Renowned conductor Zubin Mehta's performed before a mesmerized audience in the Shalimar Gardens on the banks of Dal Lake here on Saturday evening amid tight security.
According to reports, Mehta and his Bavarian State Orchestra played its full cast of works of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Franz Joseph Haydn and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in front of an invited audience of 1,500 guests.
Kashmir Police has arranged a multi-layered security arrangement to ensure safety of Zubin Mehta, his troupe and the audience.
Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has called for a general strike in the region on Saturday, while a little-known militant group has threatened to attack the guests if the concert takes place.
