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In the News: Musician and Conductor Daniel Barenboim to be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

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News reports suggest that Musician and Conductor Daniel Barenboim will be nominated next week (Aug 17) for the Nobel Peace Prize.

The 69-year old Barenboim helped to found the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in 1999,  which is composed of international musicians including: Israelis, Arabs, and Iranians.

This week, before his orchestra performed in South Korea, Barenboim said,

Music cannot solve conflicts,  but music has the ability to make people interested and passionate about the same thing,” 

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