Maestro Zubin Mehta (R) speaks to pianist Daniel Barenboim during a news conference in Mumbai October 6, 2008. Mehta will conduct a series of five concerts in the city to honour the birth centenary of his late father Mehli Mehta. Mehta will conduct Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and soloists including pianist Daniel Barenboim, Violinist Pinchas Zukerman, tenor Placido Domingo,and soprano Barbara Fritolli among others. Reuters Pictures 13 months ago

Maestro Zubin Mehta (R) speaks to pianist Daniel Barenboim during a news conference in Mumbai October 6, 2008. Mehta will conduct a series of five concerts in the city to honour the birth centenary of his late father Mehli Mehta. Mehta will conduct Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and soloists including pianist Daniel Barenboim, Violinist Pinchas Zukerman, tenor Placido Domingo,and soprano Barbara Fritolli among others.

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  1. Israeli Philharmonic conductor Zubin Mehta gestures before the interpretation of the First Brahms symphonia on October 26, 2009 at the Madrid auditorium.
  2. Israeli Philharmonic conductor Zubin Mehta arrives on stage priot to conductng the First Brahms symphonia on October 26, 2009 at the Madrid auditorium.
  3. Israeli Philharmonic conductor Zubin Mehta stands before the interpretation of First Brahms symphonia on October 26, 2009 at the Madrid auditorium.
  4. Spain's Queen Sofia (R) talks with Israeli Philharmonic conductor Zubin Mehta during the interval of the first Brahms symphonia on October 26, 2009 at the Madrid auditorium.
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  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim (R) directs The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra during a rehearsal in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  7. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Musicians of The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, rehearse in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  8. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim directs The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra during a rehearsal in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim directs The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra during a rehearsal in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  10. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim (L) directs his son Michael Barenboim during a rehearsal of The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.
  11. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Conductor Daniel Barenboim directs The West-Eastern Divan youth orchestra during a rehearsal in the Royal Albert Hall ahead of their performance in the BBC Proms tonight on August 21, 2009 in London, England. The orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim, an Argentine of Jewish descent and the late Palestinian-born Edward Said in 1999 and is based in Sevilla, Spain. The project involves young musicians from a variety of countries in the Middle East including Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. Although not described as a political project the orchestra serves as an example of Barenboim and Said's vision of understanding and collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians.

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