Daniel Barinboem
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The composer I chose to write about is Daniel Barenboim. He is a composer originally from Argentina, but gained fame in Israel where he is now a citizen. He is noted for sparking a controversy in Israel when he conducted the music of Wagner there in spite of it's noted anti-Semitic roots.
Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1942. His parents were Russian Jews. He started life as a pianist and game his first formal concert at the age of seven. He received lessons from his mother at first and then from his father. In 1952 his family moved to Israel. Two years later his parents took him to Salzburg to be part of conducting classes organized by Igor Markevich. In 1955 he studied harmony and composition with Nadia Boulanger in Paris...