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Mehli Mehta (25 September 1908 – 19 October 2002) was an Indian conductor and violinist. [3] Early life. Mehta was born in Bombay, India to a Parsi family. [3]
Mehta was born into a Parsi family in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, during the British Raj, the older son of Mehli (1908–2002) and Tehmina (Daruvala) Mehta. [1] [2] His native language is Gujarati. [3]
Pitcairn debuted as a solo artist with the Newark Delaware Symphony at the age of 14, later appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Academy of Music, and was Concertmaster of the American Youth Symphony from 1994-97 under Mehli Mehta, the father of Zubin Mehta.
AYS was founded in 1964 by conductor Mehli Mehta (father of Zubin Mehta and Zarin Mehta), then Director of the Orchestra Department at UCLA. Mehta led AYS for 33 seasons, retiring at age 90. In 2016, Carlos Izcaray was announced as the third and last music director in the orchestra's history until the orchestra's disbandment. [1]
Mehta is an Indian surname, derived from the Sanskrit word mahita meaning 'great' or 'praised'. It is found among several Indian religious groups, including Hindus , Jains , Parsis , and Sikhs . Among Hindus, it is used by a wide range of castes and social groups, including Rajputs , Brahmins , Tyagi and Bania .
Mehli Mehta (1908–2002): musician; founder of the Bombay Philharmonic and Bombay String Orchestras. Mehr Jesia (born 1968): Indian model; Nariman "Nari" Contractor (born 1934): cricketer; coach at the CCI Academy. Nauheed Cyrusi (born 1982): model, film actress, television presenter; Nazneen Contractor (born 1982): film actress
Conductor Zubin Mehta's family moved to the United States when his father Mehli Mehta joined the quartet as second violinist in 1959. [8] In the late 1960s, the second violinist was Geoffrey Michaels. He was finally replaced by Yumi Ninomiya, now a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Nandan Mehta: Musician, founder of 'Saptak'. Shri Nandan Mehta was an outstanding tabla exponent of the Banaras Baaj. Apart from being a noted performer and a guru, he was respected as an institution builder who helped promote our rich musical heritage. Naresh Kanodia: Film actor Narsinh Mehta: Poet-saint Natvar Bhavsar: American painter [4 ...