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Zubin Mehta

Zubin Mehta

Acting

Born: April 29, 1936Mumbai, India

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
Filmography
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

Self

2025
Verdi's Il Trovatore

Verdi's Il Trovatore

Self - Conductor

2022
Vienna Philharmonic The Exclusive Subscription Concert Series - Zubin Mehta & Martha Argerich

Vienna Philharmonic The Exclusive Subscription Concert Series - Zubin Mehta & Martha Argerich

Self - Conductor

2022
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot

Giacomo Puccini: Turandot

Self - Conductor

2022
Haydn: Die Schopfung

Haydn: Die Schopfung

2021
Inaugurazione Auditorium Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Inaugurazione Auditorium Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

2021
Best Goalkeeper in the World

Best Goalkeeper in the World

Self

2021

Geburtstagskonzert für Zubin Mehta zum 85. - Aus der Staatsoper Berlin

Self - conductor

2021
Quasthoff sings Mahler (Staatskapelle Dresden, 2010)

Quasthoff sings Mahler (Staatskapelle Dresden, 2010)

Self - Conductor

2020
Der Rosenkavalier

Der Rosenkavalier

Musikalische Leitung

2020

Memorial Concert in honor of Mariss Jansons

Self - Conductor

2020
Boléro, le refrain du monde

Boléro, le refrain du monde

Self (archive footage)

2019
Pavarotti

Pavarotti

Self

2019
Bolero: A Global Hit

Bolero: A Global Hit

Self (archive footage)

2019
Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words

Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words

Self

2017
Book Hunters

Book Hunters

Self - Conductor (archive footage)

2017
Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

Self

2017
The Abduction from the Seraglio

The Abduction from the Seraglio

Self - Conductor

2017
Dancing Beethoven

Dancing Beethoven

Self

2017
Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera

Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera

Self - Conductor

2017
Khatia Buniatishvili and Zubin Mehta: Liszt & Beethoven

Khatia Buniatishvili and Zubin Mehta: Liszt & Beethoven

Self - Conductor

2016
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Self - Conductor

2016
Zubin Mehta: Conductor and Citizen of the World

Zubin Mehta: Conductor and Citizen of the World

self

2016
The Ninth Symphony by Maurice Béjart

The Ninth Symphony by Maurice Béjart

Self - Conductor

2015
Aida

Aida

Self - Conductor

2015
Summer Night Concert

Summer Night Concert

Self - Conductor

2015
Oh du mein Österreich

Oh du mein Österreich

Self

2015
Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2015

Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2015

Self - Conductor

2015
Verdi: Falstaff (Salzburger Festspiele)

Verdi: Falstaff (Salzburger Festspiele)

Self - Conductor

2013
Daniel Barenboim 70th Birthday Concert

Daniel Barenboim 70th Birthday Concert

Self

2013

Midori spielt Brahms' Violinkonzert

Self - Conductor

2013
Orchestra of Exiles

Orchestra of Exiles

Self

2012
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: The 75th Anniversary

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: The 75th Anniversary

Self - Conductor

2012
Aida

Aida

Self - Conductor

2012
La Forza Del Destino

La Forza Del Destino

Self - Conductor

2011
Wagner: Götterdämmerung

Wagner: Götterdämmerung

Self - Conductor

2010
Wagner: Siegfried

Wagner: Siegfried

Self - Conductor

2010
Wagner: Die Walküre

Wagner: Die Walküre

Self - Conductor

2010
Wagner: Das Rheingold

Wagner: Das Rheingold

Self - Conductor

2009
Turandot

Turandot

Self - Conductor

2008
La traviata in Paris

La traviata in Paris

Self - Conductor

2007
La Forza del Destino

La Forza del Destino

Self - Conductor

2007
Verdi: La forza del destino

Verdi: La forza del destino

Self - Conductor

2007
The Huberman Festival

The Huberman Festival

Self - Conductor

2007
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 70th Anniversary Concert

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 70th Anniversary Concert

Self

2007
Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff

Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff

Self - Conductor

2007
New Year's Concert: 2007 - Vienna Philharmonic

New Year's Concert: 2007 - Vienna Philharmonic

Self - Conductor

2007
Fidelio

Fidelio

Self - Conductor

2006
We Want the Light

We Want the Light

Self

2004
Christian Ferras (Sibelius, Stravinsky, Franck etc)

Christian Ferras (Sibelius, Stravinsky, Franck etc)

Self - Conductor

2003
Uto Ughi - Beethoven

Uto Ughi - Beethoven

2003
The Abduction from the Seraglio

The Abduction from the Seraglio

Self - Conductor

2002
Zubin Mehta Meets Mitsuko Uchida

Zubin Mehta Meets Mitsuko Uchida

Self - Conductor

2002
Gran Gala di Verdi

Gran Gala di Verdi

Self - Conductor

2001
Johann Strauss Gala - An Evening of Polka, Waltz, and Operetta

Johann Strauss Gala - An Evening of Polka, Waltz, and Operetta

Self - Conductor

2000
Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

Self - Conductor

1999

Zubin Mehta: A World full of Music

Self

1998
Tristan und Isolde

Tristan und Isolde

Self - Conductor

1998
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

Self

1996
Europakonzert 1995 from Florence

Europakonzert 1995 from Florence

Self - Conductor

1995
The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow

The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow

Self

1994
The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994

The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994

Self - Conductor

1994
Wagner: Tannhäuser

Wagner: Tannhäuser

Self - Conductor

1994

Everything you wanted to know about conductors but were afraid to ask

Self

1993
Carmen by Georges Bizet

Carmen by Georges Bizet

Self - Conductor

1991
The Original Three Tenors Concert

The Original Three Tenors Concert

Self - Conductor

1990
Joint Concert in Tel Aviv

Joint Concert in Tel Aviv

Self - Conductor

1990
New Year's Concert 1990

New Year's Concert 1990

Self - Conductor

1990
Tosca

Tosca

Self - Conductor

1986
On Wings of Fire

On Wings of Fire

Self

1986
Fidelio

Fidelio

Self - Conductor

1979
Zubin Mehta: Los Angeles Philharmonic

Zubin Mehta: Los Angeles Philharmonic

Self - Conductor

1977
The Bolero

The Bolero

self

1973
The Trout

The Trout

Self - Double bassist

1970

Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Self

1967