Mr. Barenboim is a pianist and conductor. Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was first performed exactly 200 years ago Tuesday and has since become probably the work most likely to be embraced for ...
LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Beethoven was a bit of an Olympian too, conductor Daniel Barenboim said as he prepared to conduct the Ninth Symphony and its famous "Ode to Joy" in London on Friday, the ...