Quotes by Zubin Mehta

About Zubin Mehta:

Zubin Mehta is 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.
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I endeavor that all orchestras I conduct sound Central European.

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I am an Indian, so I do yoga.

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Critics do their job, and I take their criticism seriously.

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I'm hopeful that Israelis can go to Ramallah whenever they want and see how the people are living.

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I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.

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I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.

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I've known Pinchas Zukerman since he was a teenager.

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In Chicago, they die for their teams.

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You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere!

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There are people who think I am Israeli. That's rubbish.

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Go to the young conductors who are not making it, and you will hear how we shouldn't push ourselves or sell ourselves, how they don't have the right connections and the right opportunities. Well, you can be sure they've had the opportunities.

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Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it?

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Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India.

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There are certainly talented instrumentalists coming from India. I see them performing all over the world.

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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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Open rehearsals reach people who might not otherwise hear the Philharmonic - people on fixed incomes, people who can't move easily at night, students.

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There was an opinion expressed in the newspapers that, after 20 years, maybe the Israel Philharmonic should consider asking me to leave. I thought they might have a point, so I asked my orchestra. They told me overwhelmingly that they wanted me to st...

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The private sector is growing so incredibly in India, in every city you have industries for whom building a concert hall would be nothing financially. But they just don't do it.

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The 'New York Times' reviews of my work have been evenly divided - favourable and unfavourable.

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Author Bio

  • NameZubin Mehta
  • DescriptionIndian conductor
  • BornApril 29, 1936
  • CountryIndia
  • ProfessionConductor
  • AwardsIsrael Prize; Bavarian Order Of Merit; Grand Merit Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Padma Vibhushan; Gold Decoration For Services To The City Of Vienna; Israel Prize; Großes Silbernes Ehrenzeichen Für Verdienste Um Die Republik Österreich; Padma Bhushan; Praemium Imperiale