Zubin Mehta: A Musical Journey by Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy. Published in 2016 by Viking-Penguin Books India Private Limited, 7th floor, Infinity Tower C, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon 122002. Pp: xxxiv + 495. Price: Rs 899.
American writer and satirist Ambrose Bierce once summarily dismissed a review request with "The covers of this book are too far apart.” This reviewer, quite contrarily, categorically declares Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy’s (pictured) brilliant biography of the long-enduring music icon Zubin Mehta — considering its range and scope — is not a page too long. This substantial hardback, published in timely felicitation of the well-loved music conductor’s......