This documentary tracks the pianist-conductor Daniel Barenboim through Berlin, Chicago and Weimar up to his stage anniversary in Buenos Aires and ends up with his controversial performance of Wagner's 'Tristan and Isolde' in Jerusalem. Barenboim's insistence that it is possible to be Jewish and to enjoy the music of an alleged anti-Semite was not a view shared by everyone in a land where feelings run high. Since five decades of performing on stage Daniel Barenboim has been one of the leading musicians worldwide and one of the most influential intellectuals taking an active part not only in musical matters. "Multiple Identities - Encounters with Daniel Barenboim" shows the multi talented nature of the musician Barenboim, conducting both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Staatskapelle Berlin as Music Director, performing as a soloist at the piano or just playing Tango in a Buenos Aires Night Club. It shows him teaching young musicians and founding the Middle East Youth Orchestra consisting of Arab, Palestinian and Israeli-Jewish musicians. "Multiple Identities" is a film about music, about music making and a celebration of a remarkable personality. Performers: Staatskapelle Berlin, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Yo-Yo Ma, Pierre Boulez, Cecilia Bartoli, Waltraud Meier, Edward Said and many more Awards: Special Prize of the Jury (Vienna TV Awards 2002) Directors: Paul Smaczny and Isabel Iturriagagoitia Producers: EuroArts Music International, NHK, SFB/ARTE, Amythos Films Deutscher Titel: Von der Vielfalt des Seins - Begegnungen mit Daniel Barenboim Titre francais: Indetités multiples - Rencontres avec Daniel Barenboim

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