Barenboim, Daniel 1942- . Israeli pianist and
conductor, born in Argentina.
Pianist/conductor with the English Chamber
Orchestra from 1964, he became conductor of
the New York Philharmonic Orchestra 1970 and
musical director of the Orchestre de Paris
1975. Appointed artistic director of the
Opera Bastille, Paris, July 1987, he was
fired from his post a few months before the
Opera's opening in July 1989. He is a
celebrated interpreter of Mozart and
Beethoven.