Zubin Mehta

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Born: 1936-04-29
From: Mumbai, India
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

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.

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Awards & Nominations24 won · 0 nominated

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Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

2010
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Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art

2008
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Praemium Imperiale

2008
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Dan David Prize

2007
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Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum

2001
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Israel Prize

1991
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Padma Vibhushan

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Kennedy Center Honors

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Bavarian Order of Merit

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Presidential Medal of Distinction

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Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi

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Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria

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Knight of the Legion of Honour

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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

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Padma Bhushan

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Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna

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Order of Australia

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honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University

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Austrian Decoration for Science and Art

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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

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Dostyk Order of grade II

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Hans von Bülow Medal

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Brit Award for Classical Recording

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