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My Take
Zubin Mehta fascinates me as a genuinely borderless figure. Born in Mumbai to a father who founded the Bombay Symphony Orchestra, he rose to lead the Los Angeles and Israel philharmonics and collected honors from Israel to Germany to Japan's Praemium Imperiale. For an Indian conductor to reach the summit of Western classical music was no easy road, and he did it with sheer authority on the podium. What moves me is how his whole career argues that music genuinely transcends borders. I regard him as one of the great unifying conductors of the modern age, and a quietly heroic one.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zubin Mehta
- Name (Japanese)
- ズービン・メータ
- Reading
- ずーびん・めーた
- Born
- April 29, 1936 (age 90)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
- Origin
- Mumbai, Bombay State, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- conductor / double-bassist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- St. Xavier's College
Awards & achievements
- 1991 Israel Prize
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- 2010 Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna
- Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Padma Bhushan
- 2008 Praemium Imperiale
- 2008 Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.zubinmehta.net/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF
Frequently asked questions
When was Zubin Mehta born?
Born April 29, 1936 (age 90).
Where is Zubin Mehta from?
Zubin Mehta is from Mumbai, Bombay State, India.
What does Zubin Mehta do?
Zubin Mehta works as conductor, double-bassist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.