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Boston Philharmonic Orchestra: Benjamin Zander Conducting Bruckner — Symphony No. 8

Ben Zander conducting with his  baton down
Image credit: Koren Reyes
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra: Benjamin Zander Conducting Bruckner — Symphony No. 8

Guide to the music with Benjamin Zander, 6:45pm.

To open the season, as we emerge from one of the darkest periods in recent American history, I turned, not to Beethoven, but to Bruckner: the Eighth, his greatest symphony. We had to come back in the grandest way possible. This work expresses great anguish but is finally about jubilation and love.

Benjamin Zander, conductor