Simon Rattle
Birthday: 1955-01-19
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England
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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Rhythm is it!
RHYTHM IS IT! records the first big educational project of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under S...
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Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony
Journey with the musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic and their conductor Sir Simon Rattle on a brea...
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Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos
Krystian Zimerman joined forces with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra last Decembe...
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This is Rattle
This film captures Rattle's very first performance as Music Director; a programme in which British c...
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London Symphony Orchestra: Bruckner & Messiaen
Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO are joined by revered French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard in a concert...
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London Symphony Orchestra: Ravel
Recorded in January 2016, this beautiful programme of French music was chosen by Music Director Desi...
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Silvesterkonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker 2017 - Mit Sir Simon Rattle und Joyce DiDonato
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London Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky
Sir Simon Rattle is joined by virtuosic soprano Barbara Hannigan for a modernist programme that show...
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Wonderful Town
The classic musical by Bernstein, Comden and Green is performed live in concert in Berlin, starring ...
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I'm a Creative Animal - A Portrait of Barbara Hannigan
The film follows Canadian singer, conductor and actress Barbara Hannigan backstage in an attempt to ...
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London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
The London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place at 9pm on 27 July 2012. Titled 'Isles of W...
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Europakonzert 2007 from Berlin
Live from the Kabelwerk Oberspree in Berlin, Simon Rattle is conductor to the Berlin Philharmonic on...
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Europakonzert 2013 from Prague
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Antonín Dvořák: Biblical Songs op. 99 ...
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Europakonzert 2016 from Røros
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. ...
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Europakonzert 2011 from Madrid
Emmanuel Chabrier: España Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony No. ...
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Europakonzert 2005 from Budapest
Hector Berlioz: Le Corsaire: Ouverture Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2 Igor Stravinsky: The Fir...
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Europakonzert 2004 from Athens
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, op. 15; Piano Quartet No. 1 arranged for orchestra by A. Schoenberg...
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Sir Simon Rattle at the BBC
A compilation of Sir Simon Rattle's finest performances from the BBC archive that features his work ...
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Waldbühne 2007 - Rhapsodies
The Waldbühne in Berlin is one of the most appealing outdoor amphitheatres, with over 20.000 in atte...
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Simon Rattle: The Making of a Maestro
This documentary portrait, the first television biography of Rattle for 15 years, follows him throug...
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7
Simon Rattle is one of the most distinguished Sibelius conductors of our time. Consequently, his rec...
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Bach: St. John Passion
Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle was on...
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Sophia: Biography of a Violin Concerto
Russian-born composer Sofia Gubaidulina entered the international spotlight at a relatively late age...
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Karajan's Magic and Myth
Over twenty-five years after his death in July 1989, the controversial Austrian conductor Herbert vo...
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Beethoven - Symphonies 1-9 (Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle)
Recordings of all the Beethoven symphonies with their chief conductor are always a milestone in the ...
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Europakonzert 2015 from Athens
Gioacchino Rossini: “Semiramide” Overture Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Johann...
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Berliner Philharmoniker in Singapur - A Musical Journey in 3D
Recorded live at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore, 22 & 23 November 2010 The orchestra pr...
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Sol Gabetta, Berliner Philharmoniker
Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta made her Philharmoniker debut at the 2014 Easter Festival in Baden-B...
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Colin Davis: The Man and His Music
In 2012, just a year before his passing, Sir Colin Davis—president of the London Symphony Orchestra ...
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Conducting Mahler
Documents the interpretations of Gustav Mahler's compositions by conductors Bernard Haitink, Riccard...
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Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century
Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series fo...
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Carmina Burana - Carl Orff - Simon Rattle
Gala concert from Berlin the world famous Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, in Carl...
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Karajan: Beauty As I See It
With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales...
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Europakonzert 2008 from Moscow
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s European Concert, held each year on 1 May, is invariably an internatio...
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 - Uchida, Rattle
There is hardly a better way to approach Ludwig van Beethoven than through his piano concertos. Beet...
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Waldbühne 2015 | Lights, Camera, Action!
The Waldbühne in Berlin, one of the most appealing outdoor amphitheatres on the European continent, ...
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Waldbühne 2009 | Russian Rhythms
Every year, the Berliner Philharmoniker hold a kind of classical-music fête with a bright, cheerful ...
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Dances and Dreams Gala from Berlin - Sylvesterconzert 2011
The New Year’s Gala Concert is a tradition for the Berliner Philharmoniker and its music director, S...
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Europa Konzert from Madrid 2011
or twenty years the Berliner Philharmoniker has celebrated its 1882 founding with a concert at a maj...
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Anton Bruckner - A Giant in the Making
Underestimated by his contemporaries, but today acclaimed as one of the greatest and imaginative com...
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Mahler Symphony No. 5 & Ades Asyla
Sir Simon rattle conducts the Berliner Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 5 i The video i...
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Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Sir Simon Rattle was in no doubt: the performance of the St Matthew Passion which he realised togeth...
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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 'Symphony of a Thousand' - Sir Simon Rattle
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and massed choirs in Mahler’...
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To Play and to Fight
The captivating story of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra System - an incredible network of hundreds o...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2002
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music ...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2004
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music ...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2007
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music ...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2008
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music ...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2009
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music ...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2011
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music ...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2014
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music ...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2015
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music ...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2016
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music ...
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The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2017
The annual New Year’s Eve Concert is one of the highlights in the calendar of every classical music ...
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Pelleas et Melisande
Thriller, intimate play, relationship drama: Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande is all that and much mor...
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In rehearsal: Simon Rattle conducts 6 Berlin school orchestras
The School Orchestra Extravaganzas of the Berliner Philharmoniker's education programme are always a...
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SIMON! The Joy of Conducting
“As I child, I always had music in my head. I thought everybody did,” the legendary conductor Sir Si...
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Simon Rattle conducts Schoenberg Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Arnold Schönberg's Gurre-Lieder for the 75th anniversary of the Bavarian R...
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