I've known Pinchas Zukerman since he was a teenager. Zubin Mehta havepinchateenager Change image and share on social
Let's try to count the number of Nobel prize-winners that have emerged from scientific centres of excellence like the Weizmann Institute and Haifa's technical university, the Technion. There has to be at least 25. Zubin Mehta centrecountemerge share on social
New York for a long time was a kind of conductor's graveyard. Zubin Mehta conductorgraveyardkind Change image and share on social
I am always hearing from Israelis, 'Oh, CNN is anti-Israel,' or 'BBC is against us.' But no, they are reporting facts. Zubin Mehta antibbccnn Change image and share on social
I am not only a Parsi, I am a Kashmiri too. Zubin Mehta kashmiriparsi Change image and share on social
I miss the standard of the New York Philharmonic's playing very much. It has certainly been a high point in my life. Zubin Mehta highlifemis Change image and share on social
Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed. Zubin Mehta callchutzpahcontribute Change image and share on social
An American orchestra doesn't want to play more than it has to. I respectfully disagree with that attitude. Zubin Mehta americanattitudedisagree Change image and share on social
The 'New York Times' reviews of my work have been evenly divided - favourable and unfavourable. Zubin Mehta divideevenlyfavourable Change image and share on social
I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies, but then I have had to sacrifice something in order to have enough time with my orchestras. Zubin Mehta bostonchicagocleveland share on social