Daniel Barenboim conducts on Beethoven s anniversary
The goalpost of the Beethoven anniversary year? No, it s only in the middle of a now two-year bash, with major events still to come.
Strict regulations and a strict conductor: The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra rehearses in the Bonn Opera under Daniel Barenboim
The Beethoven Night on December 16 and the formal ceremony and anniversary concert with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra led by Daniel Barenboim the following evening were supposed to be the final climax in Bonn s year-long celebration of the composer, 250 years after his birth. Now they stand at the center of the anniversary year calendar, extended due to the coronavirus pandemic.