Zubin Mehta

Born: 1936-04-29

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.


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Pavarotti

as Self
Released: 2019-06-04

Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron...

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Wagner: Siegfried

as Conductor
Released: 2010-10-11

Richard Wagner's dream of a Gesamkuntswerk becomes reality through La Fura dels Baus' visual...

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Tosca

as Conductor
Released: 1986-07-04

This live version of Puccini s superbly dramatic opera was recorded in Rome in the exact...

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On Wings of Fire

as Self
Released: 1986-06-01

Maestro Zubin Mehta introduces the history of Zoroastrianism and prophet Zarathushtra in an epic...

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Tosca

as Conductor
Released: 1992-05-22

Contemporary Rome is the setting for this unique and highly innovative version of Puccini's...

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Wagner: Die Walküre

as Conductor
Released: 2010-10-11

It has been a long time since the events of Das Rheingold. Wotan has fathered nine Valkyries,...

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The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994

as Himself - Conductor
Released: 1994-07-17

It's not opera; it's not a pop concert; it's not Broadway. It's all of these and none of them....

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Book Hunters

as Self - Conductor (archive footage)
Released: 2017-09-22

When chaos reigns, while barbaric and fanatical rulers, both ecclesiastical and secular,...

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Wagner: Götterdämmerung

as Conductor
Released: 2010-10-11

Richard Wagner's dream of a Gesamkuntswerk becomes reality through La Fura dels Baus' visual...

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The Bolero

as self
Released: 1973-10-01

The first part of this Academy Award-winning short consists of a behind-the-scenes look at the...

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Khatia Buniatishvili and Zubin Mehta: Liszt & Beethoven

as Himself - Conductor
Released: 2016-11-16

Vivaldi, Mozart, and Beethoven serve up an evening of glittering virtuosity and transcendent...

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Bolero: A Global Hit

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-01-01

Bolero is played every 15 minutes in the world. This film tries to answer how this famous melody...

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Oh du mein Österreich

as Himself
Released: 2015-05-18

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Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

as Self
Released: 2017-09-06

Although he is unanimously credited with having democratised opera, making it accessible to the...

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The Original Three Tenors Concert

as uncredited
Released: 1990-07-07

The Three Tenors is a name given to the Spanish singers Plácido Domingo and José Carreras and...

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Daniel Barenboim 70th Birthday Concert

as Self
Released: 2013-01-01

With family and friends present, Daniel Barenboim celebrates his seventieth birthday in the...

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The Trout

as Double bassist
Released: 1970-11-08

Christopher Nupen's record of the concert given by five young musicians in the new Queen...

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Neujahrskonzert 2015

as Conductor
Released: 2015-01-01

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The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow

as Self
Released: 1994-11-07

The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow is a film which sets out to bring the viewer closer,...

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Dancing Beethoven

as uncredited
Released: 2017-04-13

A journey through the preparation and hardworking process of ballet dancers and musicians for a...

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Der Rosenkavalier

as Musikalische Leitung
Released: 2020-03-21

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Orchestra of Exiles

as Self
Released: 2012-10-26

The suspenseful chronicle of how the prodigious Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman helped save...

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Wagner: Das Rheingold

as Conductor
Released: 2009-11-16

In the words of the prestigious German weekly 'Die Zeit,' the stage production of Wagner's...

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Best Goalkeeper in the World

as Himself
Released: 2021-01-01

Incredible story of Petar Radenkovic. From Belgrade to Munich, from cheap hotel rooms to a...

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We Want the Light

as Self
Released: 2004-10-22

The struggles of the world’s Jewish people over the course of several centuries are expressed...

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Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

as Self
Released: 1996-01-01

Shot over a two-year period observing Abbado: a) Rossini, Overture to 'll Barbiere di Siviglia'...

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New Year's Concert: 2007 - Vienna Philharmonic

as uncredited
Released: 2007-01-01

Metha performs his 4th New Year's Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic. Included are works by...

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Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2015

as Conductor
Released: 2015-02-05

The 2015 edition of the Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert saw Zubin Mehta back on the...

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Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 70th Anniversary Concert

as Self
Released: 2007-05-01

Recorded live at the Frederic R. Mann Auditorium, Tel Aviv, 26 December 2006

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Joint Concert in Tel Aviv

as Conductor
Released: 1990-04-18

Some concerts are important simply as occasions: The “Joint Concert Tel Aviv” was a celebration...

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Zubin Mehta: Los Angeles Philharmonic

as uncredited
Released: 1977-01-01

Recorded live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in 1977, this film showcases the Los Angeles...

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Zubin Mehta: Conductor and Citizen of the World

as self
Released: 2016-01-01

Zubin Mehta is one of the most charismatic conductors of our time. A citizen of the world with...

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Le Grand Échiquier

as Self
First aired: 1972-01-12

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Great Performances

as Self
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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Boulevard Bio

as Self
First aired: 1991-08-06

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Kohrra

as Raman
First aired: 2023-07-15

When an NRI bridegroom is found dead days before his wedding in the countryside of Punjab, two...

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Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker

as Self - Conductor
First aired: 1941-01-01

Vienna New Year's Concert Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker, Live from Musikverein...

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