September 15, 2021
Zubin Mehta Net Worth
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Structural info
- Full Name: Zubin Mehta
- Net Worth: $10 Million
- Date Of Birth: April 29, 1936
- Place Of Birth: Bombay, India
- Profession: Music Department, Soundtrack, Actor
- Education: University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, Accademia Musicale Chigiana, St. Xavier’s College-Autonomous, Mumbai, St. Mary’s School, Mumbai
- Nationality: American, Indian
- Spouse: Nancy Kovack (m. 1969), Carmen Lasky (m. 1958–1964)
- Children: Mervon Mehta and Zarina Mehta
- Parents: Mehli Mehta, Tehmina Mehta
- Siblings: Zarin Mehta
- IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0576590/
- Awards: Kennedy Center Honors, Tagore Award, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Praemium Imperiale, Wolf Prize in Arts, Brit Award for Best Classical Recording, Porin Award for Best Foreign Video Programme, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Program – Performing Arts, Primetime Emmy Award for Outst…
- Music Groups: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
- Nominations: Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety Or Music Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual A…
- Movies: Orchestra of Exiles, Caballé Beyond the Music, Mozart: The Requiem from Sarajevo, Zubin Mehta: Los Angeles Philharmonic, Johann Strauss Gala, Zubin Mehta & Mitsuko Uchida, Joint Concert: Tel Aviv 1990, Georges Bizet’s Carmen: Covent Garden, Zubin Mehta: Vienna Philharmonic: New Year’s Concert 2007,…
- TV Shows: Live from Lincoln Center, The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994
Quotes
- [on Jack Benny] 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.
Facts
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1600 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on March 1, 2011.
- Has been Music Director for Life of the Israel Philhamonic Orchestra since 1981.
- The Muppet Show (1976) character Zubin Beckmesser is named after him.
- Is mentioned in Frank Zappa’s song “Billy the Mountain”.
- Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera from 1998 – 2006.
- Good friends with Daniel Barenboim and his former wife, the late Jacqueline du Pré.
- Former conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
- Awarded Kennedy Center Honors in 2006, with Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, Steven Spielberg and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- His ex-wife, Carmen Lasky, is married to his brother, Zarin Mehta.
- Father of Mervon Mehta (aka Merwin Mehta) (born 1959) and Zarina Mehta (born 1961). Uncle of Rohanna Mehta.
- When the conductor moved to Los Angeles in 1974, he bought actor Steve McQueen’s former Brentwood home for $400,000.
- Alumnus of St. Mary’s School, Mumbai and St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
Filmography
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker | 2015 | TV Series conductor – 1 episode | |
| Rigoletto a Mantova | 2010 | TV Movie conductor | |
| Die Walküre | 2009/I | TV Movie conductor | |
| La forza del destino | 2008 | TV Movie conductor | |
| Das Rheingold | 2007 | TV Movie conductor | |
| Great Performances | 1999-2007 | TV Series conductor – 3 episodes | |
| La forza del destino | 2007 | TV Movie conductor | |
| Fidelio | 2006 | TV Movie conductor | |
| Falstaff | 2006/II | TV Movie conductor | |
| Die Entführung aus dem Serail | 2002 | TV Movie conductor | |
| La traviata | 2000 | TV Movie conductor | |
| Carmina burana | 1998 | TV Movie conductor | |
| Tristan und Isolde | 1998 | TV Movie conductor | |
| Great Composers | 1997 | TV Series documentary conducted by – 1 episode | |
| Mozart: The Requiem from Sarajevo | 1994 | TV Special documentary conductor | |
| Tannhäuser | 1994 | TV Movie conductor | |
| The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 | 1994 | TV Special conductor | |
| Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca | 1992 | TV Movie conductor | |
| Herzsprung | 1992 | conductor | |
| Carmen by Georges Bizet | 1991 | TV Movie conductor | |
| Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert | 1990 | TV Movie documentary conductor | |
| War and Love | 1985 | musical director | |
| Live from Lincoln Center | 1981 | TV Series music director – 1 episode | |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1980 | TV Special guest conductor | |
| Fidelio | 1979 | conductor | |
| La Fanciulla del West | 1977 | TV Movie conductor | |
| The Astrologer | 1975/II | conductor: title music | |
| Die Entführung aus dem Serail | 1967 | TV Movie conductor |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sing | 2016 | performer: “Nessun dorma! Turandot, Act 3” | |
| I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster | 2007 | performer: “He loves and she loves” | |
| Grand Theft Auto 3 | 2001 | Video Game performer: “Non più andrai farfallone amoroso” | |
| The Mirror Has Two Faces | 1996 | performer: “Nessun Dorma” | |
| Fearless | 1993 | performer: “Concerto No.5 in E Flat for Piano and Orchestra” – as Zubin Meta | |
| Strictly Ballroom | 1992 | performer: “The Blue Danube Waltz” | |
| Fear, Anxiety & Depression | 1989 | performer: “Rienzi Overture” | |
| The Witches of Eastwick | 1987 | performer: “Nessun Dorma” | |
| Castaway | 1986 | performer: “NESSUM DORMA aria from Turandot” | |
| Manhattan | 1979 | music: “Rhapsody in Blue” 1924, “Love Is Sweeping the Country” 1931, “Land of the Gay Caballero” 1930, “Sweet and Low Down” 1927, “I’ve Got a Crush on You” 1930, “Do-Do-Do” 1926, “S’Wonderful” 1927, “Oh, Lady Be Good” 1924, “Strike Up the Band” 1927, “Embraceable You” 1930 / performer: “Rhapsody in Blue” 1924 |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ek tha Bhujang | 2015 | Shunty Sir | |
| Wie es ihr gefällt – Cheryl Studer, eine amerikanische Sopranistin | 1996 | TV Movie | |
