Biography
Sir Simon Rattle was born in Liverpool and studied at the Royal Academy of Music. For some years Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras, in 1980 he became Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, stepping up to Music Director from September 1990 until August 1998. He is also Founding Patron of the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and since the early 1990s, has been a Principal Artist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. In September 2002 Sir Simon became Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Berliner Philharmoniker, where he remained until June 2018. In September 2017, Simon took up the position of Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra.
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 1975 — Yesterday
Lester Lynch | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks | Sir Simon Rattle, HindemithVon ZemlinskyMahler
Kölner PhilharmonieConductor
View program, cast and crewSymphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, HindemithVon ZemlinskyMahler
Alte Oper FrankfurtConductor
View program, cast and crewSir Simon Rattle: Gurre-Lieder, Schoenberg, Arnold
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen RundfunksConductor
View cast and crewSymphony No. 6 in A Minor, ("Tragic") (Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic"), Mahler
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen RundfunksConductor
View cast and crewSymphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Wagner • Adès • Beethoven, Wagner, RichardVariousBeethoven
MusikvereinConductor
View program, cast and crewSir Simon Rattle, Wagner, RichardVariousBeethoven
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen RundfunksConductor
View program, cast and crewFeatured past performances
Lester Lynch | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks | Sir Simon Rattle, HindemithVon ZemlinskyMahler
Kölner PhilharmonieConductor
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Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, HindemithVon ZemlinskyMahler
Alte Oper FrankfurtConductor
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Sir Simon Rattle: Gurre-Lieder, Schoenberg, Arnold
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen RundfunksConductor
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Symphony No. 6 in A Minor, ("Tragic") (Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic"), Mahler
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen RundfunksConductor
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Sir Simon Rattle, Wagner, RichardVariousBeethoven
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen RundfunksConductor
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74BRSO Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mahler
Chicago Symphony OrchestraConductor
View cast and crewBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wagner, RichardVon ZemlinskyBeethoven
Washington National Opera (The Kennedy Center)Conductor
View program, cast and crewSir Simon Rattle, Mahler
Bavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraConductor
View cast and crewBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, HindemithVon ZemlinskyMahler
Carnegie HallConductor
View program, cast and crewBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wagner, RichardBeethovenVarious
Carnegie HallConductor
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Biography
Sir Simon Rattle was born in Liverpool and studied at the Royal Academy of Music. For some years Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras, in 1980 he became Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, stepping up to Music Director from September 1990 until August 1998. He is also Founding Patron of the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and since the early 1990s, has been a Principal Artist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. In September 2002 Sir Simon became Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Berliner Philharmoniker, where he remained until June 2018. In September 2017, Simon took up the position of Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra.
