A maestro who belongs everywhere and nowhere — watch him conduct his own extraordinary life.
Zubin Mehta is one of the most charismatic conductors of our time. A citizen of the world with many facets: Indian culture and Parsi spirituality, North American lifestyle and European musical tradition. The portrait accompanies Zubin Mehta to current places of activity and important stages of his life. [arte.de]
Direction
Ehrhardt lets Mehta's charisma breathe without over-explaining.
Production
Gorgeous access to orchestras and intimate archival moments.
Director
Bettina Ehrhardt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mehta conducted both the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonic simultaneously in 1978 — a scheduling feat no conductor has matched.
The 'citizen of the world' framing directly echoes his 1991 peace concert in Sarajevo's ruins, which the documentary oddly minimizes.
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