Star conductor Zubin Mehta took the stage in Tel Aviv on Sunday (Oct 20) for an emotional final performance as music director of the Israel Philharmonic, retiring after 50 years with the orchestra.
The 83-year-old, who underwent treatment for a cancerous tumour last year and walked with a cane, earned a long standing ovation from the packed house as he said "goodbye to my family," as he put it in an interview beforehand.
The final performance included Liszt's Piano Concerto No... See More
Star conductor Zubin Mehta took the stage in Tel Aviv on Sunday (Oct 20) for an emotional final performance as music director of the Israel Philharmonic, retiring after 50 years with the orchestra.
The 83-year-old, who underwent treatment for a cancerous tumour last year and walked with a cane, earned a long standing ovation from the packed house as he said "goodbye to my family," as he put it in an interview beforehand.
The final performance included Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Mahler's Symphony No. 2, known as Resurrection, at the Mediterranean city's Charles Bronfman Auditorium.
