Mehta, Zubin

In 1958, he entered an international competition for conducting organised by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; the prize, which he won, was a year's assistant conductorship with the orchestra. In the same year, Mehta studied at Tanglewood, where the composer, conductor, and pianist Lukas Foss was sufficiently impressed by his talent to introduce Mehta to his own agent, Siegfried Hearst. Once signed with Hearst, Mehta obtained many important guest appearances. After a successful...