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Jonathan Blumhofer

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

Articles — June 28, 2024 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer

BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR - IV. ADAGIETTO: VIENNA

Articles — June 25, 2024 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer

BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR - III. SCHERZO: HAMBURG

Articles — June 21, 2024 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer

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

Articles — June 19, 2024 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer

BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR - I. TRAUERMARSCH: BASEL

Articles — June 17, 2024 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer

BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR: INTRADA

— June 14, 2024 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

BPYO 2024 TOUR TO EUROPE

— May 29, 2024 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

More interpretation classes!

Ben's Blog — May 24, 2024 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

New interpretation classes!

Ben's Blog — May 13, 2024 Share
Jeffrey Gantz - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

The BPYO Prepares for Europe

Concert Reviews — May 5, 2024 Share
Katherine Horgan - Boston Classical Review

Zander and BPYO try out program of romantic masters before European tour

Concert Reviews — May 4, 2024 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

Classical Music Preview: Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Season Finale

Articles — May 1, 2024 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic Orchestra plays Mozart and Bruckner

Concert Reviews — April 29, 2024 Share
Katherine Horgan - Boston Classical Review

Boston Philharmonic closes with intimate Mozart and majestic Bruckner

Concert Reviews — April 27, 2024 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

SCHUMANN / MAHLER CONCERT & LIVESTREAM

Ben's Blog — April 23, 2024 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

MOZART / BRUCKNER CONCERT & LIVESTREAM

Ben's Blog — April 17, 2024 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

New interpretation classes!

— March 29, 2024 Share
Stephanie Beatrice - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

45, 85: A Triumphant Celebration

Concert Reviews — March 7, 2024 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra plays Britten, Tchaikovsky, Ives, and Ravel

Concert Reviews — March 7, 2024 Share
David Wright - Boston Classical Review

Young climbers of BPYO scale peaks of early 20th-century music

Concert Reviews — March 4, 2024 Share
Dinah Bodkin - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

Zander & BPO Realize Composers’ Visions

Concert Reviews — February 27, 2024 Share
Katherine Horgan - Boston Classical Review

Boston Philharmonic goes from grief to triumph at Symphony Hall

Concert Reviews — February 25, 2024 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

Britten / Tchaikovsky / Ives / Ravel - BPYO Concert LIVESTREAM

Ben's Blog — February 25, 2024 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

Proclamation from the Governor

Ben's Blog — February 20, 2024 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

Ravel / Berg / Mahler - BPO Concert LIVESTREAM

Ben's Blog — February 20, 2024 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

New Roz Zander Collection

Ben's Blog — January 14, 2024 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

NEW TED TALK!

Ben's Blog — December 11, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra & Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra in Concert

Concert Reviews — November 22, 2023 Share
Nathaniel Eiseman - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

BPO Memorializes Roz Zander

Concert Reviews — November 20, 2023 Share
Leo Sarbanes - The Boston Globe

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra presents an emotional, exhilarating evening with unexpectedly tender conclusions

Concert Reviews — November 19, 2023 Share
Maya Shwayder - Boston Classical Review

Zander leads the Boston Philharmonic in an evening of big works and intense emotion

Concert Reviews — November 18, 2023 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

17th November Concert - LIVESTREAM

Ben's Blog — November 17, 2023 Share
Lee Eiseman - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

Zander & BPYO Elevate Wagner, Hindemith, and Brahms

Concert Reviews — November 7, 2023 Share
George Grella - Boston Classical Review

Boston Phil Youth Orchestra tackles cornerstone works with rich tone and heartening spirit

Concert Reviews — November 6, 2023 Share
Aaron Keebaugh - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

Boston Philharmonic: Hi Ho Silver

Concert Reviews — October 27, 2023 Share
Leo Sarbanes - The Boston Globe

Boston Phil starts off 45th season with style

Concert Reviews — October 23, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

Concert Preview: The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s 45th Season Opener

Articles — October 18, 2023 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

BPO 2023-2024 Season Brochure

Ben's Blog — October 4, 2023 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

South Africa Tour Report

Ben's Blog — August 16, 2023 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

Boston Philharmonic 45th Anniversary Season

Articles — August 15, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

BPYO TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA: ACT 5 - PILANESBERG & FINALE ULTIMO

Articles — June 30, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

BPYO 2023 TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA: ACT 4 - MAKHANDA

Articles — June 26, 2023 Share
Hans Huyssen - Daily Maverick

From Madiba to Mahler: Ben Zander’s inspired musical message to all South Africans

Articles — June 24, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

BPYO 2023 TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA: ACT 3 - CAPE TOWN

Articles — June 23, 2023 Share
Howard Sackstein - SA Jewish Report

Mahler in the dark – a ‘Zanderful’ experience

Articles — June 22, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

BPYO 2023 TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA: ACT 2 - SOWETO

