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The IPO enjoys frequent international tours, and has hosted some of the world's greatest Conductors . Particularly associated with the orchestra are conductors Leonard Bernstein and Zubin Mehta . The former maintained close ties with the orchestra from 1947, while the latter has served as its Musical Advisor since 1968. In 1977, Mehta was appointed Musical Director and in 1981, Musical Director for Life.

As of 1992, the composers most frequently performed by the IPO were Beethoven , Mozart , Brahms , Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn . The orchestra maintains a ''de facto'' ban on Wagner 's work, due to his Anti-semitism and the association of his music with Nazi Germany .


MUSIC DIRECTORS

  • Zubin Mehta ( 1968 –) ''(Musical Advisor from 1968 - 1977; Music Director thereafter)''



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