Three centuries, three concertos, one legendary maestro still conducting at 79.
Vivaldi, Mozart, and Beethoven serve up an evening of glittering virtuosity and transcendent melody in this unusual, all-concerto program. Filmed at Tel Aviv’s Mann Auditorium in July 2015. Zubin Mehta leads the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra as they accompany three very different 18th-century concertos performed respectively by trumpeters Ram Oren and Yigal Meltzer, clarinettist Ron Selka, and pianist Khatia Buniatishvili. Set-List: Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C Major, RV 537 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 / Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15.
Direction
Boula's intimate camerawork captures Mehta's every gesture.
Practical Effects
Live orchestral sound, no studio trickery.
Acting
Buniatishvili's fierce physicality at the keys.
Director
Christophe Boula
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed during tense 2015 Gaza tensions, this Tel Aviv concert represented Mehta's stubborn commitment to music as bridge-building.
Buniatishvili performed barefoot—a signature move she controversially calls 'grounding herself to the composer's spirit.'
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