Ceremonies Quotes by Zubin Mehta

I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew.

— Zubin Mehta

I've never said, 'I live for art.'

— Zubin Mehta

...Ori Kam is an outstanding violist who has already played as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra twice, much to our delight and…

— Zubin Mehta

New York for a long time was a kind of conductor's graveyard.

— Zubin Mehta

Citizens of India, Pakistan, and Kashmir need to come together and make music.

— Zubin Mehta

I have been to Kashmir many times, especially with my family, in the '70s.

— Zubin Mehta

In truth, I became a conductor because deep down I wanted to conduct Brahmss four symphonies and Richard Strausss tone poems.

— Zubin Mehta

I'm a pucca Indian. Bombay is my home.

— Zubin Mehta

My tastes are Viennese.

— Zubin Mehta

Music is the message of peace, and music only brings peace.

— Zubin Mehta

I am jealous of all those people who live on the shore of Dal Lake.

— Zubin Mehta

Most Arab Israelis speak Hebrew, but not the other way around. It's about time that changed.

— Zubin Mehta

Essentially, the [New York] Philharmonic is just like any other orchestra-they all have the spirit of kids, and if you scratch away a little…

— Zubin Mehta

I always look at the work of fashion designers as if they were art.

— Zubin Mehta

There are three orchestras in Munich, all world-quality, in a city of one million. Yet every hall is full.

— Zubin Mehta