Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music.[1] He is the music director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO).
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| Born | 29 April 1936 |
| Occupation | Musical director and conductor |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Known for | Directing and conducting: Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic; New York Philharmonic; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Spouse(s) | Carmen Lasky (m. 1958; div. 1964) Nancy Kovack (m. 1969) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Mehli Mehta Tehmina Daruvala |
| Relatives | Zarin Mehta (brother) |
| Website | zubinmehta.net |
Career
Mehta was Music Director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1961 to 1967, and Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra from 1962 to 1978, being 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 Mehta became its permanent Music Director for Life.
In 2016, Mehta has been appointed as Honorary Conductor of the Teatro San Carlo, Naples.
In December 2016, the Israel Philharmonic announced that Mehta is to retire from his permanent position as music director in October 2019.[2]
Awards
The Government of India honoured Mehta in 1966 with the Padma Bhushan and in 2001 with India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan.[3]
In September 2006 the Kennedy Center announced Mehta as one of the recipients of that year's Kennedy Center Honors, presented on 2 December 2006 by President George W. Bush.
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Mehta with Isaac Stern at Lincoln Center, 1980
Mehta conducting the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Mumbai, October 2008
maestro Zubin Mehta - open-air concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and show solidarity with captive soldier Gilad Shalit in \"Ashkol park\", near the Gaza border, when he been kidnap.
Then U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush stand with the Kennedy Center honourees in the Blue Room of the White House during a reception Sunday, 3 December 2006. From left, they are singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson; Andrew Lloyd Webber; country singer Dolly Parton; film director Steven Spielberg; and Zubin Mehta.
References
- ↑ La Repubblica, 13 April 2015. http://firenze.repubblica.it/tempo-libero/articoli/musica/2015/04/13/news/mehta_il_mio_contratto_col_maggio_fino_al_2017_poi_saro_un_uccello_libero_-111877036/. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Zubin Mehta announces retirement from Israel Philharmonic". Jerusalem Post. 2016-12-26. http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Zubin-Mehta-announces-retirement-from-Israel-Philharmonic-476574. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
- ↑ "Padma Awards". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology). Retrieved 16 May 2009.
Other websites
- Official website
- Zubin Mehta at Allmusic
- Zubin Mehta on IMDb
- Two interviews with Zubin Mehta by Bruce Duffie, 8 December 1993 and 29 February 1996
- Zubin Mehta interview on BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs, 6 July 1984