Benjamin Zander started to compose music at the age of nine. Several of his compositions came to the attention of composer Benjamin Britten, who invited the Zander family to spend three summers in Aldeburgh, England the beautiful seaside village in Suffolk where he lived. Benjamin Zander took lessons with Benjamin Britten and became a student of theory of Britten’s amanuensis and assistant, Imogen Holst, daughter of composer Gustav Holst. Benjamin’s main instrument was the cello. At the age of fifteen Benjamin became a student of the great Spanish cello virtuoso Gaspar Cassadó and moved to Florence and Sienna, Italy for the next three years. He completed his cello studies at the State Conservatoire in Cologne, Germany where he also served as an assistant to Cassadó. After living abroad for five years Benjamin returned to England and completed his A levels and entered University College, London University for a degree program in English literature, winning the University-wide English Literature Essay Prize. During his period of study at University he performed regularly as a professional cellist giving recitals and chamber music concerts with the King-Zander-Arieli Trio and teaching at the Yhudi Menuhin School for gifted children. In 1965 he won a Harkness International Fellowship and traveled to the United States for Graduate work. Zander travels widely as a guest conductor and his recordings with The Philharmonia, London's leading orchestra, are amongst the best selling classical CDs of the day. "The Art of Possibility," coauthored with Rosamund Zander is an international bestseller. In his high-voltage, galvanizing presentation, Benjamin Zander causes a transformation in leadership, teamwork, creativity and relationship that releases hidden resources of enthusiasm and passion and deeply impacts the personal and professional lives of all who hear it. Titles Experiencing The Art of Possibility Orchestrating Team Excellence Awakening Leadership Living on One Buttock Leadership: Radiating Possibility Topics Leadership, Creativity, Relationships, Team Building, Music, Celebrity Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range Please call us. Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State MA Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.