Quote by: Daniel Barenboim

I maintain music is not here to make us forget about life. It's also here to teach us about life: the fact that everything starts and ends, the fact that every sound is in danger of disappearing, the fact that everything is connected - the fact that we live and we die.


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Author Bio


  • NameDaniel Barenboim
  • DescriptionIsraeli Argentine-born pianist and conductor
  • BornNovember 15, 1942
  • CountryArgentina; Israel; Spain; Palestine
  • ProfessionPianist; Conductor
  • AwardsGrand Officer Of The Legion Of Honour; Knight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Grand Order Of Merit With Star And Shoulder-Sash; Ernst Reuter Medal; Bruno Kreisky Award; Princess Of Asturias Award - Concord; Wolf Prize; Praemium Imperiale; Léonie Sonning Music Prize