Repubblica.it: I 90 di Zubin Mehta: “Ho imparato il tedesco con le ragazze. E che buone le lasagne di Sophia Loren”

Il grande direttore festeggia il compleanno con la “Nona” di Beethoven al Maggio musicale fiorentino: “Studio ogni giorno, i malanni non mi fermano”. E ricorda Karajan, Abbado, e la frequentazione di casa Ponti

Zubin Mehta’s 90s: “I learned German with the girls. And Sophia Loren’s lasagna was so good.”

The great conductor celebrates his birthday with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Maggio musicale fiorentino: “I study every day, illness doesn’t stop me.” And he remembers Karajan, Abbado, and the visits to the home of Ponti.

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https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2026/04/25/news/zubin_mehta_90_anni_compleanno_intervista-425306023/

#Abbado conducting #Brahms #Schicksalslied for #choir and #orchestra

Text by Friederich #Holderlin

One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written ❤️ setting in music one of the most beautiful #poems ever written

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