| Name(s) |
ZUBIN MEHTA |
| Date of
Birth |
April 29, 1936
- born into a Parsi family in Mumbai, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian-Parsi-American Conductor of
western classical music |
|
Date-wise
Events / Works |
- 1966: PADMA
BHUSHAN - Awarded by Govt.
of India.
- July 05, 1986 - About 800,000 persons attended a free open
air concert by a New York Orchestra conducted by him, which
is a record attendance for any concert.
- 1991: At the Israel Prize ceremony in 1991, Mehta was awarded a
special prize in recognition of his unique devotion to
Israel and to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
- 1995: Laureate of the Wolf Prize
in Arts.
- 1999: Mehta was presented the "Lifetime Achievement Peace
and Tolerance Award" of the United Nations.
- 2001: PADMA
VIBHUSHAN - Awarded by
Govt. of India.
- 2005: He
was voted the
117th-greatest Israeli of all
time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet.
|
|
General |
- Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra.
- His father, Mehli Mehta, was a violinist and founding
conductor of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra.
- He is presently a permanent resident of the United States,
but retains his Indian citizenship.
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