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84 quotes by Zubin Mehta

Zubin Mehta ज ब न म हत Zubin Mehta in 2007 Born (1936-04-29) 29 April 1936 (age 78) Bombay (now Mumbai), British India (now 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 (Hindi: ज ब न म...
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I'm very much tied to the state of Israel, but I am against their policy of settlements in Palestine.

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I am jealous of all those people who live on the shore of Dal Lake.

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Rock music is predictable, unless there's great talent involved.

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There are three orchestras in Munich, all world-quality, in a city of one million. Yet every hall is full.

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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.

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I knew at university that medicine was just not for me. I saved many lives by not being a doctor!

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New York is really the place to be; to go to New York, you're going to the center of the world, the lion's den.

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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... →

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I feel growing up in Mumbai is an advantage, as we grow up speaking so many languages that when we go abroad, it becomes easier to learn new... →

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Israel is a piece of real estate that neither Jew or Arab will let go of; neither will leave these shores. And so they will have to learn to live... →

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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... →

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Indian hotels are doing well globally because they understand hospitality.

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An American orchestra doesn't want to play more than it has to. I respectfully disagree with that attitude.

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