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Zubin Mehta

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Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mehta's father was the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra, and Mehta received his early musical education from him. When he was 18, he enrolled in the Vienna state music academy, from which he graduated after three years with a diploma as a conductor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zubin Mehta is the 6th most popular conductor, the 79th most popular biography from India (down from 58th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Conductor.

Zubin Mehta is most famous for being the conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Zubin Mehta ranks 6 out of 128. Before him are Herbert von Karajan, Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado, Arturo Toscanini, and Daniel Barenboim. After him are Wilhelm Furtwängler, Karl Böhm, Sergiu Celibidache, Lorin Maazel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Bruno Walter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Zubin Mehta ranks 24. Before him are John McCain, F. W. de Klerk, Louis Gossett Jr., Andrei Chikatilo, Robert Woodrow Wilson, and Aga Khan IV. After him are Glen Campbell, David Carradine, Barack Obama Sr., Virna Lisi, Ursula Andress, and Richard Bach.

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In India

Among people born in India, Zubin Mehta ranks 79 out of 1,861. Before him are Jim Corbett (1875), Ibrahim Lodi (1450), Syed Ahmad Khan (1817), Gerald Durrell (1925), Tulsidas (1532), and Savitribai Phule (1831). After him are Dara Shukoh (1615), Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931), Shivaji (1627), Jahanara Begum (1614), Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290), and Sita (null).

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Among CONDUCTORS In India

Among conductors born in India, Zubin Mehta ranks 1. 

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