Referring to health concerns, the renowned conductor and pianodic Daniel Barnboum, who have been withdrawn from engagements in recent years, said Thursday that they had Parkinson’s disease.
Announcing the diagnosis in a brief news release, 82 -year -old Baronboum said he has still planned to “fulfill many of my professional promises”, including concerts with western Eastern Diwan Orchestra, in which this He was established in 1999 to bring Israel. And Arab musician together.
“If I am unable to perform, this is because my health does not allow me,” said Barnbum.
Three years ago, Barnbum announced that he was suffering from a “serious nervous condition” affecting his work. In January 2023, he resigned as General Music Director of the Berlin State Opera due to poor health.
The conductor was not available for interview, a spokesman for the Daniel Barnboum Foundation said. The spokesperson said his next schedule is in August as part of a summer visit to the Western Eastern Diwan Orchestra, adding that he continues to teach at a music school, a Barnbum seed academy established in Bernobium Berlin. There are those who gather students together. East
Born with Jewish parents in Argentina, Barnboom has been the titan of classical music for almost seven decades, as the first piano produce and later as a conductor and music director. He took the leadership of the Berlin State Opera in 1992 and turned into a world -renowned hometown of Milan, and he also held the position of music director in Chater de Paris, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Tetroullah Scala.
Since the 1980s, Barnboom has also been a clear -speaking political figure, as a respected musical – a conduct for a conductor. In 1989, a few days after the Berlin wall collapsed, Barnbum led the Berlin Flaharmon in a concert for East Germans. A decade later, along with the Palestinian author Edward, he founded the Western Eastern Diwan Orchestra, believing that music could lead to mutual understanding of Israelis and Arabs.
In his statement on Thursday, Barnbum said he considered the Western Eastern Diwan Orchestra as his “most important responsibility”.
“It is important for me to ensure the long -term stability and development of the orchestra,” he said.
