Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehtais an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Main Conductor for Valencia's opera house. Mehta is also the chief conductor of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino festival...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth29 April 1936
CountryIndia
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You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere!
critical policies
I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
los
I have a few homes, and Los Angeles is certainly one of them.
hindus
I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.
convert
I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
home
I'm a pucca Indian. Bombay is my home.
european life
If North American musicians would only know how uncomfortable life is for European musicians.
israelis time
Most Arab Israelis speak Hebrew, but not the other way around. It's about time that changed.
time york
New York for a long time was a kind of conductor's graveyard.
arab hand israel jewish school students study
There is a school in Israel called Hand in Hand which I support. There Arab and Jewish students study together on a daily basis.
bank conditions israelis three west
I wish that only three residents of Tel Aviv could see what conditions on the West Bank are like. Living in such proximity, most Israelis have no idea about the adversity on the West Bank.
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Just imagine, the thousands and thousands of concerts that take place every single day, all over the world. And the positive effect that they would have on the people listening. Now imagine a world without this. This void... it is unthinkable.
camp keeping people
All these people who scream about Kashmir being an armed camp are in fact responsible for keeping it that way.
certainly performing
There are certainly talented instrumentalists coming from India. I see them performing all over the world.