Indian conductor
Alumnus of St. Marys School, Mumbai and St. Xaviers College, Mumbai.
When the conductor moved to Los Angeles in 1974, he bought actor Steve McQueen s former Brentwood home for $400,000.
Father of Mervon Mehta (aka Merwin Mehta) (born 1959) and Zarina Mehta. Uncle of Rohanna Mehta.
His ex-wife, Carmen Lasky, is married to his brother, Zarin Mehta.
Awarded Kennedy Center Honors in 2006, with Dolly Parton , Smokey Robinson , Steven Spielberg and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Former conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Good friends with Daniel Barenboim and his former wife, the late Jacqueline du Pr.
Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera from 1998 - 2006.
Is mentioned in Frank Zappa s song "Billy the Mountain".
"The Muppet Show" character Zubin Beckmesser is named after him.
Has been Music Director for Life of the Israel Philhamonic Orchestra since 1981.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1600 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on March 1, 2011.
I respect the Indian government for the fact that there are no settlements in Kashmir.
My father was a trained accountant, a BCom from Sydenham College and a self-taught violinist. In the 1920s, when he was in his teens, he heard a great violinist, Jascha Heifetz, and he was so inspired listening to him that he bought himself a violin, and with a little help from an Italian teacher, he learned to play it.
I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call each other any time. .