| Live from Lincoln Center | 1977-1983 | TV Series | Conductor |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Performances | 2001 | TV Series executive director – 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself – Conductor |
| Live from Lincoln Center | 1978-1987 | TV Series | Himself – Conductor / Himself / Himself (conductor) |
| Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Liberty Weekend | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Orchestra | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| Zubin and the I.P.O. | 1983 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Live from Studio 8H: Caruso Remembered | 1982 | TV Special | Himself – Conductor |
| Today | 1978-1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| Das Musik-Porträt | 1981 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1980 | TV Special | Himself |
| Live from Studio 8H: A Tribute to Toscanini | 1980 | TV Special documentary | Himself – Host / Conductor |
| Fidelio | 1979 | Himself – Le chef d’orchestre | |
| Horowitz: Live! | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Stars Salute Israel at 30 | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Lively Arts | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Bolero | 1973 | Short documentary | Himself – Conductor |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Musik zum Ansehen | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Switched-On Symphony | 1970 | TV Special | Himself – Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| NET Festival | 1968 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Conductor, Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| Die Entführung aus dem Serail | 1967 | TV Movie | Himself – Conductor |
| Festival of Arts | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Japan | 1962 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (conductor) |
| Stars in der Manege | 1959 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Performer |
| ¡Atención obras! | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Oh du mein Österreich | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Sommernachtskonzert Schönbrunn | 2015 | TV Series | Himself – Conductor |
| Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker | 2007-2015 | TV Series | Dirigent / Conductor |
| Charlie Rose | 2014 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Orchestra of Exiles | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Pau Casals, l’home que va fer sentir el silenci | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| David Garrett Playing for My Life | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Wiem, skad jestem | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Live from Jerusalem: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Live with Zubin Mehta Featuring Renée Fleming and Joseph Calleja | 2011 | Himself | |
| Aida | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself – Conductor |
| Rigoletto a Mantova | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself – Coductor |
| Imagine | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Conductor |
| Götterdammerung | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself – Conductor |
| La forza del destino | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself – Conductor |
| Siegfried | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself / Conductor |
| Das Rheingold | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself – Conductor |
| La forza del destino | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself – Conductor |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| Fidelio | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself – Conductor |
| Falstaff | 2006/II | TV Movie | Himself – Direttore |
| Great Conversations in Music | 2005 | TV Series | Conductor |
| Caballé, más allá de la música | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| Boulevard Bio | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Art That Shook the World | 2002 | TV Series documentary | |
| Die Entführung aus dem Serail | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself – Conductor |
| Rostropovich at 75 | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| On Wings of Fire | 2001 | Himself | |
| The Turandot Project | 2000 | Documentary | Himself – Conductor |
| American Masters | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Great Performances | 1981-1999 | TV Series | Himself – Conductor / Himself |
| Carmina burana | 1998 | TV Movie | Himself – Conductor |
| Claudio Abbado: Die Stille nach der Musik | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Interviewee |
| In Rehearsal: Zubin Mehta with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Conductor |
| Biography | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Mozart: The Requiem from Sarajevo | 1994 | TV Special documentary | Himself – Conductor |
| The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 | 1994 | TV Special | Conductor |
| The Vision: The Making of the ‘Three Tenors in Concert’ | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself – Direttore d’orchestra |
| Carmen by Georges Bizet | 1991 | TV Movie | Himself – Conductor |
| Carnegie Hall: Live at 100 | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (conductor) |
| Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Conductor |
| American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’ at Masada | 1989 | TV Special documentary | Conductor |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banda sonora | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| No me la puc treure del cap | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| La tele de tu vida | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Remembering Jacqueline du Pré | 1994 | Video documentary | Himself |
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