“When I played my first concert with an orchestra, I was eight years ol...” — Daniel Barenboim Quote

“When I played my first concert with an orchestra, I was eight years old in Berlin.”

“There is no way Israel will deal with the Palestinians if the Palestinians do not understand the suffering of the Jewish people.”

“I think Sharon is anti-Israeli because it's in the interest of Israel to understand the problems of the other side.”

“In Berlin... it's important to present a concert that will change their ears... so if you present a Tchaikovsky symphony, you get almost no audience.”

“Ronald Reagan will be remembered for leading the United States during a time of tremendous international transition - the demise of the Soviet Union, the Berlin Wall coming down, and the end of the Cold War.”

“Berlin inspired Bowie and stirred him to write about real, important matters.”