Life Lessons from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 | Benjamin Zander | TED



Legendary conductor Benjamin Zander explains his view on the difference between “positive thinking” and “possibility” (one’s a fraud; the other’s the real thing, he says) and intersperses delightful stories from a lifetime in music with a sing-along to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

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24 thoughts on “Life Lessons from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 | Benjamin Zander | TED”

  1. Much like the fine wine that Zander drinks as he plays piano tenderly in the night, he, too, ages well with time! I'm sure many of us who watched this video also saw his first TED talk 15 years ago. After all this time has passed, I am amazed at his ability to involve entire audiences with wholehearted force.

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  2. Dear maestro Zander. It’s fantastic to see you moving audiences and reaching out to people’s hearts in that way. Thank you so much for this TED conference, as I now will always have your teachings and energy at hand. Best wishes from Costa Rica:

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  3. Thank you, Mr.Zander for such a nice message. It completely changed my mind of thinking about things, situation, and specially believing that I can do things I've dreamt of. Yeah I can say that it's possible now! 💕💕💕

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  4. i dont know, the fact that only he plays it so fast sort of suggests he's not correct in this. Every great pianist certainly done their due diligince in research, Is he the only one who is "in" on the true tempo?

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  5. Zander is a very musical man, an entertainer of some wit, and a comfortable public speaker. At SUNY Purchase I experienced the tyrannical egomaniacal side of Zander, who took me aside to reinterpret things I had said and done as a member of the orchestra committee….
    I was clearly being made a most accessible Scapegoat for his spectacularly fragile ego.
    This is a small yet persistent part of why I daily campaign against the patriarchy, and continue to cite testosterone as culprit in so much that daily goes wrong in our world.

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