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
people
There are people who think I am Israeli. That's rubbish.
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There is a school in Israel called Hand in Hand which I support. There Arab and Jewish students study together on a daily basis.
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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.
concerts effect imagine people positive thousands
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.
business leisure meeting people time
I'm really not a party person. I'm in the business of working with 100 people every day, so I don't revel in meeting a roomful of people in my leisure time.
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.
concert invited perform south though
Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India.
brings music peace
Music is the message of peace, and music only brings peace.
state
I'm very much tied to the state of Israel, but I am against their policy of settlements in Palestine.
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Israel is a piece of real estate that neither Jew or Arab will let go of; neither will leave these shores. And so they will have to learn to live together.
arab estate israel jew neither piece
Israel is a piece of real estate that neither Jew or Arab will let go of; neither will leave these shores. And so they will have to learn to live together.
bullets flying talk
I have had bullets flying at concerts, but I don't want to talk about that.
became conduct conductor deep four richard symphonies tone truth
In truth, I became a conductor because deep down I wanted to conduct Brahms's four symphonies and Richard Strauss's tone poems.