Zubin Mehta, who is one of the world’s leading conductors, was born into a Parsee family in April 1936. He is the son of Mehli Mehta, a violinist, who founded the Bombay Symphony Orchestra. He was Music Director of the New York Philharmonic for 13 years – the longest any one has ever held this position. While there, Mehta conducted more than a thousand concerts, 800 works, 30 world premieres, and offered debut performances to more than 400 soloists.