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Zubin Mehta

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Zubin Mehta is an Indian conductor and double-bassist born in Mumbai on April 29, 1936. He has held positions with the Bavarian State Opera, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic. Mehta is a member of the Bavarian State Orchestra and has worked in the classical music genre since 1958. He is a Zoroastrian who speaks Gujarati and German.

He received the Israel Prize, Bavarian Order of Merit, Padma Bhushan, and Praemium Imperiale. Mehta is married to Nancy Kovack and is the son of Mehli Mehta. His siblings include Zarin Mehta. He studied at St. Xavier's College, the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana. His citizenship has included the British Raj, Dominion of India, India, and the United States.

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Acting · Mumbai, India

Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western and Eastern classical music. He is music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mehta was music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1961 to 1967 and of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1962 to 1978, the youngest music director ever for any…

Known for

  • Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy — Self2025
  • Concerto di Pasqua dal Duomo di Orvieto 20252025
  • Concerto di Pasqua dal Duomo di Orvieto 20232023
  • Kohrra — Raman2023
  • Vienna Philharmonic The Exclusive Subscription Concert Series - Zubin Mehta & Martha Argerich — Self - Conductor2022
  • Verdi's Il Trovatore — Self - Conductor2022
  • Giacomo Puccini: Turandot — Self - Conductor2022
  • Geburtstagskonzert für Zubin Mehta zum 85. - Aus der Staatsoper Berlin — Self - conductor2021
  • Best Goalkeeper in the World — Self2021
  • Inaugurazione Auditorium Maggio Musicale Fiorentino2021

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Quotes

  • Throughout Jack's violin solo at the Hollywood Bowl, the audience was glued to their seats. That was the only way he could get them to sit down.

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Encyclopedic overview

Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Mehta's father was the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra, and Mehta received his early musical education from him. When he was 18, he enrolled in the Vienna state music academy, from which he graduated after three years with a diploma as a conductor. He began winning international competitions and conducted the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic at the age of 21. Beginning in the 1960s, Mehta gained experience by substituting for celebrated maestros throughout the world.

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