Daniel made his debut as a pianist in Vienna and Rome in 1952, in Paris in 1955, in London in 1956 and in New York in 1957 with Leopold Stokowski conducting the Symphony of the Air. Since then makes annual tours in the United States and Europe, and in 1958 is presented in Australia and soon was considered one of the most versatile pianists of his generation. His first recording was made in 1954 and soon recorded the most important works of the piano repertory, including complete cycles of the piano sonatas of Mozart and Beethoven, as well as concerts of Mozart, Beethoven (with Otto Klemperer) , Brahms (with Sir John Barbirolli) and Bartok (with Pierre Boulez).

During the same period, Barenboim began to devote more and more time to management. His close relationship with the Chamber Orchestra Español, launched in 1965 and extended to more than a decade, it often leads to action in England in the roles of director and pianist, as well as touring in Europe, the United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Following his directorial debut with the New Philharmonic Orchestra in London in 1967, Barenboim began to be required by other European and American orchestras. Between 1975 and 1989 is music director of the Paris Orchestra, highlighting its support for contemporary music with performances and recordings of works by Lutoslawski, Berio, Boulez, Henze, Dutilleux, Takemitsu and others.

Barenboim discusses parallel chamber music collaboration with the cellist Jacqueline du Pré, his late wife, and with Gregor Piatigorsky, Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman. It also comes with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in recitals. Barenboim made his debut in directing opera in 1973 with a presentation of Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Edinburgh Festival. Debuts at Bayreuth in 1981 and since then regularly conducts this festival works as Tristan and Isolde, The Ring of the Nibelungen, Parsifal and The Master Singers.

In 1991 he succeeded Sir Georg Solti as music director of the Chicago Symphony and in 1992 he was appointed general music director of the German State Opera Berlin. He also enjoys a long and distinguished association with the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic, with whom he served in the U.S., Paris and London in 1997. He has also made numerous recordings for all the major labels as a soloist, chamber musician or director. Although her repertoire as a pianist has not been widespread, as the director has tackled a wider range, with particular success with Bruckner, Tchaikovsky and Elgar above. At the same time popular music has ventured into working with Rodolfo Mederos, Hector Console, Milton Nascimento and Cyro Baptista. The only time I went to the fields of jazz, and the one in this section is for the friendly Apoloybaco homage in 1999 to master Duke Ellington on the centenary of his birth, where he was supported by singer Diane Reeves and the clarinetist Don Byron.