Zubin Mehta Quotes

• I knew at university that medicine was just not for me. I saved many lives by not being a doctor!

  Zubin Mehta

  Doctors, Medicine, Live By

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• It's hard to find an emblem of cultural, national pride that burns as bright as Israel's success in classical music.

  Zubin Mehta

  Pride, Israel, Classical Music

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• In this art form, in any art form, generalities are useless.

  Zubin Mehta

  Art, Useless, Crafts

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

  Zubin Mehta

  Symphony, Four, Tone

  Zubin Mehta, Renate v Matuschka (2009). “Zubin Mehta: The Score of My Life”, Hal Leonard Corporation

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• I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call each other any time.

  Zubin Mehta

  Phones, Should Have, Good Relationship

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• A woman's life in the orchestra is not as long as a man's; she is just not as good at 60 as a man is at 60.

  Zubin Mehta

  Men, Long, Orchestra

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• Although I am flexible and ready to take advice, I can't carry an umbrella of thoughts over my head that would distract me and affect my music making.

  Zubin Mehta

  Advice, Umbrella, Ready

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• Rock music is predictable, unless theres great talent involved.

  Zubin Mehta

  Rocks, Talent, Rock Music

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• 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 of the fatigue and cynicism, out comes a 17-year-old music student again, full of wonder, exuberance and a tremendous love of music.

  Zubin Mehta

  New York, Kids, Years

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

  Zubin Mehta

  Cities, Quality, Three

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• I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.

  Zubin Mehta

  Pain, Rap, Moving

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• New York is really the place to be; to go to New York, you're going to the center of the world, the lion's den.

  Zubin Mehta

  New York, World, Lions

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

  Zubin Mehta

  Jealous, Lakes, People

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

  Zubin Mehta

  Israel, Orchestra, Satisfaction

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• Indian hotels are doing well globally because they understand hospitality.

  Zubin Mehta

  Hospitality, Hotel, Wells

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