4 days before his show in Delhi, Zubin Mehta has already created history

Coming close on the heels of Delhi Government’s historic decision to provide a single-window clearance for events in Delhi, music maestro Zubin Mehta is all set to perform live in Delhi in concert with the Australian World Orchestra. On September 4th earlier this year three events in Delhi got online clearance, however this event would be the first 'ticketed' event to get the single window clearance.

The event in Delhi is being produced by Showtime Group and will take place at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium’s Weightlifting Auditorium on 30th and 31st October 2015.

Nearing almost 80 years, Zubin Mehta has years of experience behind him having conducted some of the finest orchestras around the world. From Israel to New York to Australia, Mehta has made many a symphonies come to life by the wave of his baton and is widely acclaimed as one of India's finest contributions to western classical music.

For years, Delhi had been losing big-ticket performances to its neighbors, Noida and Gurgaon, due to a tedious clearance process. The years of inconvenience caused to organizers resulted in an inevitable loss of revenue to the state from the lack of possible live events. The Event and Entertainment Management Association (EEMA) under the charge of its President Sabbas Joseph took the giant step this year to take up this matter at the state level, which was met with appreciation and support. Following the proposition several developments have taken place including 23 venues in Delhi being granted permanent licenses for hosting events, and now, a single window clearance for all event licensing including entertainment tax, fire and electricity, with the exception of police clearance which falls under central government control and therefore has to be applied for separately.

Travelling with the Australia World Orchestra for its first ever international performance Zubin Mehta is scheduled to perform with the largest Australian ensemble in Mumbai on October 25 and 26, Chennai on October 28, and in Delhi on October 30 and 31.