Zubin Mehta
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Zubin Mehta is a renowned Indian-born conductor celebrated for leading major orchestras worldwide, including long tenures with the Israel Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zubin Mehta canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T697263 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zubin Mehta Context triple: [Parsis, notablePerson, Zubin Mehta]
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A.
William Steinberg
William Steinberg was a renowned 20th-century German-American conductor celebrated for his precise, disciplined interpretations with major orchestras in the United States and Europe.
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B.
Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf was an Austrian-born American conductor renowned for his leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, particularly in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim is an acclaimed pianist and conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his peace-building musical initiatives, including co-founding the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
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D.
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan was a renowned 20th-century Austrian conductor, best known for his long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic and influential recordings of the classical repertoire.
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E.
Charles Munch
Charles Munch was a renowned 20th-century French conductor celebrated for his dynamic interpretations of French and German repertoire and his influential recordings with major orchestras.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zubin Mehta Target entity description: Zubin Mehta is a renowned Indian-born conductor celebrated for leading major orchestras worldwide, including long tenures with the Israel Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic.
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A.
William Steinberg
William Steinberg was a renowned 20th-century German-American conductor celebrated for his precise, disciplined interpretations with major orchestras in the United States and Europe.
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B.
Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf was an Austrian-born American conductor renowned for his leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, particularly in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim is an acclaimed pianist and conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his peace-building musical initiatives, including co-founding the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
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D.
Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan was a renowned 20th-century Austrian conductor, best known for his long tenure with the Berlin Philharmonic and influential recordings of the classical repertoire.
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E.
Charles Munch
Charles Munch was a renowned 20th-century French conductor celebrated for his dynamic interpretations of French and German repertoire and his influential recordings with major orchestras.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian-born musician
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human ⓘ music director ⓘ orchestral conductor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bavarian Order of Merit
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Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ Padma Bhushan ⓘ Padma Vibhushan ⓘ Praemium Imperiale ⓘ Wolf Prize in Arts ⓘ |
| citizenship |
India
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Israel ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-04-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Vienna Music Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Parsis
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surface form:
Parsi
|
| familyName | Mehta ⓘ |
| father | Mehli Mehta ⓘ |
| fullName | Zubin Mehta self-link ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Zubin ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ Gujarati ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| movement | Western classical music ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Conducted at the opening of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
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Conducted the Three Tenors concert at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Rome ⓘ |
| notableStudentOf | Hans Swarowsky ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Music directorship of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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Music directorship of the New York Philharmonic ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
ⓘ
music director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mumbai
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surface form:
Bombay
Mumbai ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Conductor of the Bavarian State Opera
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Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ Music Director of the Bavarian State Orchestra ⓘ Music Director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic ⓘ Music Director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra ⓘ Music Director of the New York Philharmonic ⓘ Principal Conductor of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ⓘ |
| residence |
Florence
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Los Angeles ⓘ Tel Aviv ⓘ |
| spouse |
Carmen Lasky
ⓘ
Nancy Kovack ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zubin Mehta Description of subject: Zubin Mehta is a renowned Indian-born conductor celebrated for leading major orchestras worldwide, including long tenures with the Israel Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.