Zubin Mehta
Conductor
1936-04-29
Zubin Mehta is an Indian conductor of Western classical music and music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. He has led major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Quotes by Zubin Mehta
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The amount of culture going on in a small country like Israel is amazing.
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Even in music concerts in Mumbai and different parts of the world, seats are reserved for sponsors.
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My temples are only in India. When I am in India, I go to the religious ceremonies.
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Just imagine, the thousands and thousands of concerts that take place every single day, all over the world. And the positive effect that they would have on the people listening. Now imagine a world without this. This void... it is unthinkable.
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In Bombay, we have a fine concert hall. I think it is high time we built venues in Delhi and Calcutta, not only for western music, but also Indian music. It doesn't matter which party is in power; don't you think the capital of India should have a concert hall?
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After conducting Wagner, Beethoven's triple concerto is like taking an Alka Seltzer.
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You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere!
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Wagner's philosophy had absolutely nothing to do with Bruckner. Bruckner hadn't written a single word against Jews. Wagner's book on the Jews was one of the most infamous books of the 19th century.
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Israel gives the West Bank water twice a week! One way of promoting good would be not to ration water.
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I wish that only three residents of Tel Aviv could see what conditions on the West Bank are like. Living in such proximity, most Israelis have no idea about the adversity on the West Bank.
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