Zubin Mehta

Zubin Mehta cancels all Israeli shows, cites Netanyahu's 'treatment of Palestinians'

Zubin Mehta, an Indian conductor who was IPO musical director for 50 years, condemns Netanyahu's policies on Palestine and urges the arts community to speak out.

|ByJAMES GENN
Conductor Zubin Mehta attends the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Duet Gala at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on November 10, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California; illustrative.
ISRAELI CONDUCTOR Lahav Shani and members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra receive applause from the audience following their performance as guests at the Konzerthaus Berlin, as part of the ongoing Musikfest Berlin, following their disinvitation from the Flanders Festival Ghent, in Berlin, Germa

Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra performs ‘Aida’ opera - review

Youthful, graceful, and very competent, with a cast of top singers, Maestro Vincenzo Milletari took the audience to ancient Egypt and its unique rituals and customs.

|BySARAH HERSHENSON
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performing at the ZOA House in Tel Aviv, August 1, 1953

76 years of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

No other top-flight orchestra in the world is so closely identified with its constituency as the Israel Philharmonic.

|ByNEVILLE TELLER
ZUBIN MEHTA returns to the IPO.

Zubin Mehta returns to Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for eight concerts

A stalwart friend of Israel, it should be a remarkable and uplifting experience to hear and see Mehta and friends again making music together.

|BySARAH HERSHENSON

UN S-G to receive World Jewish Congress highest award

The World Jewish Congress Theodor Herzl Award recognizes individuals who the WJC sees as outstanding in their work to promote Herzl's ideals.

NOVEMBER 8, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres gives a speech during a ceremony at Lisbon University

Concert Review - Zubin Mehta and Verdi’s Requiem

The requiem begins with the soft entrance of the cellos and gradually the powerful orchestral forces were unleashed during the “Dies Irae.”

JULY 14, 2019ByIRVING SPITZ
Zubin Mehta and the IPO performing Verdi’s Requiem

Georgian piano virtuoso teams up with Mehta

Khatia Buniatishvili and maestro Zubin Mehta to share the IPO stage.

JANUARY 8, 2019BySARAH HERSHENSON
KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI and Zubin Mehta will collaborate on Mozart Piano Concerto no. 20, in D minor: ‘Music is something that is very free.’

Lahav Shani, 29, replacing Mehta at IPO in 2020

The young piano prodigy first performed with the Israeli Philharmonic at the age of 16.

JANUARY 20, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Lahav Shani.

29-year-old replacing Zubin Mehta at Israel Philharmonic

29-year-old wunderkind Lahav Shani to take on role of music director of the Israel Philharmonic in 2020.

JANUARY 18, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Lahav Shani is the successor to the legendary Zubin Mehta as director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

Mad in Miami about Jewish films

The Miami Jewish Film Festival is the largest Jewish cultural event in Florida and one of the three largest Jewish film festivals in the world.

JANUARY 7, 2018ByHANNAH BROWN
THE ISRAEL at 70 program will feature Eran Riklis’s highly anticipated thriller ‘Shelter.’ (Courtesy Menemsha Films)