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INTERPRETATION CLASSES

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BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

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THRIVING DURING COVID

Transformational stories from a year like no other.

Ben's life during COVID


POSSIBILITY

Ben and Roz Zander take you into the world of Possibility!

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BOSTON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA

This is the place to go if you want to be inspired by what young people can
accomplish.

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MUSIC IS LIFE

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MUSIC IS LIFE

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INTERPRETATION CLASSES

Unlocking musicians' capacity to move others.

Be Moved


BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Ben's musical playground for over four decades!

Take Ben's Tour into Classical Music


THRIVING DURING COVID

Transformational stories from a year like no other.

Ben's life during COVID


POSSIBILITY

Ben and Roz Zander take you into the world of Possibility!

Discover Possibility


BOSTON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA

This is the place to go if you want to be inspired by what young people can
accomplish.

Be Amazed


BEETHOVEN & ZANDER

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MAHLER & ZANDER

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JOIN THE TWENTY FIVE MILLION PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEEN BEN'S TED TALKS!

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TED: LIFE LESSONS FROM BEETHOVEN'S SYMPHONY NO. 9

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TED: THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

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WHAT'S NEW

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BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR - V. RONDO-FINALE: BERLIN

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BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR - IV. ADAGIETTO: VIENNA

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BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR - III. SCHERZO: HAMBURG

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BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR - II. STÜRMISCH BEWEGT, MIT GRÖSSTER VEHEMENZ: PRAGUE

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BEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Experiences Ben would like to share with you
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BPO 2023-2024 SEASON BROCHURE

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BPYO 2022 GREECE TOUR - CLOSING THOUGHTS AND WHITE SHEETS

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BPYO - FINAL CLASS - RECAP

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WHY WAS BPYO TOUR SO SPECIAL?

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ESSENTIALS

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A CONCERT DEDICATED TO ROZ ZANDER

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34:15

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF MUSIC EVER WRITTEN

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HAYDN: CELLO CONCERTO NO. 2 - 1ST AND 2ND MOVEMENTS

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1:19:55

BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 5 - BEN'S FAVORITE MASTERWORK EXPLANATION!

Lecture
49:25

BRAHMS: SYMPHONY NO. 1

Live Performance
15:16

RIEDING: VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2 (AN EXPLORATION OF LOVE)

Interpretation Class
51:57

BEETHOVEN: CELLO SONATA NO. 3 - 1ST MVT

Interpretation Class
1:19:00

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 4 - BEN UNLOCKS ITS MYSTERIES!

Lecture
38:02

ELGAR: CELLO CONCERTO - 1ST MOVEMENT

Interpretation Class
58:37

BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9 (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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25:09

MENDELSSOHN: VIOLIN CONCERTO - 1ST MOVEMENT

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2021 - 2022 CONCERTS

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MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 3 (BPO)

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2:17:50

BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 8 (BPO)

Live Performance
2:22:42

MENDELSSOHN - PROKOFIEV - BRAHMS (BPO)

Live Performance
1:58:37

BARBER - MOZART - MAHLER (BPYO)

Live Performance
2:18:47

MUSSORGSKY - SHOSTAKOVICH - BEETHOVEN

Live Performance
2:01:21

RAVEL - ELGAR - SHOSTAKOVICH (BPYO)

Live Performance




THE DAILY LIFE OF POSSIBILITY

An opportunity to hear the latest news from Ben, and to respond to him. This is
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A lovely message received from Romania! 'Ben,Your lessons on life and
possibilities have been my learning source for the last couple of months in my
work with children and young people living with sight or hearing loss in
Romania. We need amazing people like you to shake up old mindsets of the society
and to share the exemplary power of possibilities with business and community
leaders! Tha...

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BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

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42:02

DVOŘÁK: SYMPHONY NO. 7

Live Performance
17:20

KODÁLY: DANCES OF GALÁNTA

Live Performance
49:25

BRAHMS: SYMPHONY NO. 1

Live Performance
7:42

BEETHOVEN: CORIOLAN OVERTURE

Live Performance
37:04

RACHMANINOFF: SYMPHONIC DANCES

Live Performance
41:05

BARTÓK: CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA

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1:09:00

BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 5 (BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA)

Live Performance
58:17

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 4 (BOSTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA)

Live Performance




INTERPRETATION CLASSES

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35:00

SCHUBERT: SONG "DU BIST DIE RUH”

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21:38

SAINT-SAËNS: VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 3 - 1ST MOVEMENT

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22:58

BACH: PRELUDE, FUGUE AND ALLEGRO - 1ST MOVEMENT

Interpretation Class
24:47

BRAHMS: VIOLA SONATA - 1ST MOVEMENT

Interpretation Class
25:27

TCHAIKOVSKY: VIOLIN CONCERTO - 1ST MOVEMENT

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16:31

BACH: CELLO SUITE NO. 1 - PRELUDE

Interpretation Class
30:15

BEETHOVEN: CELLO SONATA NO. 4 - 1ST MOVEMENT

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BOSTON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA

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49:20

SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONY NO. 5

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1:20:17

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 6 (BOSTON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA)

Commercial Recording
3:44

ELGAR: ENIGMA VARIATIONS - NIMROD

Live Performance
1:34:48

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 2

Live Performance
11:46

CHAMINADE: CONCERTINO FOR FLUTE

Live Performance
26:57

DEBUSSY: LA MER

Live Performance
19:03

TCHAIKOVSKY: ROMEO AND JULIET (BPYO)

Live Performance
5:46

GLINKA: RUSLAN AND LUDMILA - OVERTURE

Live Performance
6:39

DVOŘÁK: FROM THE BOHEMIAN FOREST - SILENT WOODS

Live Performance
19:30

RAVEL: DAPHNIS AND CHLOE - SUITE NO. 2

Live Performance




PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

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30:20

BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 5 (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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38:45

BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 7 (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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58:37

BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9 (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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1:08:56

BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 5 (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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16:23

MAHLER: SONGS OF A WAYFARER (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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52:09

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 1 (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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1:29:35

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 2 (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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1:39:42

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 3 (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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58:27

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 4 (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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1:08:09

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 5 (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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1:26:58

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 6 (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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1:27:14

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 9 (PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA)

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LISTENING GUIDES

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15:03

RACHMANINOFF: SYMPHONIC DANCES

Concert Talk
2:39:57

BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9

Lecture
4:00 min. read

TEMPO IN TCHAIKOVSKY’S 4TH SYMPHONY

Essay
9:23

BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 9

Concert Talk
3:50

RAVEL: RHAPSODIE ESPAGNOLE

Interview
1:02:04

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 1

Lecture
7:24

WAGNER: TRISTAN AND ISOLDE - PRELUDE AND LIEBESTOD

Concert Talk
5:00 min. read

BEETHOVEN: TEMPO MARKINGS - A NOTE FROM THE CONDUCTOR

Essay




COLLECTIONS

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ROZ ZANDER AND THE BPO

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BPYO SOUTH AFRICA TOUR 2023

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A TOUR OF POSSIBILITY: BPYO GOES TO GREECE

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PETRUSHKA EXPLAINED FOR A 10-YEAR-OLD

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BEN'S LIFE

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POSSIBILITY IN ACTION

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BPYO DURING COVID

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LESSONS FOR LIFE - SEASON SIX

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BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9

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MAHLER & ZANDER

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INTERVIEWS AND PRESENTATIONS

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DOCUMENTARIES

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BRINGING DREAMS TO NEWCASTLE

"I HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS CLASSICAL MUSIC SH*T WAS ABOUT MY LIFE”

— A BBC cameraman, after filming Ben’s Masterclasses in Newcastle

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