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Zubin Mehta

Indian conductor

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Zubin Mehta is an Indian conductor who has led major orchestras around the world. He is a significant figure in classical music and is known for his work directing prestigious musical ensembles.

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Born: 1936-04-29
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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

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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.