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Zubin Mehta's Harmonics of Diplomacy; In Globe-Spanning Career, Conductor Has Artfully Fused Populism & Politics
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The Washington Post
| Date:
December 3, 2006| Author:
Scott Wilson - Washington Post Foreign Service
| Copyright 2006 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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Ramsis Kasis picks at his 11-string oud, a solo that soon makes
room for Sami Kashibon's oriental violin. A high, plaintive whine
arcs through the auditorium. Peter Marck deepens the sound with his
double bass as the audience gazes down silently on the semicircle of
Arab and Jewish musicians, whose building rhythm is being slowly
assembled by an Indian at center stage.
At 70, Zubin Mehta is conducting another social experiment. The
sold-out crowd has come for an evening with the Israe...
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