Renowned Conductor Daniel Barenboim Reveals He Has Parkinson’s Disease

In October 2022, the 82-year-old maestro announced that he had been diagnosed with a ’serious neurological condition.’

Daniel Barenboim leads musicians and singers in a free, open-air performance at Bebelplatz square in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 30, 2017. Omer Messinger/Getty Images

Famed Argentine Israeli conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has announced that he has Parkinson’s disease.

Barenboim, 82, shared the update in an Instagram post on Feb. 6, following years of speculation about his health.