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	Zubin Mehta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mehta soon rose to the rank of chief conductor when he was made Music Director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in 1960, a post he held until 1967.
		In June 1994, Mehta performed the Mozart Requiem, along with the members of the Sarajevo Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at the ruins of Sarajevo's National Library, in a fund raising concert for the victims of armed conflict and remembrance of the thousands of people killed in the Yugoslav wars.
		Zubin Mehta is especially famous for his interpretations of large scale neo-romantic symphonic music of composers like Anton Bruckner, Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zubin_Mehta (739 words)

	Decca Music Group - Zubin Mehta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Zubin Mehta grew up in a musical family in the city of Bombay where he was born in 1936.
		Zubin Mehta was Music Director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1961 to 1967 becoming Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in 1962, a post he retained until 1978.
		Zubin Mehta became Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera and the Bavarian State Orchestra in September of 1998 and travelled with the Orchestra throughout Europe in a major tour of European Festivals in September 1999 including much praised debuts at the Promenade Concerts in London and the Musikverein in Vienna.
	www.deccaclassics.com /artists/mehta/biog.html (390 words)

	Los Angeles Philharmonic Association - Performer Details
		ZUBIN MEHTA was born in 1936 in Bombay and received his first musical education from his father Mehli Mehta, the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra.
		Mehta was Music Director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1961 to 1967 becoming Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1962, a post he retained until 1978.
		Mehta's list of awards and honors is extensive and includes the "Nikisch-Ring" from the Vienna Philharmonic as well as having been made, in 2001, an honorary member of the orchestra.
	www.laphil.org /resources/performer_detail.cfm?id=101 (375 words)

	The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Zubin Mehta & The Israel Philharmonic
		Mehta was in complete control, especially in his precise handling of the cello and bass passages--which were, rhythmically, quite complex.
		While conducting, Mehta became the personification of the music--his arms were fluid and graceful during the light, airy passages in the opening of the Ravel, and then became tense and stiff when the music demanded rhythmically exact cues to the orchestral players.
		Mehta and the orchestra breathed life and excitement into the music, conveying a full spectrum of emotions--from the delicate, tranquil passages, to the majestic brass ensemble sections.
	www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=250261 (895 words)

	MSN Encarta - Zubin Mehta
		Zubin Mehta, born in 1936, Indian-American conductor, known for his flamboyant and passionate style of conducting.
		Mehta stayed with the Montréal Symphony Orchestra until 1967 and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic until 1978, when he succeeded French conductor Pierre Boulez as music director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
		Mehta’s style differed from Boulez’s more intellectual approach, but his appointment was welcomed by many people.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761579700 (443 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Los Angeles, Oct. 20 (Reuters): Mehli Mehta, founder of the Bombay Symphony, longtime leader of the American Youth Symphony and father of conductor Zubin Mehta, has died at the age of 94.
		Zubin Mehta, former music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic, is currently director for life of the Israel Philharmonic and general music director of the Bavarian State Opera.
		Mehli Mehta's other son, Zarin, is executive director of the New York Philharmonic and was previously executive director of the Montreal Symphony as well as the Ravinia Festival in Chicago.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1021021/asp/nation/story_1310282.asp (307 words)

	The Hindu : Magazine : Maestro's spell
		Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, the 78-year-old Rostropovich is the son and grandson of distinguished cellists.
		Mehta feels that parents have to be alert and notice the talent in their children.
		Mehta's face lights up as he recalls the response of the youngsters, their unadulterated enthusiasm and the songs they sang.
	www.hindu.com /mag/2005/04/24/stories/2005042400070100.htm (885 words)

	'India is in his marrow'
		Zubin Mehta's concert at the Musicverein in the heart of Vienna was in preparation for the visit of the Philharmonic Orchestra to Mumbai to participate in a charity show.
		Mehta was very critical of many minor officials in India, who were giving his friends in Mumbai a hard time in getting the clearances for the concert.
		Zubin Mehta is a great conversationalist, but he hardly speaks of his many accomplishments.
	www.rediff.com /news/2005/mar/01tps.htm (1234 words)

	Bayerische Staatsoper
		Zubin Mehta won the Liverpool International Conducting Competition in 1958 and was also a prize-winner at the Koussevitzky Competition in Tanglewood.
		Zubin Mehta's list of awards and honours is extensive and includes the "Nikisch-Ring" from the Vienna Philharmonic as well as having been made, in 2001, an honorary member of the orchestra.
		In 1999 Zubin Mehta was presented the "Lifetime Achievement Peace and Tolerance Award" of the United Nations by Lea Rabin.
	www.staatsorchester.de /c.php/info/mehta/zubin-mehta.php?l=en&dom=dom3 (468 words)

