Simon Rattle

Simon Rattle

Actor

Liverpool, England
January 19, 1955

Biography

Sir Simon Denis Rattle OM CBE (born 19 January 1955) is a British conductor. He rose to international prominence during the 1980s and 1990s, while music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1980–1998). Rattle was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic from 2002 to 2018. He is currently principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra.

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Representative Works

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
7.4
/ English
Henry V
Henry V
7.1
/ English
Conducting Mahler
Conducting Mahler
9.0
/ English
Listening
Listening
7.5
/ English
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
7.7
/ English
Hippolyte et Aricie - Staatsoper Berlin
Hippolyte et Aricie - Staatsoper Berlin
4.0
/ French
To Play and to Fight
To Play and to Fight
8.0
/ Spanish
Die Walküre - Wiener Staatsoper
Die Walküre - Wiener Staatsoper
5.0
/ German
Stravinsky Ballets
Stravinsky Ballets
No Rating Yet
/ Italian
Europakonzert 2007 Live from Berlin
Europakonzert 2007 Live from Berlin
No Rating Yet
/ German
Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera
8.7
/ German
SIMON! The Joy of Conducting
SIMON! The Joy of Conducting
8.0
/ German

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006Nominee

Best Performance

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Henry V
1989Nominee

Best Performance

Henry V

Conducting Mahler
2002Winner

Best Performance

Conducting Mahler

Career Highlights

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2012Highlight

Best Performance

London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder

Hippolyte et Aricie - Staatsoper Berlin
2019Highlight

Best Performance

Hippolyte et Aricie - Staatsoper Berlin

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