'I‘m a pukka Indian. Mumbai is my home', says Zubin Mehta about his birthplace. The Music Director for life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra traveled to India with 'his‘ inspiring 110-member orchestra and together they celebrated Maestro Mehta‘s 80th birthday with two fantastic concerts at the National Center for Performing Arts in Mumbai. The concert programmes featured works of some of Mehta‘s favorite composers, performed together with three of his closest musical friends: Pinchas Zukerman, Amanda Forsyth, and Denis Matsuev. Recorded at the National Center for Performing Arts Mumbai, India, April 2016.
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
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Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102
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Dvořák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92
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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé - Suite No. 2
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Ravel: La Valse
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Strauss, J, II: Die Fledermaus Overture
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23