Barenboim, who was born in Argentina and raised in Israel, was awarded the 2004 Wolf Prize for “achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among peoples,” in a ceremony at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. He later contributed the $100,000 award to a Palestinian music conservatory in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Israeli Education Minister, Limor Livnat, was also present at the award ceremony and was visibly unhappy with the maestro's speech.
In 2001, Barenboim already defied an informal Israeli ban on public performances of the works of German composer Richard Wagner, Hitler’s favorite composer.
This is an excerpt of "Knowledge is the beginning", Paul Smaczny's film on Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (2005).

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@claudiamendoza2211 8 ай бұрын

2004 and we still respect and value Maestro Barenboim legacy. The woman is a shade of the past.

@TereMelody 8 ай бұрын

SO PROUD of Mr Barenboim as an argentine. Thanks Mr Barenboim for remind us what it means to be a true jewish and global citizen FOR PEACE. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@victoriasaezdiaz5241 8 ай бұрын

Gracias por ser un ser humano preocupado por el devenir del pueblo palestino asediado y arrasado por el Israel sionista. Es usted, además de un enorme artista en la historia de la música del siglo XX y XXI, una persona excelente. Gracias señor Boremboim. Miles de personas defensoras de los derechos y la justicia social apoyamos su discurso en la entrega de los premios Wolf. Reciba mi aplauso, en nombre mío y en el nombre de millones de seres humanos que como usted, piensan y defienden los derechos humanos. Le aplaudimos fervientemente.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤💖

@peace-now 6 ай бұрын

You should be proud. This is a real man of peace.