Pianist, educator and longtime New England Conservatory faculty member, Patricia Zander has died after a long battle with cancer. Ms. Zander performed for a decade with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, though she only appeared with Mr. Ma on the Celebrity Series once, a Symphony Hall recital in March 1986 (when we were the Wang Celebrity Series). A greater, but perhaps less obvious impact of Ms. Zander's life and work are her many accomplished former students. Former Boston Globe classical music critic, Richard Dyer, thought Zander to be, "Probably the most influential music teacher in the city." Among Ms. Zander's former students, baritone Sanford Sylvan, pianists Judith Gordon and Max Levinson, and violinists Stefan Jackiw and Irina Muresanu, have all appeared on Celebrity Series stages.
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