Zubin Mehta Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“The New York Philharmonic is a tremendous opportunity, a great orchestra.”

“There are certainly talented instrumentalists coming from India. I see them performing all over the world.”

“There are people who think I am Israeli. That's rubbish.”

“There is a school in Israel called Hand in Hand which I support. There Arab and Jewish students study together on a daily basis.”

“Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India.”

“Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it?”

“You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere!”

“As soon as, say, Saddam Hussein started bombing Israel with Scuds, everyone was like, 'Poor Israel.' But when Israel retaliates - and most of the time they then win - people turn against them.”

“Go to the young conductors who are not making it, and you will hear how we shouldn't push ourselves or sell ourselves, how they don't have the right connections and the right opportunities. Well, you can be sure they've had the opportunities.”

“I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies, but then I have had to sacrifice something in order to have enough time with my orchestras.”