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Is Classical Music Dead? Not To Maestro Benjamin Zander

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The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing Anton Bruckner's 8th Symphony this weekend. The work is thought by many to be difficult and inaccessible, but that's just the kind of challenge conductor Benjamin Zander relishes. For years, he's been showing audiences that believe they don't like classical music how to find passion in the genre.

Maestro Benjamin Zander conducting the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. (Courtesy BPO)
Maestro Benjamin Zander conducting the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. (Courtesy BPO)

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This segment aired on November 17, 2010.

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