Sir Simon Denis Rattle (born 19 January 1955) is a British conductor with German citizenship. [1] He rose to international prominence during the 1980s and 1990s, while music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1980–1998).

Mar 4, 2025 · Simon Rattle (born January 19, 1955, Liverpool, England) is a British conductor well known for his performances of works by Gustav Mahler as well as by Arnold Schoenberg and other composers of the Second Viennese School. Rattle is also recognized for his passionate efforts in music education.

Sir Simon Rattle was born in Liverpool and studied at the Royal Academy of Music. He is Chief Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Sir Simon Denis Rattle CBE, (born Liverpool, 19 January 1955) is an English conductor. He became internationally famous as the conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra which he made into a world-class orchestra.

Apr 17, 2025 · Sir Simon Rattle is our Conductor Emeritus, having been Music Director from 2017–23. He first appeared with the LSO in 1977, at the age of 22.

Sir Simon is the music director of the London Symphony Orchestra, and previously led the Berlin Philharmonic for 16 years. He has established himself as a conductor of world-class expertise in an unusually wide and open-minded repertory, from Haydn to contemporary composers.

After 16 years as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle is now leaving the orchestra. In our conversation, he looks back on a time that made him a Berliner and gave the Philharmoniker a new role in the community.

Jan 17, 2025 · Sir Simon Rattle’s career has been something of a best-hits album of momentous achievements. One of the most recognisable conductors in the world, his music-making has taken him from his origins in Liverpool to orchestras in cities worldwide.

Jan 11, 2021 · Sir Simon, who turns 66 next week, will become Chief Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, in Munich, in 2023. He will succeed Mariss Jansons, who died in...

Sir Simon Rattle was born in Liverpool and studied at the Royal Academy of Music. From 1980 to 1998, Sir Simon was Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and was appointed Music Director in 1990.