Under the baton of Daniel Barenboim, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra has been defying divisions in the Middle East by bringing Israelis and Palestinians together for the past 25 years. This Wednesday sees the start in Berlin of the first festival dedicated to this orchestra, founded by the conductor Daniel Barenboim and the American-Palestinian intellectual Edward Said. “I dare to say we understand each other more. And for those of us who are in the oppressed level, we are now more capable of expressing our pain,” says Fadwa Qamhia, Palestinian double bassist.
