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Berlin ( /bɜrˈlɪn/; German pronunciation: [bɛɐ̯ˈliːn] (
listen)) is the capital city of Germany and one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.5 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city and is the second most populous city proper and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany, it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, which has 5.9 million residents from over 190 nations. Located in the European Plains, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one third of the city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes.
First documented in the 13th century, Berlin was the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918), the German Empire (1871–1918), the Weimar Republic (1919–1933) and the Third Reich (1933–1945).Berlin in the 1920s was the third largest municipality in the world. After World War II, the city became divided into East Berlin—the capital of East Germany—and West Berlin, a West German exclave surrounded by the Berlin Wall (1961–1989). Following German reunification in 1990, the city regained its status as the capital of Germany, hosting 147 foreign embassies.
Daniel Barenboim, KBE (born 15 November 1942) is an Argentine-born pianist and conductor. He has served as music director of several major symphonic and operatic orchestras and made numerous recordings.
Currently, he is general music director of La Scala in Milan, the Berlin State Opera, and the Staatskapelle Berlin; he previously served as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre de Paris. Barenboim is also known for his work with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, a Sevilla-based orchestra of young Arab and Israeli musicians, and as an outspoken critic of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
Barenboim has received many awards and prizes, including an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, France's Légion d'honneur both as a Commander and Grand Officier, the German Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz and Willy Brandt Award, and, together with the Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said, Spain's Prince of Asturias Concord Award. He has won seven Grammy awards for his work and discography.
Staatskapelle Berlin conductor Daniel Barenboim
Mahler - Symphony No 9 in D minor - Barenboim
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor - Daniel Barenboim and Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim und die Staatskapelle Berlin zum Beethoven-Bruckner Zyklus
W. A. Mozart - Overture “La Clemenza di Tito” (Julien Salemkour & Staatskapelle Berlin)
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E flat major - Daniel Barenboim and Staatskapelle Berlin
W. A. Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 (Julien Salemkour & Staatskapelle Berlin)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Kirill Petrenko · Staatskapelle Berlin
Staatskapelle Berlin - Daniel Barenboim
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor - D. Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin ACC202179 ACC102179
Daniel Barenboim regendo a Staatskapelle Berlin
Staatskapelle Berlin și Daniel Barenboim- Shostakovich
Staatskapelle Berlin
Barenboim, Boulez and the Staatskapelle Berlin performing Liszt Piano Concertos (trailer)