acknowledging his significant contributions to the school over 45 years. This followed his dismissal in January 2012 for negligence amid allegations he had hired a videographer to record concerts, who had (to Zander's knowledge) previously served a prison sentence for sexual assault of a minor. Zander later acknowledged that hiring the videographer, Peter Benjamin, without informing school administrators was a "significant oversight". Boston Philharmonic Benjamin Zander is the Conductor and Music Director of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, a youth orchestra in Boston comprising both high school and college age students. The BPYO rehearses at The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston's South End. Their premiere performance took place in Symphony Hall on 25 November 2012. On the program was Strauss' Ein Heldenleben, Beethoven's Egmont Overture, and Elgar's Cello Concerto with Alisa Weilerstein as soloist. BPYO's first international tour took place the summer of 2013 as the entire orchestra visited The Netherlands to play Mahler's Second Symphony in the Concertgebouw. Personal life Benjamin and Patricia Zander were married in 1966. They have one child, a daughter, Jessica. Jessica and her husband David Tomaszewski have two daughters. References Interviews Interview with Charlie Rose TED Talk: "The transformative power of classical music" (TED2008) External links Official site Benjamin Zander Profile Page Online Interpretation Classes People from Gerrards Cross English conductors (music) British male conductors (music) British expatriate academics in the United States English Jews Jewish English musicians Alumni of University College London Harvard University people 1939 births Living people 21st-century British conductors (music) 21st-century British male musicians