LEGENDARY CONDUCTOR MAESTRO ZUBIN MEHTA RETURNS TO SINGAPORE

Highly regarded and acclaimed classical music conductor Maestro Zubin Mehta, with the inspiring 110 member Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, each member chosen personally by the Maestro, will perform at the Esplanade Concert Hall on Thursday, 7 January 2016.

The Concert will celebrate both Maestro's 80th Birthday and the 80th Season of the Israel Philharmonic. On the prestigious occasion of the 80th Anninversay Tour, works that have been celebrated throughout the Israel Philharmonic's esteemed performance history that are classical masterpieces of French, Russian and German origins and considered the greatest works of the respective Composers are the perfect compositions for this auspicious double celebration. 

1. BEETHOVEN, Leonore Overture 3
2. RAVEL, La Valse
3. TCHAIKOVSKY’, Symphony No 6 "Pathetique"

The one-night-only concert will give fans the opportunity to celebrate these impressive milestones and be enchanted by the legendary Maestro and his beloved Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. 

THE MAESTRO

Zubin Mehta ~ Globally respected and tireless, he is known for a technique and conducting style often described as impassioned, forceful and flamboyant. In an interview with The Business Times in 1989, he said, "If I could tour for 12 months, I would."

Born in Bombay in 1936, Mehta had conducted the Vienna, Berlin and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's by the age of 25. In 1981 he was awarded the title of Music Director for Life by the Israel Philharmonic and has since conducted the orchestra in over 3,000 concerts with artists like Andrea Bocelli, Renée Fleming, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, and the late Isaac Stern. He is also Honorary Conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, main Conductor for Valencia's Opera House and the Bavarian State Orchestra. 

Among his extensive list of awards are the Vienna Philharmonic's ring of honour the Nikisch Ring, bequeathed to him by the late legendary conductor Karl Böhm, the Tagore Award for cultural harmony bestowed upon him by the Indian Government, and the Praemium Imperiale awarded by the Imperial family of Japan. In 2011 he also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

He has devoted much of his energy to fostering young musical talent and is co-chairman of the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation in Mumbai where children are educated in western classical music. He is also Honorary President of The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel Aviv where the best young musicians are trained for professional careers. 

THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

In the same year Mehta was born, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was founded by Jewish violinist Bronislaw Huberman who foresaw the Holocaust and persuaded 75 Jewish musicians from the major European orchestras to immigrate and form their own orchestra. This became the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. In its relatively short history, the orchestra of 110 members, each personally chosen by Mehta, has emerged as a world-class ensemble