Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. During the lockdown Daniel Barenboim said he had more time to play the piano than for 50 years. One of the ...

The 32 piano sonatas that Beethoven composed between 1799 and 1824, including some of his most recognized works like the "Moonlight" and "Appassionata" sonatas, are often considered among the German ...

Conductor, pianist and peace advocate Daniel Barenboim first recorded all five of Beethoven's piano concertos in 1967. Barenboim, a brash and fantastically smart 24-year-old, was paired with an elder ...

Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas are deemed to provide a profound insight into the music and life of the iconic German composer. Pianist Sohn Min-soo thinks he came to understand the great mind more than ...

The flamboyant pianist's concert series, starting tomorrow, will be London's most thrilling musical event for many years, says Damian Thompson. Daniel Barenboim's cycle of the Beethoven Piano ...

This week, Daniel Barenboim played Beethoven in Ramallah and let it be known that he had accepted honorary Palestinian citizenship, thus setting the seal on his campaign to persuade Israel's oppressed ...

Damian Thompson reviews Barenboim on Beethoven: Nine Symphonies That Changed the World, a BBC Two programme featuring conductor Daniel Barenboim. Maestro: conductor Daniel Barenboim was the star ...