In honor of the great Zubin Mehta, the Belgrade Philharmonic will perform in India in celebration of the famous maestro’s 90th birthday, with two concerts in his hometown of Mumbai.

As the orchestra which gave him his first professional opportunity in 1958, the Belgrade Philharmonic has developed a deep and special bond with one of today’s most distinguished conductors, a sentiment Mehta himself expressed by saying: When someone becomes my friend, I remain true to that friendship. The same goes for orchestras.

At the invitation of the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation, the Belgrade Philharmonic has been presented with the extraordinary honor of being the first orchestra with which Zubin Mehta will begin his 90^th birthday celebrations, which will take place across the world throughout 2026. This marks a magnificent moment for our orchestra, which will perform in India for the first time in its 102-year history, at the stunning National Centre for the Performing Arts, alongside some of the world’s greatest artists.