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Daniel Barenboim: In His Own Words

Documentary in which legendary conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim speaks more candidly than he has ever done before about his life and music.

A feature-length documentary in which legendary conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim speaks more candidly than he has ever done before about his life and music. Told entirely through interviews with the maestro, the film starts with his earliest musical experiences as a child piano prodigy in Buenos Aires, before following his meteoric rise to fame, including his encounters with other musical giants such as Nadia Boulanger and Arthur Rubinstein, who gave the 14-year-old Daniel his first vodka and cigar!

We also learn of Barenboim鈥檚 move to Israel when he was a teenager, where he lived a double life as a musical genius and an ordinary schoolboy. He then talks with unusual intimacy about his relationship with cellist Jacqueline du Pr茅 and her long battle with multiple sclerosis. The film also charts Barenboim鈥檚 stellar career as an orchestral conductor, his move into opera and the founding of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with Edward Said.

Simply told, through just his own words and a wealth of archive from over 70 years performing on the stage, this is the definitive account of an iconic musician.

1 hour, 14 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Mar 2024 22:25

Credits

Role Contributor
Interviewed Guest Daniel Barenboim
Production Manager Rita Ribas
Production Manager Amy Tapper
Executive Producer Greg Sanderson
Executive Producer Joanna Bartholomew
Editor Ayandele Alex Pascall
Director Guy Evans

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