	Maestro Zubin Mehta, conductor of TURANDOT in the Forbidden City, Beijing 1998
		Twice in 1992 Zubin Mehta returned to guest conduct the New York Philharmonic: First for the world premiere of Olivier Messiaen's last orchestral work "Eclairs sur l'Eau Dela", and later "A Philharmonic Celebration: 150th Anniversary Concert".
		Zubin Mehta realized a long-held ambition in November of 1994, when he brought the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to his birthplace, India.
		Mehta continues to tour extensively with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Florence Opera, and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
	www.turandot-on-site.com /Current/Bios/Metha.html (707 words)

	We must do for tsunami victims: Zubin Mehta- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		We have not done enough for the victims," famous symphony conductor Zubin Mehta, who flew to Chennai along with the Bavarian state orchestra to perform at a concert in memory of victims of the disaster, said.
		Zubin Mehta, on his first visit to this city, said, "We in Europe did not realise the magnitude of the tragedy.
		Mehta and his orchestra, who will perform in Delhi on December 28, said it was incredible to note that over 3,500 music concerts would be held in Chennai this music season.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1346369.cms (221 words)

	PROM 68 Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta (CC) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Perhaps Mehta was trying to emphasise the balletic elements, an idea that at least showed the middle movement in a better light.
		Mehta’s conducting technique is justly famous, and not a single beat or cue was out of place.
		I wonder if Mehta is a man of charm: his ‘Young Prince and Princess’ certainly was, while his tarantella festival was jubilant, dancing along infectiously.
	www.musicweb-international.com /SandH/2003/July03/prom68.htm (587 words)

	NEPA News - NEPA News - 10/20/2002 - Founder of Bombay Symphony, Mehli Mehta, dead at 94
		Zubin Mehta, former music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic, is music director of the Israel Philharmonic.
		The younger Mehta praised his father as a strict disciplinarian, who was a kind and universally adored teacher.
		Mehta joined Philadelphia's famed Curtis String Quartet in 1960 as second violinist and toured with the group until he moved to Los Angeles.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=5774378&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6 (495 words)

	Unitel Highlights / Zubin Mehta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Zubin Mehta recalls that he was "brainwashed with classical music from the cradle".
		The son of the founder of the Bombay Symphony, Mehta was born in Bombay on April 29, 1936 and began studying the violin and piano at the age of seven.
		Zubin Mehta will be assuming the post of General Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich in the 1998/99 season.
	www.unitel.de /uhilites/1996/041596.htm (558 words)

	The Hindu : Opinion / Interviews : "I do whatever the music demands"
		Zubin Mehta on musical interpretation, the future of western classical music, and his tour of India.
		Zubin Mehta was 18 years old when he gave up studying medicine and left India to attend the Academy of Music in Vienna.
		Mehta's India tour with this Munich-based orchestra, which is performing in India for the first time, comprised concerts in Chennai and New Delhi.
	www.hindu.com /2005/12/28/stories/2005122804981100.htm (1919 words)

	Mehta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Zubin Mehta, one of the world's greatest conductors, is a Parsee, whose Zoroastrian ancestors took refuge in India after the Muslim conquest of Persia more than a millennium ago.
		Born on that curiously coincidental day in 1936 (on the first anniversary of the formation of the Bombay Symphony by his father, Mehli Mehta), he entered a world about to be torn apart by the most calamitous events in human history.
		As a child Zubin witnessed first hand the granting of Indian independence, then saw his country thrown into turmoil by the creation of Pakistan and the murder of Gandhi.
	www.iranian.com /May96/Arts/Mehta.html (449 words)

	American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Los Angeles Celebrate Longtime Musical Director and Icon Zubin ...
		Mehta was named Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 1969 and Music Director for Life in 1981, first conducting the Orchestra in 1961, when both he and the IPO were 25 years old.
		Mehta's years with the IPO are marked with indelible moments including their first concerts in India, behind the Iron Curtain in 1987 and in Russia during its emergence from communist rule in the 1980s.
		In addition to his concerts with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta is sought after as a guest conductor with major orchestras and opera companies worldwide and is considered one of today's foremost interpreters of the great symphonic literature, with a vast repertoire that ranges from Bach to 20th-century music.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/02-27-2006/0004306586&EDATE= (939 words)

