Zubin Mehta quotes

Zubin Mehta is an Indian conductor renowned for his work with leading orchestras around the world. His dynamic leadership and musical interpretations have earned him international acclaim. He continues to inspire audiences with his passion and dedication to the arts. Here are 14 of his quotes:

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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I feel very friendly towards your country, but make no mistake I will always be an Indian first.

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Throughout Jack's violin solo at the Hollywood Bowl, the audience was glued to their seats. That was the only way he could get them to sit down.

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Rock music is predictable, unless theres great talent involved.

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I wish that only three residents of Tel Aviv could see what conditions on the West Bank are like. Living in such proximity, most Israelis have no idea about the adversity on the West Bank.

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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 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.

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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 love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.

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

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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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It's hard to find an emblem of cultural, national pride that burns as bright as Israel's success in classical music.

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In truth, I became a conductor because deep down I wanted to conduct Brahmss four symphonies and Richard Strausss tone poems.

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