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Zubin Mehta
Actor, Additional CreditsBorn April 29, 1936 (90 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2025 | Jacqueline du Pre: Genius and Tragedy · as Self |
| 2024 | Music by John Williams · as Self |
| 2022 | Verdi's Il Trovatore · as Self - Conductor |
| 2022 | Giacomo Puccini: Turandot · as Self - Conductor |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | Pavarotti · as Self |
| 2019 | Bolero: A Global Hit · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Friedkin Uncut · as Self |
| 2017 | Itzhak · as Self |
| 2017 | Die Bücherjäger · as Self - Conductor (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Pavarotti, chanteur populaire · as Self |
| 2017 | Crazy for Opera · as Self |
| 2017 | Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera · as Self - Conductor |
| 2016 | Dancing Beethoven · as Self |
| 2015 | The Ninth Symphony by Maurice Béjart · as Self - Conductor |
| 2015 | Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2015 · as Self - Conductor |
| 2014 | Grand'Italia (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | ¡Atención obras! (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2013 | Daniel Barenboim 70th Birthday Concert · as Self |
| 2012 | Orchestra of Exiles · as Self |
| 2011 | Aida · as Self - Conductor |
| 2010 | Rigoletto a Mantova · as Self - Conductor |
| 2009 | Götterdammerung · as Self - Conductor |
| 2009 | Die Walküre · as Self - Conductor |
| 2008 | The Force of Destiny · as Self - Conductor |
| 2008 | Operaen i havn · as Self |
| 2006 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
| 2003 | Che tempo che fa (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | imagine... (TV Series) · as Self - Conductor |
| 2003 | Christian Ferras (Sibelius, Stravinsky, Franck etc) · as Self - Conductor |
| 2003 | Caballé, más allá de la música · as Self |
| 2001 | Gran Gala di Verdi · as Self - Conductor |
| 2000 | The Turandot Project · as Self - Conductor |
| 2000 | La Traviata · as Self - Conductor |
| 1998 | |
| 1996 | In Rehearsal: Zubin Mehta with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra · as Self - Conductor |
| 1995 | Kulturzeit (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 · as Self - Conductor |
| 1994 | Remembering Jacqueline du Pré · as Self |
| 1994 | Tannhäuser · as Self - Conductor |
| 1994 | |
| 1992 | Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca · as Self - Direttore D'orchestra |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Boulevard Bio (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Carmen by Georges Bizet · as Self - Conductor |
| 1990 | Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert · as Self - Conductor |
| 1990 | Joint Concert in Tel Aviv · as Self - Conductor |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | Liberty Weekend · as Self |
| 1985 | The Orchestra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Bicentennial Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1973 | The Bolero · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The David Frost Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Stars in der Manege (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |