A leading interpreter of Mahler and Beethoven, Benjamin Zander is known for his unyielding energy and charismatic pre-concert talks.
Why you should listen
Zander’s belief that music is a vehicle for enhancing societal connectivity transcends the concert hall. He uses music to help people open their minds and create joyful harmonies that bring out the best in themselves and their colleagues – all while enrolling a global community to become lifelong devotees of classical music. His ideas about leadership are rooted in a partnership with Rosamund Stone Zander, with whom he co-wrote The Art of Possibility.
Benjamin Zander’s TED Talks
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Live from TED2023
Off with a bang: Notes on Session 1 of TED2023
April 18, 2023
It’s time for TED! In an eclectic and interdisciplinary opening session, artists, scientists, activists, entrepreneurs and more explored the breadth of transformative possibilities that lie ahead of us, from understanding animal communication to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence to the theory of the “adjacent possible.” The event: Talks from Session 1 of TED2023: Possibility, hosted by […]
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TEDxBoston celebrates "Revolutionary Ideas," from folding cars to shining eyes
July 29, 2009
TED blogger Matthew Trost stopped by TEDxBoston on Tuesday. Here, he shares his notes on the proceedings. Today’s automobile weighs 20 times its driver, MIT’s Ryan Chin said. It takes up valuable urban real estate. It’s designed to go 100 MPH, while its driver often needs only a quarter of that speed. The supply chain […]
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It's our 400th TEDTalk today
March 11, 2009
For those keeping score, Aimee Mullins’ funny and astonishing TEDTalk this morning marks our 400th TEDTalk. I asked followers of the TEDtalks Twitter stream to name some sleeper hits from the archives — talks they didn’t think they would like but did. Here are a few replies — which may send you looking for your […]
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