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

Le Grand Échiquier

Kulturzeit

Boulevard Bio

Live from Lincoln Center

Kohrra

Pavarotti

Dancing Beethoven

All Movies (80)

• Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy2025 · as Self
• Concerto di Pasqua dal Duomo di Orvieto 20252025
• Concerto di Pasqua dal Duomo di Orvieto 20232023
• Verdi's Il Trovatore2022 · as Self - Conductor
• Vienna Philharmonic The Exclusive Subscription Concert Series - Zubin Mehta & Martha Argerich2022 · as Self - Conductor
• Giacomo Puccini: Turandot2022 · as Self - Conductor
• Haydn: Die Schopfung2021
• Geburtstagskonzert für Zubin Mehta zum 85. - Aus der Staatsoper Berlin2021 · as Self - conductor
• Best Goalkeeper in the World2021 · as Self
• Inaugurazione Auditorium Maggio Musicale Fiorentino2021
• Concerto di Pasqua dal Duomo di Orvieto 20212021
• Quasthoff sings Mahler (Staatskapelle Dresden, 2010)2020 · as Self - Conductor
• Der Rosenkavalier2020 · as Musikalische Leitung
• Memorial Concert in honor of Mariss Jansons2020 · as Self - Conductor
• Boléro, le refrain du monde2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Pavarotti2019 · as Self
• Bolero: A Global Hit2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words2017 · as Self
• Book Hunters2017 · as Self - Conductor (archive footage)
• Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star2017 · as Self
• The Abduction from the Seraglio2017 · as Self - Conductor
• Dancing Beethoven2017 · as Self
• Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera2017 · as Self - Conductor
• Khatia Buniatishvili and Zubin Mehta: Liszt & Beethoven2016 · as Self - Conductor
• Johannes Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 22016 · as Self - Conductor
• Zubin Mehta: Conductor and Citizen of the World2016 · as self
• The Ninth Symphony by Maurice Béjart2015 · as Self - Conductor
• Aida2015 · as Self - Conductor
• Summer Night Concert2015 · as Self - Conductor
• Oh du mein Österreich2015 · as Self
• Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 20152015 · as Self - Conductor
• Verdi: Falstaff (Salzburger Festspiele)2013 · as Self - Conductor
• Midori spielt Brahms' Violinkonzert2013 · as Self - Conductor
• Daniel Barenboim 70th Birthday Concert2013 · as Self
• Orchestra of Exiles2012 · as Self
• Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: The 75th Anniversary2012 · as Self - Conductor
• Aida2012 · as Self - Conductor
• La Forza Del Destino2011 · as Self - Conductor
• Wagner: Die Walküre2010 · as Self - Conductor
• Wagner: Siegfried2010 · as Self - Conductor
• Wagner: Götterdämmerung2010 · as Self - Conductor
• Wagner: Das Rheingold2009 · as Self - Conductor
• Turandot2008 · as Self - Conductor
• La traviata in Paris2007 · as Self - Conductor
• La Forza del Destino2007 · as Self - Conductor
• Verdi: La forza del destino2007 · as Self - Conductor
• The Huberman Festival2007 · as Self - Conductor
• Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 70th Anniversary Concert2007 · as Self
• Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff2007 · as Self - Conductor
• New Year's Concert: 2007 - Vienna Philharmonic2007 · as Self - Conductor
• Fidelio2006 · as Self - Conductor
• We Want the Light2004 · as Self
• Christian Ferras (Sibelius, Stravinsky, Franck etc)2003 · as Self - Conductor
• Uto Ughi - Beethoven2003
• The Abduction from the Seraglio2002 · as Self - Conductor
• Zubin Mehta Meets Mitsuko Uchida2002 · as Self - Conductor
• Gran Gala di Verdi2001 · as Self - Conductor
• Johann Strauss Gala - An Evening of Polka, Waltz, and Operetta2000 · as Self - Conductor
• Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing1999 · as Self - Conductor
• Zubin Mehta: A World full of Music1998 · as Self
• Tristan und Isolde1998 · as Self - Conductor
• Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music1996 · as Self
• Europakonzert 1995 from Florence1995 · as Self - Conductor
• The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow1994 · as Self
• The 3 Tenors in Concert 19941994 · as Self - Conductor
• Wagner: Tannhäuser1994 · as Self - Conductor
• Everything you wanted to know about conductors but were afraid to ask1993 · as Self
• Carmen by Georges Bizet1991 · as Self - Conductor
• The Original Three Tenors Concert1990 · as Self - Conductor
• Joint Concert in Tel Aviv1990 · as Self - Conductor
• New Year's Concert 19901990 · as Self - Conductor
• Tosca1986 · as Self - Conductor
• On Wings of Fire1986 · as Self
• An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic1981 · as Self
• Fidelio1979 · as Self - Conductor
• Zubin Mehta: Los Angeles Philharmonic1977 · as Self - Conductor
• The Bolero1973 · as self
• The Trout1970 · as Self - Double bassist
• Die Entführung aus dem Serail1967 · as Self
• Zubin Mehta - Musik hat keine Grenzen— · as self

All TV Shows (6)

• Kohrra2023 · as Raman
• Kulturzeit1995 · as Self
• Boulevard Bio1991 · as Self
• Live from Lincoln Center1976 · as Self
• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self
• Great Performances1971 · as Self