Zubin Mehta
| Zubin Mehta ज़ूबिन मेहता |
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Zubin Mehta in 2007
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| Born |
29 April 1936 Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India) |
| Occupation | Musical conductor |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Carmen Lasky (m. 1958–64) Nancy Kovack (m. 1969) |
| Children | Mervon Mehta and Zarina Mehta (with Carmen Lasky) |
| Relatives |
Mehli Mehta (father) Zarin Mehta (brother) |
| Website | http://www.zubinmehta.net |
Zubin Mehta (English pronunciation: /ˈzuːbɪn ˈmeɪtɑ/ or /ˈmeɪtə/Hindi: ज़ूबिन मेहता, Hindi pronunciation: [ˈzuːbɪn ˈmeːɦt̪aː]; born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is the Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Main Conductor for Valencia's opera house. Mehta is also the chief conductor of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino festival.
Mehta was born into a Parsi family in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, the son of Mehli and Tehmina Mehta. His father was a violinist and founding conductor of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra, and also conducted the American Youth Symphony upon moving to Los Angeles, CA. Mehta is an alumnus of St. Mary's School, Mumbai, and St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. While in school, Mehta was taught to play the piano by Joseph de Lima, who was his first piano teacher. Mehta initially intended to study medicine, but eventually became a music student in Vienna at the age of 18, under Hans Swarowsky. Also at the same academy along with Mehta were conductor Claudio Abbado and conductor–pianist Daniel Barenboim.
Mehta's first marriage was to Canadian soprano Carmen Lasky in 1958. They have a son, Mervon, and a daughter, Zarina. In 1964, they divorced. Two years after the divorce, Carmen married Mehta's brother, Zarin Mehta, formerly the Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic. In July 1969, Mehta married Nancy Kovack, an American former film and television actress. Mehta, a permanent resident of the United States, retains his Indian citizenship.
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