Type: Documentary
Style: Biopic
Subject: Daniel Barenboim
Including live performances with: Barenboim. Jaqueline du Pre, Edward Said
Director: Friedrich von Thun
Year: 2002

A portrait of an iconic classical musician, tracing the artistic and intellectual life of Daniel Barenboim across decades of performance, conducting, and cultural leadership. With rehearsal footage, and interviews, the film presents this celebrated pianist and conductor, as a thinker, deeply engaged with questions of music, politics, education, and culture. Barenboim has built an extraordinary international career spanning major orchestras, and collaborations with iconic artists.