Daniel Barenboim brings 'solace and pleasure' to Gaza with Mozart concert
Israeli conductor voices support for non-violence and Palestinian state during performance for schoolchildren and NGO workersThe orchestra arrived with the impact of a presidential motorcade, in armoured cars, with sirens wailing and flanked by dozens of armed men.It was an unusual overture to a rendition of Mozart. But then, the arrival in Gaza of Daniel Barenboim, the world-famous Israeli conductor and his Orchestra for Gaza – featuring musicians from Paris, Milan, Berlin and Vienna - to pla...
Guardian Music — Israeli conductor voices support for non-violence and Palestinian state during performance for schoolchildren and NGO workersThe orchestra arrived with the impact of a pr... more info