Zubin Mehta

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-04-29 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Mumbai, India

Zubin Mehta

Biography

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 major North American orchestra. In 1969, he was appointed Music Adviser to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and in 1981 he became its Music Director for Life. From 1978 to 1991, Mehta was music director of the New York Philharmonic. Since 1985, he has also been chief conductor of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Italy.

Known For

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Kulturzeit

    Kulturzeit

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Live from Lincoln Center

    Live from Lincoln Center

  • Boulevard Bio

    Boulevard Bio

  • The Original Three Tenors Concert

    The Original Three Tenors Concert

  • Orchestra of Exiles

    Orchestra of Exiles

  • Wagner: Die Walküre

    Wagner: Die Walküre

  • Tosca

    Tosca

  • Boléro, le refrain du monde

    Boléro, le refrain du monde

  • The Huberman Festival

    The Huberman Festival

  • The Bolero

    The Bolero

  • Bolero: A Global Hit

    Bolero: A Global Hit

  • Pavarotti

    Pavarotti

  • Kohrra

    Kohrra

  • The Trout

    The Trout

  • On Wings of Fire

    On Wings of Fire

  • The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994

    The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994

  • Wagner: Das Rheingold

    Wagner: Das Rheingold

  • Everything you wanted to know about conductors but were afraid to ask

    Everything you wanted to know about conductors but were afraid to ask

  • Wagner: Götterdämmerung

    Wagner: Götterdämmerung

  • Wagner: Tannhäuser

    Wagner: Tannhäuser

  • Quasthoff sings Mahler (Staatskapelle Dresden, 2010)

    Quasthoff sings Mahler (Staatskapelle Dresden, 2010)

  • Der Rosenkavalier

    Der Rosenkavalier

  • Wagner: Siegfried

    Wagner: Siegfried

  • Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

    Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

  • Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2015

    Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2015

  • Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2007

    Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2007

  • Oh du mein Österreich

    Oh du mein Österreich

  • Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words

    Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words

  • Best Goalkeeper in the World

    Best Goalkeeper in the World

  • Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

    Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

  • Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 70th Anniversary Concert

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 70th Anniversary Concert

  • We Want the Light

    We Want the Light

  • Khatia Buniatishvili and Zubin Mehta: Liszt & Beethoven

    Khatia Buniatishvili and Zubin Mehta: Liszt & Beethoven

  • Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

    Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

  • Dancing Beethoven

    Dancing Beethoven

  • The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow

    The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow

  • Book Hunters

    Book Hunters

  • Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: The 75th Anniversary

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: The 75th Anniversary

  • Midori spielt Brahms' Violinkonzert

    Midori spielt Brahms' Violinkonzert

  • Joint Concert in Tel Aviv

    Joint Concert in Tel Aviv

  • Daniel Barenboim 70th Birthday Concert

    Daniel Barenboim 70th Birthday Concert

  • Zubin Mehta: A World full of Music

    Zubin Mehta: A World full of Music

  • Geburtstagskonzert für Zubin Mehta zum 85. - Aus der Staatsoper Berlin

    Geburtstagskonzert für Zubin Mehta zum 85. - Aus der Staatsoper Berlin

  • Zubin Mehta: Conductor and Citizen of the World

    Zubin Mehta: Conductor and Citizen of the World

  • Zubin Mehta Meets Mitsuko Uchida

    Zubin Mehta Meets Mitsuko Uchida

  • Summer Night Concert

    Summer Night Concert

  • Die Entführung aus dem Serail

    Die Entführung aus dem Serail

  • Johann Strauss Gala - An Evening of Polka, Waltz, and Operetta

    Johann Strauss Gala - An Evening of Polka, Waltz, and Operetta

  • Vienna Philharmonic The Exclusive Subscription Concert Series - Zubin Mehta & Martha Argerich

    Vienna Philharmonic The Exclusive Subscription Concert Series - Zubin Mehta & Martha Argerich

  • New Year's Concert 2015

    New Year's Concert 2015

  • Zubin Mehta: Los Angeles Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta: Los Angeles Philharmonic

  • New Year's Concert: 2007 - Vienna Philharmonic

    New Year's Concert: 2007 - Vienna Philharmonic

  • Christian Ferras (Sibelius, Stravinsky, Franck etc)

    Christian Ferras (Sibelius, Stravinsky, Franck etc)

  • Europakonzert 1995 from Florence

    Europakonzert 1995 from Florence

  • Zubin Mehta - Musik hat keine Grenzen

    Zubin Mehta - Musik hat keine Grenzen