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Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

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Zubin Mehta’s 80th Anniversary Concert in His Hometown Mumbai, Featuring Friends Zukerman, Matthueff, and Forsythe!Zubin Mehta turned 80 in April 2016, and a commemorative concert given by him and his hand-picked Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in his hometown of Mumbai, India, is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. The May 2018 concert in Japan was regrettably cancelled due to health reasons, but this birthday concert will feature music by some of Mehta’s favorite composers from his extensive repertoire, with Mehta’s musical friends, violinist The soloists for this birthday concert were violinist Pinkas Zukerman, cellist and Zukerman’s wife, Amanda Forsythe, and pianist Denis Matsuev, winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition (1998) and a virtuoso pianist with strong technique. Both orchestra and soloists were in the mood to celebrate the birthday of the great master Meh