	Zubin Mehta and His World Class Orchestra
		When the 25-year-old Mehta first arrived as a guest conductor in 1961, he encountered only a straggling orchestra of central European emigres, he once told the Journal.
		The principal cellist, Marcel Bergman, is Russian and so are both the concertmasters: Lazar Shuster, who arrived to the orchestra in the late 1960s; and Ilia Konovalov, who arrived several years ago and is in his early 20's.
		Mehta, once the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will be back in town to conduct the IPO in concert on March 9, 7:30 p.m.
	www.jewishjournal.com /old/zubinmehta.3.3.0.htm (557 words)

	Zubin Mehta may take up the baton in Iraq - Sify.com
		His violinist father, Mehli Mehta, helped to found the Bombay String Quartet and the Bombay Symphony Orchestra and transmitted his love of music to his son, who was to conduct works by Richard Strauss on Monday before heading to dates in Barcelona.
		Zubin Mehta told reporters he wanted to see more Arab musicians making their way in the profession, announcing moves were afoot to offer such an opportunity at the Tel Aviv School of Music.
		Mehta said he was "frustrated" by the current state of US politics ahead of the November 2 presidential election and called on musicians to impress upon the electorate the need to vote "to change the situation."
	sify.com /peopleandplaces/fullstory.php?id=13566145 (337 words)

	Mehta, Zubin on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		ARTS: Lightning conductor; At almost 70, the Indian maestro Zubin Mehta is still wowing audiences and dividing critics across the globe.
		Composer Zubin Mehta from Israel performs during a rehearsal at the Palau de les Arts (Palace of Arts), part of the complex known as the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, 24 October 2005.
		Spanish Queen Sophia (L) and Israeli orchestra director Zubin Mehta pose as they arrive to the Palau de les Arts in Valencia to attend the last of the inaugural cycle of concerts, 25 October 2005.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Mehta-Z1u.asp (743 words)

	Sony Classical Artist: Mehta, Zubin (Biography)
		Twice in 1992 Zubin returned to guest conduct the New York Philharmonic: first in the world premier of Olivier Messiaen's last orchestral work Eclairs sur l'Au Dela and later in the gala A Philharmonic Celebration: 150th Anniversary Concert.
		In June 1994, Mr Mehta and members of the Sarajevo Symphony Orchestra and Chorus performed Mozart's Requiem amid the ruins of Sarajevo's National Library.
		Later in 1996 Zubin performed at the Salzburg Fe stival, toured Japan with both the Florence Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic, and performed in Italy, Israel, Vienna, Munich and New York.
	www.sonyclassical.com /artists/mehta_bio.htm (574 words)

	Encore, Zubin Mehta!
		And it was a treat for the eyes to watch the great Zubin Mehta swish his baton, swerve his body and concentrate all his energies to bring the great composer's dramatic music alive.
		Mehta also conducted 78-year-old Rostropovich in composer Antonin Dvorak's Concerto the day before, a piece which they first performed together way back in 1964.
		Zubin Mehta is the son of Mehli Mehta, the founder and conductor of the Bombay Symphony.
	www.rediff.com /movies/2005/apr/11zubin.htm (459 words)

	Zubin Mehta bows to Ravi Shankar
		fter enthralling Chennai audiences with his music, internationally acclaimed conductor Zubin Mehta weaved his magic at the nation's capital on December 28 to a spellbound gathering, which included sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar.
		The music played by Mehta, who led the Bavarian State Orchestra, included compositions of Beethoven, Franz Schubert and Giuseppe Verdi.
		Interestingly, while the current trip to India is the orchestra's first, it is the last major tour of the maestro with the orchestra after an eight-year-old stint.
	inhome.rediff.com /movies/2005/dec/29zubin.htm (253 words)

	Student Profile: Zubin Mehta '06
		As far as Zubin Mehta '06 is concerned, he is "living the liberal arts experience at Bucknell." The economics major has spent a good portion of his time exploring interests that had been out of his reach prior to his arrival at Bucknell.
		Mehta's gregarious personality has served him well during his summer internship at Citigroup the past two years.
		Mehta's favorite part of Bucknell is the people.
	www.bucknell.edu /News_Events/Publications/Bucknell_World/September_2005/Bucknell_Express/Student_Profile.html (367 words)

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