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Zubin Mehta is a male conductor and double-bassist born in Mumbai in 1936. He holds citizenship in India and the United States, having previously been a citizen of the British Raj and the Dominion of India. His native language is Gujarati, and he speaks German. Mehta is a Zoroastrian and is the son of Mehli Mehta. He is married to Nancy Kovack and has a sibling named Zarin Mehta.
Mehta began his work period in 1958 and specializes in classical music. He has been employed by the Bavarian State Opera, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic. He is a member of the Bavarian State Orchestra. His educational background includes studies at St. Xavier's College, the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana. He studied under Hans Swarowsky.
He has received the Israel Prize, Bavarian Order of Merit, Padma Bhushan, and Praemium Imperiale. His recordings have been released through Decca, Columbia Records, and Deutsche Grammophon. He plays the piano and double bass. Mehta is recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Israel Prize, and Kennedy Center Honors collections.
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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…
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- 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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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- India
- Active from
- 1936
Discography
Member of
- התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראליתsince 1969
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mumbai
- Spouse
- Nancy Kovack
- Father
- Mehli Mehta
- Sibling
- Zarin Mehta
- Occupation
- double-bassist
- Employer
- New York Philharmonic
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- Gujarati
- Religion
- Zoroastrianism
- Student of
- Hans Swarowsky
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- double bass
- Record label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Official website
- www.zubinmehta.net
- Image
- Zubin Mehta, 1985 - collezione Tino Barindelli.tif
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- Zubin Mehta
- date of birth
- 1936-04-29
- name in native language
- ज़ुबिन मेहता
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- member of
- Bavarian State Orchestra
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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. 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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