Mehli Mehta

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Mehli Mehta
Born(1908-09-25)25 September 1908
conductor
Known forfounded, Bombay Symphony Orchestra (1935); founded, Bombay String Quartet (1940); founded American Youth Sym. Orch. (1964)
SpouseTehmina Daruvala (m. ca 1935)
ChildrenZubin Mehta
Zarin Mehta
WebsiteMehli Mehta Music Foundation
Notes

Mehli Mehta (25 September 1908 – 19 October 2002) was an Indian conductor and violinist.[3]

Early life

Mehta was born in

conductor
(1945–1955). He was married to Tehmina.

Performing career

In 1940 Mehta founded the

Trinity College of Music
in London.

He moved to the United States in 1945, where he studied violin in New York. In 1955 Mehli Mehta moved to England, where he served for five years as Assistant Concertmaster and Concertmaster of the

Hallé Orchestra of Manchester under Sir John Barbirolli
. Mehta came to regard Barbirolli as "one of the greatest influences of my conducting life."

In 1959 he joined the

UCLA
(1964 to 1976).

Within two months of his arrival in 1964, he organised the

Beethoven Marathon in a performance of a Beethoven symphony on Beethoven's 200th birthday, 16 December 1970, in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, a concert at which his son, Zubin Mehta, also conducted.[5]
He led the orchestra until its 34th season in 1998.

In his biography of Barbirolli, author Michael Kennedy quotes the great conductor as saying, "I... attended Mehli's concert with the American Youth Symphony. I am glad I did, for dear Mehli was magnificent. Made those children play really quite splendidly. I was really thrilled and impressed."

Mehta was highly acclaimed when he appeared as conductor with the

Jacksonville, Memphis, Ashland and Eugene. In March 1983, he made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall
to unanimous acclaim with the National Orchestra Association Symphony.

Mehta was the recipient of the Governor's "Award for the Arts" of the

ICM Artists Ltd.
, New York.

Mehli Mehta died in Santa Monica, California on 19 October 2002, aged 94.

Legacy

Mehta's son, Zubin, is a well-known classical music conductor. His other son, Zarin, was the executive director of the New York Philharmonic and was previously the executive director of the Montreal Symphony as well as the Ravinia Festival in Chicago.

Sources

  1. Gale K2420007898
    . Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  2. ^ Pasles, Chris (22 October 2002). "Obituaries – Mehli Mehta, 94; Youth Symphony Conductor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Mehli Mehta, Symphony Conductor, 94". The New York Times. Reuters. 22 October 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ Sorabji, Deepika (8 October 2010). "MMMF: Classical music in Mumbai has a savior". CNN. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ Riposte by Rip Rense: "Ode To Joy..."
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