I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras. Zubin Mehta conductororchestraspend Change image and share on social
There are people who think I am Israeli. That's rubbish. Zubin Mehta israelipeoplerubbish Change image and share on social
Go to the young conductors who are not making it, and you will hear how we shouldn't push ourselves or sell ourselves, how they don't have the right connections and the right opportunities. Well, you can be sure they've had the opportunities. Zubin Mehta conductorconnectionhave share on social
I have had bullets flying at concerts, but I don't want to talk about that. Zubin Mehta bulletconcertfly Change image and share on social
You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere! Zubin Mehta childeuropemusical Change image and share on social
There was an opinion expressed in the newspapers that, after 20 years, maybe the Israel Philharmonic should consider asking me to leave. I thought they might have a point, so I asked my orchestra. They told me overwhelmingly that they wanted me to stay. Zubin Mehta askexpressisrael share on social
In truth, I became a conductor because deep down I wanted to conduct Brahms's four symphonies and Richard Strauss's tone poems. Zubin Mehta brahmconductconductor 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
