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...Since Palestinian leaders announced a halt to the intifadeh in February and Israel's tanks pulled back, Ramallah has seen a burst of creativity. In July, a $5 million Palace of Culture, funded by the U.N. and Japan, opened with performances by local poets and musicians. Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim brought his orchestra to the town in August. Ben Kingsley screened a version of Gandhi dubbed in Arabic to promote nonviolent resistance. The town's cinema - the only one in the West Bank - reopened, and musicians founded a school to teach classical Arabic music in Ramallah's Old City. Even...
...Barenboim will be performing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in between the six lectures he is slated to give at Harvard, Rands said. While Barenboim will not be teaching any classes, Rands said he hopes Barenboim can find time to share his musical expertise with Harvard students...
Students echoed these sentiments and say they look forward to the prospect of studying under Barenboim...
...Barenboim was unavailable for comment due to a series of concert engagements over the weekend...
...Barenboim still makes frequent appearances with the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic and has authored a book titled “A Life in Music.” He has received numerous awards, including a Grammy in 2003, and most recently, the Wolf Prize for the Arts for his efforts to unite Palestinians and Israelis...