Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don't know where it will lead. But if we just stand still, we will have no chance of escaping the violence. Daniel Barenboim chancedemocracyescape share on social
Beethoven was a deeply political man in the broadest sense of the word. He was not interested in daily politics, but concerned with questions of moral behaviour and the larger questions of right and wrong affecting the entire society. Daniel Barenboim affectbeethovenbehaviour share on social
In my mother's belly, I remember not liking the tempi my father played the Beethoven Sonatas in. Daniel Barenboim beethovenbellyfather Change image and share on social
Beethoven's music tends to move from chaos to order, as if order were an imperative of human existence. Daniel Barenboim beethovenchaosexistence Change image and share on social
You can't expect someone born into a family with no music... to understand when I'm conducting the Schoenberg Variations. Daniel Barenboim bearconductexpect Change image and share on social
Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life. Daniel Barenboim lifemeanmoment Change image and share on social
Once you start playing a piece, there is a connection between every note. You cannot say, 'I will not concentrate on this note.' You cannot ignore things the way you do in the rest of your life. Daniel Barenboim concentrateconnectionignore Change image and share on social
I can't stand going out to one more dinner with some Mrs. So-and-So who might leave a million dollars to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra when she dies. Daniel Barenboim chicagodinnerdollar Change image and share on social
There are wonderful restaurants in London. I love Indian food and I like Arab food, and I go very often to the Arab restaurant Noura. Daniel Barenboim arabfoodindian Change image and share on social
Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead. Daniel Barenboim deaddemandpoorly Change image and share on social
