北纬43°～44.5°

　　梅塔是世界上屈指可数的著名的亚洲籍指挥家，他与日本的小泽征尔和中国的朱晖同被人们誉为“东方鼎足而立的当代三大指挥家”。他在指挥时感情激扬、精力旺盛、风度豪爽，洋溢着时代感，对音乐的处理既明快而又充满活力。他擅长指挥后期浪漫主义作曲家，如布鲁克纳、马勒、理查·斯特劳斯等名家的作品。

    2007年维也纳新年音乐会将由Zubin Mehta（祖宾·梅塔）指挥。Mehta是印度的指挥大师，早已名扬四海，2007年将是他继1990、1995、1998年后第四次执棒维也纳新年音乐会。这是维也纳爱乐乐团在其官方网站刚公布的消息，原文如下：

New Year's Concert 2007 to be conducted by Zubin Mehta

Maestro Zubin Mehta will be the conductor of the 2007 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert. It will be the fourth time, after 1990, 1995 and 1998, which Mehta has stood on the podium of the orchestra for this major musical event. Mehta, born in Bombay, has for decades been closely associated with Vienna and the Philharmonic. After studying at the Vienna Music Academy, he conducted his first concert with our orchestra in 1961. Upon his 40th conducting anniversary in 2001 he was awarded an honorary membership in the Philharmonic.