The transformative power of classical music

Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it — and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections. http://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_on_music_and_passion What did he mean about the "journey from B to E?"

What was the advice that the woman from Aschwitz (a Nazi concentration camp) gave to Mrs. Zander? What do you think she meant by this?