BBC unveils 2024 Proms lineup: Daniel Barenboim, Daleks and disco
The 81-year-old conductor makes a rare UK visit with his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, while Yo-Yo Ma, Doctor Who, Florence Welch, Sam Smith and Rule, Britannia! all feature
November 2023
The week in classical: West-Eastern Divan Ensemble; Meliora Collective; Sitkovetsky Trio – review
Michael Barenboim’s Israeli-Arab ensemble offer a model of spirited understanding, and a young new collective conjure a touch of jazz. Plus, Beethoven at his spookiest
September 2023
Christian Thielemann picks up baton as director of Berlin State Opera from old rival
The German conductor will take over from Daniel Barenboim who announced his resignation in January
March 2023
Christopher Nupen obituary
Maker of classical music documentaries who sought to capture the magic of live performance and the aspirations of the performers
January 2023
Daniel Barenboim to resign from Berlin State Opera role due to poor health
Conductor and pianist says he can ‘no longer achieve the level of performance required of a general music director’
October 2022
Why is there so little coverage of classical music?
The week in classical: The Ring of the Nibelung; Berlin Philharmonic/ Fischer review – a human experiment
The Guardian view on Daniel Barenboim: a musical and moral beacon
Daniel Barenboim steps back from performing for health reasons
September 2021
Miriam Margolyes: It was my duty to tell truth about Du Pré’s death
Veteran actor has no regrets about controversial claims that tragic cellist died from lethal injection in assisted suicide
December 2020
Beethoven: The Piano Trios review – Barenboim revisits past glories
Fifty years after his classic recordings with Jacqueline du Pre, Barenboim joins with his violinist son and cellist Kian Soltani to bring nuance and thoughtfulness to these seven piano trios
August 2020
Home listening
Classical home listening: Falla from Mexico City, Elgar from Berlin
The Orchestra of the Americas is on sizzling form, while Daniel Barenboim celebrates 70 years of concert life with another great Elgar recording
July 2020
Elgar: Sea Pictures, Falstaff review – single note of nostalgia eludes an impeccable Barenboim
Elina Garanča’s golden tone and Barenboim’s precision are appealing, if they don’t quite find Elgar’s most English music
House music
House music: Andrew Clements' watching and listening picks
This week, Andrew Clements gets his teeth into Barenboim’s festival of new music, looks back in wonder at Wunderlich, and looks forward to looking back to the Proms
Daniel Barenboim: 'If I could never conduct a live Ring cycle again, I don't know what I would do'
The pianist and conductor has been busy in lockdown, practising the piano and arranging a festival of new music. But his fears for the future of music pre-date the pandemic
November 2019
‘We finished every bottle!’ Berlin's cultural legends on the night the Wall came down
It divided families, trapped half a city and symbolised the cold war. Then, 30 years ago this Saturday, the Berlin wall fell. Wim Wenders, Ute Lemper, Daniel Barenboim and more share their memories
October 2019
Why Barenboim is the Ring master of our age
The chance to see a complete Ring cycle is all too rare these days. Martin Kettle reports from Berlin’s Staatsoper, where Daniel Barenboim might be hidden from view, but his Wagner is revelatory
August 2019
The week in classical: Proms 32, 34 & 35; Rinaldo review – happy returns all round
Prom 34: West-Eastern Divan Orch/Barenboim/Argerich review – immaculate and mesmerising
August 2018
The week in classical: BBC Proms 38 & 43; The Hunting Gun – review
Domestic drama turns existential in Thomas Larcher’s fine debut opera. Plus, Barenboim, Batiashvili and Bernstein at the Proms
