Zubin Mehta, a conductor featured on this album, received his first musical education from his father, Mehli Mehta, a noted concert violinist and founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra.
Performer Biography
Glenn Dicterow, the New York Philharmonic's concertmaster, is completing his final season after presiding over more than 6,000 concerts and performing as a soloist in 219.
Performer Biography
Glenn Dicterow served as the New York Philharmonic's concertmaster for 34 years, influencing the entire ensemble with his dramatic musical presence.
Performer Biography
Zubin Mehta, a conductor on this album, had the longest tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, lasting 13 years.
Interpretation
Glenn Dicterow, the violinist on this album, believes the lyricism and mechanical elements of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2, along with its pyrotechnical aspects, are what drew him to the piece.
Performer Biography
Kurt Masur, a conductor on this album, was Music Director of the New York Philharmonic from 1991 to 2002 and was named its first Music Director Emeritus.
Performer Biography
Maxim Shostakovich, a conductor on this album, is the son of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich and premiered many important works, including his father's Symphony No. 15.
