Israeli-Argentinean pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim leads ‘Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony’ Orchestra during its first concert at Cairo opera house in Cairo, Egypt, 16 April 2009. The one-time child prodigy pianist and Grammy Award winner, who is on his first visit to Egypt, was largely welcomed by mainstream Egyptian intellectuals and artists because of Barenboim’s outspoken support of Palestinian statehood, criticism of the Israeli government and his contention that there is no military solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Those views even earned him honorary Palestinian citizenship, which he accepted in 2007. A planned concert in Cairo in January was canceled because of concerns over the musicians’ safety during Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip. EPA/MOHAMED OMAR +++(c) dpa – Bildfunk+++