Articles — June 19, 2023 Share
Soweto TV News

Soweto welcomes orchestra from Boston

Articles — June 19, 2023 Share
Patience Bambalele - Sowetan Live

Boston orchestra wows crowds at Regina Mundi despite blackout

— June 19, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

BPYO 2023 TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA: ACT 1, SCENE 2 - PRETORIA

Articles — June 17, 2023 Share
Juliet Pennington - The Boston Globe

Benjamin Zander on traveling the world with young musicians, doing what he loves, and a good pair of headphones

Articles — June 15, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

BPYO 2023 TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA - ACT 1, SCENE 1: PRETORIA

Articles — June 15, 2023 Share
Robyn Cohen - The Cape Robyn

Benjamin Zander talks about the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s South African Tour

Articles — June 14, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

BPYO 2023 TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA - PRELUDE

Articles — June 14, 2023 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

Recent Interpretation Classes!

Ben's Blog — June 7, 2023 Share
Deborah Rudman - Daily Maverick

Conductor and cellist Benjamin Zander fulfils promise to Mandela

Articles — June 6, 2023 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

BOSTON PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA - South Africa Tour

Ben's Blog — May 24, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

“Sending light into the darkness”: The BPYO at 11

Articles — May 15, 2023 Share
Life Brands

Celebrated Conductor, Benjamin Zander, brings his award-winning Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra on Tour to South Africa in June

Articles — May 9, 2023 Share
Amanda Wilson - Cape Town Today

Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra to Tour South Africa

Articles — May 9, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

Classical CD and Livestream Reviews: Mahler 2, Two Ways

Concert Reviews — May 9, 2023 Share
Cape(town)etc

Cape Town to host award-winning Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

Articles — May 8, 2023 Share
Susan Miron - Boston Classical Review

Boston’s young Philharmonic delivers a stunningly poised Mahler Two

Concert Reviews — May 4, 2023 Share
Lee Eiseman - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

Molding Mahler’s Elemental Clay

Concert Reviews — May 4, 2023 Share
Jeremy Eichler - The Boston Globe

Boston Philharmonic finishes season with the unfinished

Concert Reviews — April 25, 2023 Share
Aaron Keebaugh - The Arts Fuse

Classical Concert Review: Boston Philharmonic Plays Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde”

Concert Reviews — April 17, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

Boston Philharmonic, superb soloists wrap season with a serenely eloquent “Das Lied”

Concert Reviews — April 15, 2023 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

BPYO3: Mahler Symphony no. 2 – Concert and Livestream

Ben's Blog — April 11, 2023 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

BPO4: Schubert / Mahler - Concert and Livestream

Ben's Blog — March 28, 2023 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

BPYO - Listen to the recent concert!

Ben's Blog — March 17, 2023 Share
Benjamin Zander

White Sheets - March 2023

Ben's Blog — March 15, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

BPYO brings youthful fire and characterful playing to Bartók showpiece

Concert Reviews — March 11, 2023 Share
Lee Eiseman - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

A Night To Remember: Titanics Complete Voyages

Concert Reviews — March 11, 2023 Share
David Wright - New York Classical Review

Beethoven’s Ninth gets a brisk star turn from Zander, Boston Philharmonic

Concert Reviews — February 27, 2023 Share
Jeffrey Gantz - The Boston Globe

Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic do it Beethoven’s way at Symphony Hall

Concert Reviews — February 26, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

A comforting yet audacious Beethoven Ninth from Zander, Boston Phil

Concert Reviews — February 25, 2023 Share
Mark Devoto - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

Seid umschlungen, Millionen!

Concert Reviews — February 25, 2023 Share
Michael Levin - The Boston Globe

Beethoven’s Ninth as its composer intended

Articles — February 24, 2023 Share
Ronald Blum - Associated Press

How fast should Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony be performed?

Articles — February 23, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

Zander sees Beethoven Ninth as ideal work to crown 50 years of conducting

Articles — February 21, 2023 Share
Diane Brady - Forbes

From Beethoven To Billionaires, An Ode To Joy And Love At Work

Articles — February 14, 2023 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

Top Ten Performances of 2022 in Boston

Articles — December 19, 2022 Share
Chloe Rabinowitz - Broadway World

Beethoven's Ninth At Carnegie Hall - February 26th

Articles — December 13, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

New Interview Available Now!

Ben's Blog — December 13, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

The Interpretation Classes Are Back!

