West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

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West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Equal in Music. Official page of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra In this spirit, the orchestra and its humanitarian vision will continue its journey.

In 1999, Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said founded the West-Eastern Divan as a workshop for Israeli, Palestinian and other Arab musicians. Meeting in Weimar, Germany – a place where the humanistic ideals of the Enlightenment are overshadowed by the Holocaust – they materialized a hope to replace ignorance with education, knowledge and understanding; to humanize the other; to imagine a better future. Within the workshop, individuals who had only interacted with each other through the prism of war found themselves living and working together as equals. As they listened to each other during rehearsals and discussions, they traversed deep political and ideological divides. Though this experiment in coexistence was intended as a one-time event, it quickly evolved into a legendary orchestra. Since its earliest years, one of the West-Eastern Divan’s goals has been to perform in all countries represented by its musicians. Eventually, its aspiration is to be the premier orchestra of the Middle East, an opportunity for the great talent from the region to shine.

30/09/2026

25/09/2026

About last night in Vienna! 💛

23/09/2026

Our first concert ever at Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam... and in the Netherlands!

After yesterday's concert with Maestro Daniel Barenboim at the legendary hall in Amsterdam, we passed the halfway point of the tour. Next stops: Vienna, Hamburg and Rolle.

📸 Manuel Vaca

21/09/2026

¡Gracias El Escorial! It was a joy to play the closing concert of Festival Escena Escorial with Maestro . Here are some impressions from behind the scenes and on stage at the great .escorial.

20/09/2026

Adresse

Französische Strasse 33D
Berlin
10117

Website

http://www.west-eastern-divan.org/

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