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Daniel Barenboim

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2010 Salzburg Festival Opening ConcertBaremboim & the Vienna Philharmonics Moving and Exquisite Te Deum!Footage from the 2010 Salzburg Festival Opening Concert. The Salzburg Festspielhaus, the venue for countless legendary performances, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010, and this concert footage captures the 50th-anniversary gala performance. The program featured Bruckners Te Deum, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, Beethovens Piano Concerto No. 4, and Boulezs Notation. For Barenboim himself, 2010 was also a memorable year marking the 60th anniversary of his performing career. At the festivals official opening ceremony, Barenboim delivered a speech characteristic of his commitment to performing for peace, noting that the hope for peacewhich Max Reinhardt and others had envisioned when the festival was founded in 1918had still not been realized even after more than 90 years.Beethovens Pian