Ben's Blog — December 13, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

Zander, sans scores, leads Boston Phil Youths in kinetic Beethoven and Strauss

Concert Reviews — November 21, 2022 Share
Mark Shanahan - The Boston Globe

Benjamin Zander settles the score by rethinking it after his notes are stolen

Articles — November 19, 2022 Share
Spencer Buell - The Boston Globe

The search is on for conductor Benjamin Zander’s prized musical scores after they vanished in a car theft

Articles — November 16, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

A gifted young cellist joins Zander, Boston Philharmonic for Dvořák-Brahms program

Concert Reviews — November 13, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander

BPYO White Sheet - 8th Nov 2022

Discussions — November 9, 2022 Share
Mark Devoto - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

Great Night from BPO

Concert Reviews — October 21, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

Classical Critic’s Notebook: Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2

Concert Reviews — October 20, 2022 Share
Jeremy Eichler - The Boston Globe

Boston Philharmonic uncorks its new season

Concert Reviews — October 20, 2022 Share
Aaron Keebaugh - Boston Classical Review

Zander kicks off his 50th season with rich and revelatory Rachmaninoff

Concert Reviews — October 20, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

Classical Music Preview: Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season

Articles — October 13, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

BPO 2022 - 2023 Season Brochure

Ben's Blog — October 11, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

BPYO Greece Tour Performances!

Ben's Blog — September 23, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander

The BPO and BPYO - 44th season!

Ben's Blog — August 15, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

The Power of Music and Ben's Road to Public Speaking

Articles — August 15, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

BPYO 2022 Greece Tour - Closing Thoughts and White Sheets

Ben's Blog — August 4, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

Announcing The Boston Philharmonic's 44th Season!

Ben's Blog — July 28, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

BPYO 2022 Greece Tour - Closing Thoughts

Articles — June 30, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

BPYO 2022 Greece Tour – Days Thirteen and Fourteen

Articles — June 27, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

BPYO 2022 Greece Tour – Days Eleven and Twelve

Articles — June 25, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

BPYO 2022 Greece Tour – Days Nine and Ten

Articles — June 23, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

BPYO 2022 Greece Tour - Days Six, Seven, and Eight

Articles — June 22, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

BPYO 2022 Greece Tour - Days Four and Five

— June 18, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

BPYO 2022 Greece Tour - Day Three

Articles — June 16, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

BPYO 2022 Greece Tour - Day One

Articles — June 15, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

BPYO 2022 Greece Tour - Day Two

Articles — June 15, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander

A Tour of Possibility

Ben's Blog — June 12, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander Center

TOUR TO GREECE - ΠΕΡΙΟΔΕΊΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΆΔΑ

Ben's Blog — June 8, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander

Ben's tulips at the climax of their life

Ben's Blog — May 12, 2022 Share
Lee Eiseman - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

Ode To A Grecian Turn

Concert Reviews — May 8, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

Blazing night of Russian music benefits Ukraine war relief with Boston Phil Youth Orchestra

Concert Reviews — May 7, 2022 Share
Jed Gottlieb - Boston Herald

Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s concert aims to score win for Ukraine relief

Articles — April 30, 2022 Share
Jeremy Eichler - The Boston Globe

Zander and BPO scale the heights of Mahler’s colossal Third

Concert Reviews — April 11, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

Despite distractions, Zander, Boston Phil wrap season with triumphant Mahler Third

Concert Reviews — April 9, 2022 Share
Jeffrey Gantz - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

War, Terror…and Yes, Uplift

Concert Reviews — February 28, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

Elgar, Ravel, Shostakovich works imbued with resonance by Zander, Boston Phil Youth Orchestra

Concert Reviews — February 28, 2022 Share
Jeremy Eichler - The Boston Globe

Zander and Boston Philharmonic take on Shostakovich and Beethoven

Concert Reviews — February 8, 2022 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

Zander, Boston Philharmonic bring fresh vitality, insight to Beethoven’s “Eroica”

Concert Reviews — February 7, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander

A Request to the BPO

Ben's Blog — January 21, 2022 Share
Lloyd Schwartz - WBUR

Winter Classical Music Guide

Articles — January 11, 2022 Share
Benjamin Zander

Flowers in Somerset

Ben's Blog — December 23, 2021 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

Top Classical Performances and Recordings of 2021

Articles — December 20, 2021 Share
Benjamin Zander

Some things are priceless...

Ben's Blog — December 1, 2021 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra bounces back with powerful Mahler

Concert Reviews — November 20, 2021 Share
Jeffrey Gantz - The Boston Globe

The theme of the night at Boston Philharmonic’s second concert of the season? Excellence

Concert Reviews — November 11, 2021 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - Boston Classical Review

Zander, Jackiw and Boston Philharmonic imbue familiar works with fresh purpose

Concert Reviews — November 11, 2021 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

Catching Up and Looking Ahead with Benjamin Zander on the BPO/BPYO Season

Articles — October 19, 2021 Share
Jeffrey Gantz - The Boston Musical Intelligencer

Zander Leads BPO in Heaven-Storming Bruckner’s Eighth

Concert Reviews — October 17, 2021 Share
Jonathan Blumhofer - The Arts Fuse

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra plays Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8

Concert Reviews — October 16, 2021 Share