At Long Last, Daniel Barenboim Achieves One Of His Major Dreams

The Barenboim-Said Academy opened Thursday in the heart of downtown Berlin. “‘I’m sure you will believe me if I tell you that I once felt this day would never happen,’ he said. … The building contains a brand new concert hall, designed pro bono by Frank Gehry and named after Pierre Boulez, an avid supporter of the idea and a good friend of Mr. Barenboim.”