Zubin Mehta

For many years Zubin Mehta has been celebrated as one of the world’s top conductors. Over the course of a unique career he has directed the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonic Orchestras as well as the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. Since 1985 he has been principal conductor of the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. As a precocious 25-year-old he had already conducted the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras, as well as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Till today he retains a close relationship to all three, and since 1977 has been music director for life of the latter ensemble. As part of a jubilee tour to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the IPO, Zubin Mehta will also make an appearance in the Semperoper. In previous seasons he has been a regular and highly popular guest conductor on the Staatskapelle rostrum.