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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.
Jun 10, 2024 · Zubin Mehta (born April 29, 1936, Bombay [Mumbai], India) is an Indian orchestral conductor and musical director known for his expressiveness on the podium and for his interpretation of the operatic repertoire.
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Zubin Mehta was Music Director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1961 to 1967 and also assumed the Music Directorship of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in 1962, a post he retained until 1978.
Dec 29, 2020 · Following long and successful tenures as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1962-78) and New York Philharmonic (1978-91), he spent most of the 1990s working as a freelance...
Jul 13, 2019 · Music lovers came out Saturday night to bid an emotional farewell to Maestro Zubin Mehta on the completion of his impressive 50-year tenure as musical director of the Israel Philharmonic...
Oct 20, 2019 · AFP — Star conductor Zubin Mehta took the stage in Tel Aviv on Sunday for an emotional final performance as music director of the Israel Philharmonic, retiring after 50 years with the orchestra.
Mar 10, 2023 · A conversation with Zubin Mehta as he returns to the Los Angeles Philharmonic for Mahler's Third, the last work he recorded as music director.
In January 1961, the Indian-born conductor Zubin Mehta made his first appearance with the LA Phil as a last-minute substitute. Mehta recalls that the orchestra’s then-Chair Dorothy Chandler asked him after his performances to serve as an associate conductor under Solti.
The best known and most impressive of all these Oriental figures at the moment is the young conductor Zubin Mehta, who, paradoxically, comes from India.
