Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-04-29 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Mumbai, India

Also Known As

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

On Wings of Fire

On Wings of Fire

Dancing Beethoven

Dancing Beethoven

Pavarotti

Pavarotti

Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

Book Hunters

Book Hunters

Turandot

Turandot

La traviata in Paris

La traviata in Paris

Gran Gala di Verdi

Gran Gala di Verdi

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

Acting

Oh du mein Österreich

2015

Oh du mein Österreich

as

Self

The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994

1994

The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994

as

Self - Conductor

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

2000

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

as

Self - Conductor

The Original Three Tenors Concert

1990

The Original Three Tenors Concert

as

Self - Conductor

The Bolero

1973

The Bolero

as

self

On Wings of Fire

1986

On Wings of Fire

as

Self

Midori spielt Brahms' Violinkonzert

2013

Midori spielt Brahms' Violinkonzert

as

Self - Conductor

Orchestra of Exiles

2012

Orchestra of Exiles

as

Self

Bolero: A Global Hit

2019

Bolero: A Global Hit

as

Self (archive footage)

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

2021

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

as

Self - conductor

Best Goalkeeper in the World

2021

Best Goalkeeper in the World

as

Self

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

1993

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

as

Self

Zubin Mehta: A World full of Music

1998

Zubin Mehta: A World full of Music

as

Self

Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2015

2015

Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2015

as

Self - Conductor

The Trout

1970

The Trout

as

Self - Double bassist

Wagner: Die Walküre

2010

Wagner: Die Walküre

as

Self - Conductor

Wagner: Das Rheingold

2009

Wagner: Das Rheingold

as

Self - Conductor

Wagner: Siegfried

2010

Wagner: Siegfried

as

Self - Conductor

Wagner: Götterdämmerung

2010

Wagner: Götterdämmerung

as

Self - Conductor

We Want the Light

2004

We Want the Light

as

Self

The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow

1994

The Greatest Love and the Greatest Sorrow

as

Self

Khatia Buniatishvili and Zubin Mehta: Liszt & Beethoven

2016

Khatia Buniatishvili and Zubin Mehta: Liszt & Beethoven

as

Self - Conductor

Joint Concert in Tel Aviv

1990

Joint Concert in Tel Aviv

as

Self - Conductor

Dancing Beethoven

2017

Dancing Beethoven

as

Self

Tosca

1986

Tosca

as

Self - Conductor

Daniel Barenboim 70th Birthday Concert

2013

Daniel Barenboim 70th Birthday Concert

as

Self

Der Rosenkavalier

2020

Der Rosenkavalier

as

Musikalische Leitung

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

1996

Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music

as

Self

Zubin Mehta: Los Angeles Philharmonic

1977

Zubin Mehta: Los Angeles Philharmonic

as

Self - Conductor

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 70th Anniversary Concert

2007

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 70th Anniversary Concert

as

Self

New Year's Concert: 2007 - Vienna Philharmonic

2007

New Year's Concert: 2007 - Vienna Philharmonic

as

Self - Conductor

Zubin Mehta Meets Mitsuko Uchida

2002

Zubin Mehta Meets Mitsuko Uchida

as

Self - Conductor

Pavarotti

2019

Pavarotti

as

Self

Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

2017

Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star

as

Self

Die Entführung aus dem Serail

1967

Die Entführung aus dem Serail

as

Self

Book Hunters

2017

Book Hunters

as

Self - Conductor (archive footage)

Zubin Mehta: Conductor and Citizen of the World

2016

Zubin Mehta: Conductor and Citizen of the World

as

self

Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words

2017

Jacqueline du Pré: A Gift Beyond Words

as

Self

Boléro, le refrain du monde

2019

Boléro, le refrain du monde

as

Self (archive footage)

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

2022

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

as

Self - Conductor

Europakonzert 1995 from Florence

1995

Europakonzert 1995 from Florence

as

Self - Conductor

Summer Night Concert

2015

Summer Night Concert

as

Self - Conductor

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: The 75th Anniversary

2012

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: The 75th Anniversary

as

Self - Conductor

Zubin Mehta - Musik hat keine Grenzen

Zubin Mehta - Musik hat keine Grenzen

as

self

Quasthoff sings Mahler (Staatskapelle Dresden, 2010)

2020

Quasthoff sings Mahler (Staatskapelle Dresden, 2010)

as

Self - Conductor

Wagner: Tannhäuser

1994

Wagner: Tannhäuser

as

Self - Conductor

The Huberman Festival

2007

The Huberman Festival

as

Self - Conductor

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

2025

Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy

as

Self

Christian Ferras (Sibelius, Stravinsky, Franck etc)

2003

Christian Ferras (Sibelius, Stravinsky, Franck etc)

as

Self - Conductor

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

2016

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

as

Self - Conductor

Memorial Concert in honor of Mariss Jansons

2020

Memorial Concert in honor of Mariss Jansons

as

Self - Conductor

New Year's Concert 1990

1990

New Year's Concert 1990

as

Self - Conductor

Inaugurazione Auditorium Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

2021

Inaugurazione Auditorium Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

as

Verdi's Il Trovatore

2022

Verdi's Il Trovatore

as

Self - Conductor

Giacomo Puccini: Turandot

2022

Giacomo Puccini: Turandot

as

Self - Conductor

The Abduction from the Seraglio

2017

The Abduction from the Seraglio

as

Self - Conductor

Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera

2017

Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera

as

Self - Conductor

The Ninth Symphony by Maurice Béjart

2015

The Ninth Symphony by Maurice Béjart

as

Self - Conductor

Aida

2015

Aida

as

Self - Conductor

Verdi: Falstaff (Salzburger Festspiele)

2013

Verdi: Falstaff (Salzburger Festspiele)

as

Self - Conductor

Aida

2012

Aida

as

Self - Conductor

La Forza Del Destino

2011

La Forza Del Destino

as

Self - Conductor

Turandot

2008

Turandot

as

Self - Conductor

La traviata in Paris

2007

La traviata in Paris

as

Self - Conductor

La Forza del Destino

2007

La Forza del Destino

as

Self - Conductor

Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff

2007

Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff

as

Self - Conductor

Fidelio

2006

Fidelio

as

Self - Conductor

The Abduction from the Seraglio

2002

The Abduction from the Seraglio

as

Self - Conductor

Gran Gala di Verdi

2001

Gran Gala di Verdi

as

Self - Conductor

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

1999

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

as

Self - Conductor

Tristan und Isolde

1998

Tristan und Isolde

as

Self - Conductor

Carmen by Georges Bizet

1991

Carmen by Georges Bizet

as

Self - Conductor

Fidelio

1979

Fidelio

as

Self - Conductor

Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino

2007

Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino

as

Self - Conductor

Kohrra

Kohrra

as

Raman

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

as

Self

Boulevard Bio

Boulevard Bio

as

Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Self

Live from Lincoln Center

Live from Lincoln Center

as

Self

Kulturzeit

Kulturzeit

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing