Eminent musical artistes to perform at special concerts on Zubin Mehta's 80th birthday

Zubin Mehta during a visit to Mumbai last year

This April, The Mehli Mehta Music Foundation will present a series of three concerts to celebrate Zubin Mehta's 80th birthday.

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) will return to Mumbai after seven years, under the baton of the iconic conductor, who has had a longstanding relationship with IPO and is the Orchestra's Director for Life.

Zubin Mehta during a visit to Mumbai last year. Pic/Atul Kamble

Five acclaimed soloists: Pinchas Zuckerman, Denis Matsuev, Amanda Forysth, Maria Katzarava, and the sensational tenor, Andrea Bocelli, will perform with the orchestra.

The final concert will be an opera gala at the Brabourne Stadium where Bocelli will perform with the soprano, Katzarava.

Katzarava's body of work is known to pull an audience across genres, age groups and nationalities.