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Daniel Barenboim

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Daniel Moses Barenboim (Hebrew: דניאל בארנבוים; born 15 November 1942) is an Argentine-Israeli classical pianist and conductor based in Berlin, who also has Spanish and Palestinian citizenship. From 1992 until January 2023, Barenboim was the general music director of the Berlin State Opera and "Staatskapellmeister" of its orchestra, the Staatskapelle Berlin. Barenboim previously served as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris and La Scala in Milan. Barenboim is known for his work with the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra, a Seville-based orchestra of young Arab and Israeli musicians, and as a resolute critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Barenboim is the 5th most popular conductor (down from 4th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Conductor.

Daniel Barenboim is a pianist, conductor, and composer. He is most famous for his work as a conductor and his work in the field of music.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Daniel Barenboim ranks 5 out of 128. Before him are Herbert von Karajan, Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado, and Arturo Toscanini. After him are Zubin Mehta, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Karl Böhm, Sergiu Celibidache, Lorin Maazel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Bruno Walter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Daniel Barenboim ranks 34. Before him are Bill Nelson, Mohamed ElBaradei, Brian Jones, Ehud Barak, Javier Solana, and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. After him are Ted Kaczynski, John Wayne Gacy, José Eduardo dos Santos, Michael Haneke, Ian McShane, and Werner Herzog.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Daniel Barenboim ranks 16 out of 1,154. Before him are Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), José de San Martín (1778), Lionel Messi (1987), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), and Martha Argerich (1941). After him are Diego Simeone (1970), Omar Sívori (1935), Mario Kempes (1954), Carlos Menem (1930), Néstor Kirchner (1950), and Olivia Hussey (1951).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Argentina

Among conductors born in Argentina, Daniel Barenboim ranks 1. 

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