# Life lessons from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2023
- Speaker: Benjamin Zander
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Music
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_life_lessons_from_beethoven_s_symphony_no_9)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Legendary conductor Benjamin Zander explains his view on the difference between "positive thinking" and "possibility" (one's a fraud; the other's the real thing, he says) and intersperses delightful stories from a lifetime in music with a sing-along to Beethoven's Symphony No. 9.

## Lectures

1. [Life lessons from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/benjamin_zander_life_lessons_from_beethoven_s_symphony_no_9/640534802169), 20 min (TED's player)