Technical Details: Interactive Menu in four languages Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 + Stereo Region Code: 0 Picture Format: 4:3  Specials: Artist Biographies Bach Documentary (ca.35 min)   Running Time: c.125 min

Order No: 90003 Zubin Mehta meets Mitsuko Uchida Programme: Bach, Concerto for Violin+Oboe Beethoven, Piano Concerto No.4 Stravinsky, Pulcinella Schubert, Rosamunde Overture Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Zubin Mehta Soloists: Mitsuko Uchida, Piano Zinovi Kaplan, Violin Dudu Carmel, Oboe In 1968 Maestro Zubin Mehta, one of the great conductors of our time, was appointed Music Advisor to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and in 1977 he became its Music Director. In 1981 his appointment was extended for life. Born in India, Mehta started his professional career in Vienna and England and rapidly became one of the world's most sought after conductors. In the concert documented on the DVD in hand, the extraordinary conductor Mehta and his orchestra meet an extraordinary pianist: Mitsuko Uchida. Her interpretation of a wide range of repertoire has gained her a formidable reputation as a pianist who brings intellectual acuity and musical insight to her performances. She is particularly noted for her interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert but is also a dedicated performer of the music of Berg, Schönberg, Debussy and Messiaen. As special features the DVD offers artist biographies in four languages as well as a film documentary about life and times of Johann Sebastian Bach.