Barenboim–Said Akademie
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The Barenboim–Said Akademie (Barenboim-Said Akademie) is an academy located in Berlin, Germany, offering bachelor's degrees and Artist Diploma certificates in music; it opened on 8 December 2016. It was co-founded by the conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim and the literary theorist Edward Said. The academy was financed to a capacity of 90 young musicians, with an admissions focus on the Middle East and North Africa, in the spirit of the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra. The academy features a concert hall for chamber music, the Pierre Boulez Saal.
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