Conductor Barenboim calls for bridging differences

Conductor Barenboim calls for bridging differences

YOKOHAMA, Japan - World famous pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim speaks in Yokohama about the importance of people bridging their differences and music's role in the process. He was in the city, just southwest of Tokyo, on tour with the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin.

Music makes everyone understand each other better: Chinese pianist

STORY: Music makes everyone understand each other better: Chinese pianist DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. shot of the open-air concert at the forest stage in Berlin 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LANG LANG, Chinese pianist 3. various of the audience STORYLINE: Chinese pianist Lang Lang on Saturday joined conductor Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra to bring music fans an open-air concert in western Berlin, Germany. Lang Lang is currently on a European tour. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LANG LANG, Chinese pianist "I think music makes the world a better place and makes everyone better understand each other's culture. Many people from Germany and France are actually very interested in Chinese music, because they also believe that Chinese music has a profound background, and they want to know more about it." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Berlin. (XHTV)

Lang Lang performs in Ljubljana's summer moonlight night

STORY: Lang Lang performs in Ljubljana's summer moonlight night DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:47 LOCATION: Ljubljana CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of Lang Lang performing in Manuel de Falla's "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" as the piano soloist STORYLINE: Chinese pianist Lang Lang appeared at Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia, bringing the 70th Ljubljana Festival to a climax on Monday night. Some people were lingering at the main cash register of the Cankar Hall of the Ljubljana Cultural Center where the concert is to take place, expecting to getting a ticket in a last-ditch effort. The festival's official website shows that tickets for the concert have been sold out a few days ago. Lang Lang and conductor Daniel Barenboim led more than 2,000 spectators on a tour of Spain. The Spanish element is the main tone of this concert. Lang Lang is the piano soloist in Manuel de Falla's "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" and Claude Debussy's "Iberia," and Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR-CONCERT

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(220101) -- VIENNA, Jan. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Daniel Barenboim perform during the 2022 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert in Vienna, Austria, Jan. 1, 2022. (Dieter Nagl/The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Handout via Xinhua)

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR-CONCERT

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(220101) -- VIENNA, Jan. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Daniel Barenboim perform during the 2022 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert in Vienna, Austria, Jan. 1, 2022. (Dieter Nagl/The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Handout via Xinhua)

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR-CONCERT

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(220101) -- VIENNA, Jan. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Daniel Barenboim perform during the 2022 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert in Vienna, Austria, Jan. 1, 2022. (Dieter Nagl/The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Handout via Xinhua)

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR-CONCERT

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(220101) -- VIENNA, Jan. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Daniel Barenboim perform during the 2022 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert in Vienna, Austria, Jan. 1, 2022. (Dieter Nagl/The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Handout via Xinhua)

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR-CONCERT

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(220101) -- VIENNA, Jan. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Daniel Barenboim perform during the 2022 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert in Vienna, Austria, Jan. 1, 2022. (Dieter Nagl/The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Handout via Xinhua)

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR-CONCERT

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR-CONCERT

(220101) -- VIENNA, Jan. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Daniel Barenboim perform during the 2022 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert in Vienna, Austria, Jan. 1, 2022. (Dieter Nagl/The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Handout via Xinhua)

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR'S CONCERT-REHEARSAL

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR'S CONCERT-REHEARSAL

(211229) -- VIENNA, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Daniel Barenboim (L, Front), conductor of the 2022 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert, prepares to start a rehearsal with the Vienna Philharmonic in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria, on Dec. 29, 2021. Started in 1939, the New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic is one of the most prestigious concerts in the world. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR'S CONCERT-REHEARSAL

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-NEW YEAR'S CONCERT-REHEARSAL

(211229) -- VIENNA, Dec. 29, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Daniel Barenboim (R), conductor of the 2022 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert, and Daniel Froschauer, Chairman of the Vienna Philharmonic, attend a press conference in Vienna, Austria, on Dec. 29, 2021. Started in 1939, the New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic is one of the most prestigious concerts in the world. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)