Conductor Benjamin Zander, rehearsing the Boston Philarmonic.
(Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff)
Conservatory will not rescind Zander firing
Conductor Benjamin Zander, rehearsing the Boston Philarmonic.
(Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff)
New England Conservatory says its decision to dismiss conductor Benjamin Zander is final, but Zander’s supporters continue to push for his reinstatement. The latest volley comes from two well-connected Zander family members. In a 5,175-word letter sent today to NEC’s board of trustees, former Harvard University president Neil Rudenstine, who is Zander’s brother-in-law, and Zander’s older brother, Michael, a legal scholar based in London, lay out the case for giving Zander his job back.
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