Zubin Mehta

Submitted to Prof.
Mrs . Daruwala
 Team Members
 Karan Joshi
 About Zubin Mehta
 Zubin Mehta was born in 1936 into a Parsi family in Bombay (now Mumbai),
India, the son of Mehli and Tehmina Mehta. His father Mehli Mehta was a
violinist and founding conductor of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra.

 He is an alumnus of St. Mary's (ISC) High School, Mazagoan, Mumbai and

St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Zubin initially intended to study medicine, but
eventually became a music student in Vienna at the age of 18, under the
eminent instructor Hans Swarowsky.

 Mehta's first marriage was to Canadian soprano Carmen Lasky in 1958. They
have a son, Mervon and a daughter, Zarina. In 1964, they divorced. Two
years after the divorce, Carmen married Zubin's brother, Zarin Mehta , now
the Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic.

 Mehta is a permanent resident of the United States, but retains his Indian
citizenship.
Journey Of Life
In
In 1958,
1958, Mehta
Mehta made
made his
his conducting
conducting debut
debut in
in Vienna
Vienna..

1961
1961 -- 1967
1967 Mehta
Mehta was
was Music
Music Director
Director of
of the
the Montreal
Montreal
Symphony
Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra

In
In 1969
1969 he
he was
was appointed
appointed Music
Music Adviser
Adviser to
to the
the Israel
Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonic Orchestra

In
In 1977
1977 he
he was
was made
made Music
Music Director
Director of
of Philharmonic
Philharmonic
Orchestra
Orchestra..

In
In 1981
1981 the
the Israel
Israel Philharmonic
Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra awarded
awarded him
him
the
the title
title of
of Music
Music Director
Director for
for life.
life.
Contd………
In 1978 he took over the post as Music Director of the
New York Philharmonic commencing a tenure lasting
13 years, the longest in the orchestra's history.

Since 1985, he has been chief conductor of the Teatro del

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence.
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WHY IS HE FAMOUS

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famous for his interpretations
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symphonic music of renowned as being flamboyant
composers like Anton and forceful in performance.
Bruckner, Richard Strauss and
Gustav Mahler.
Achievements & Awards
 Receives "Nikisch-Ring" award from Vienna
Philharmonic in 2001. Becomes honorary citizen
of Florence and Tel Aviv.

 In 1999.s Given the "Lifetime Achievement

Peace and Tolerance Award" from the United
Nations .

 In 2001 French President Jacques Chirac names

him a Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur.

 In 2001 he was bestowed the title of “Honorary

Conductor” of the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra .
CONTD…………

In
In 2004
2004 the
the Munich
Munich Philharmonic
Philharmonic
Orchestra
Orchestra awarded him
awarded him the
the same
same
title, as did the Los Angeles
title, as did the Los Angeles
Philharmonic
Philharmonic and and the
the Teatro
Teatro del
del
Maggio
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in
Musicale Fiorentino in
2006.
2006.

In
In September
September 2006
2006 the
the Kennedy
Kennedy
Center
Center announced Mehta as
announced Mehta as one
one
of the recipients of that year's
of the recipients of that year's
Kennedy
Kennedy Center
Center Honors,
Honors,
presented
presented on 2 December 2006.
on 2 December 2006.

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On 3
3 February
February 2007,
2007, Mehta
Mehta
was
was the recipient of the
the recipient of the
Second Annual Bridge
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Award at
at Loyola
Loyola
Marymount University.
Marymount University.
Contd………
 In 2007 he received the prestigious Dan
David Prize.

 In October 2008, Mehta received the

"Praemium Imperiale“ ("World Culture
Prize in Memory of His Imperial Highness
Prince Takamatsu"), Japan.

 In 2011, Mehta received a star on the

Hollywood Walk of Fame.
 Films
 Mehta's life has been documented in Terry Sanders' film
Portrait of Zubin Mehta.

 A documentary film about Zubin Mehta, Zubin and I, was

produced by the grandson of an Israeli harpist who played
with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra before Mehta assumed
the helm.

 The filmmaker joins the orchestra on a tour of Mumbai and

meets with him for two interviews, in India and Tel Aviv.
Educational Project
 In 2009, Mehta established Mifneh (Hebrew for "Change"),a music
education program for Israeli Arabs, in cooperation with Bank
Leumi and the Arab-Israel Bank.

 Three schools, in Shfaram, the Jezreel Valley and Nazareth, are took
part in the pilot project.