Benjamin Zander reflects on the BPO's upcoming concerts including Ein Heldenleben, Daphnis and Chloe, and Variaciones concertantes all on one program to celebrate 40th anniversary!

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 with Sarah Brady, Benjamin Zander conducting

Here Maestro Benjamin Zander is discussing the power and importance of Gustav Mahler's Ninth Symphony with audio examples & interview with WGBH's Brian Bell BPYO

Zander has lead 22 youth orchestra tours, but the most recent tour with BPYO to South America has left a different and deep impression. Read to learn why!

A message from Ben Zander about the success of BPO's Mahler 2nd performances and the BPYO's upcoming Mahler 6th performances.

Remembering Don Davis, principal trombone

Benjamin Zander shares a story about a student's audition.

Benjamin Zander discusses Holst's The Planets and Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra.

To dramatize this assignment, I told the orchestra the story of the great cellist Jaqueline Du Pré, who, at the age of five, entered her first competition. She was seen running gleefully down a corridor with her cello held high, like a banner. The parent of another child, seeing the broad grin on Jackie’s face, said: “Well, I can see that you have already played”. “No!” Jackie flashed back, “I am just about to!”

Emily used the first assignment to resolve a difficult situation concerning a perennial issue for musicians playing in orchestras – namely her seat assignment, and thereby, came up with an insight that could be useful for everybody: