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Daniel Barenboim is set to release a trio of albums in celebration of his 80th birthday / Pianist

Pianist writes…..In celebration of his 80th birthday this year, piano legend Daniel Barenboim will release three separate albums across the year. He's also set to give two concerts on the DG stage. The first album 'Encores' will be released on 25 March, Mendelssohn’s Lieder ohne Worte on 29 July, and Schumann's four symphonies on 7 October. The celebrations of Barenboim's birthday, which is on 15 November, started on 31 December 2021 with the release of an e-single of Debussy’s Clair de lune, which forms one of the highlights of the upcoming 'Encores' album. “I am grateful that Deutsche Grammophon has chosen to mark the year of my 80th birthday with recent performances as well as an album made during my early years with the label,” comments Barenboim.

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