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Simon Rattle

Simon Rattle

Born: 1955-01-19 • Liverpool, England

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.

Filmography
Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená Rudolfinum, Prague poster
Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená Rudolfinum, Prague
2025
SIMON! The Joy of Conducting poster
SIMON! The Joy of Conducting
2025 • Self
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2024 - Sir Simon Rattle poster
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2024 - Sir Simon Rattle
2024 • Dirigent
Simon Rattle conducts Schoenberg Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra poster
Simon Rattle conducts Schoenberg Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
2024
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2022 - Highlights der Filmmusik poster
Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2022 - Highlights der Filmmusik
2022 • Dirigent
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos poster
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos
2021
Sir Simon Rattle at the BBC poster
Sir Simon Rattle at the BBC
2021 • Self
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Leoš Janáček – velký příběh 20. století
2020 • Self
Anton Bruckner - A Giant in the Making poster
Anton Bruckner - A Giant in the Making
2020 • Self
Berliner Philharmoniker - Mozart Symphonies Nos. 39, 40, 41 poster
Berliner Philharmoniker - Mozart Symphonies Nos. 39, 40, 41
2019
This is Rattle poster
This is Rattle
2019
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 - Uchida, Rattle poster
Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 - Uchida, Rattle
2018 • Conductor
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Echos einer Ära - Simon Rattle und die Berliner Philharmoniker
2018 • Self
Waldbühne 2018: Goodbye Sir Simon! poster
Waldbühne 2018: Goodbye Sir Simon!
2018 • Conductor
The Asia Tour poster
The Asia Tour
2018 • Conductor
Simon Rattle’s farewell with Mahler’s Sixth poster
Simon Rattle’s farewell with Mahler’s Sixth
2018 • Conductor
London Symphony Orchestra: Bruckner & Messiaen poster
London Symphony Orchestra: Bruckner & Messiaen
2018
New year's Eve Concert 2017: Berlin Philharmonic poster
New year's Eve Concert 2017: Berlin Philharmonic
2018 • Himself
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2017 poster
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2017
2017 • Conductor
London Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky poster
London Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky
2017
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7 poster
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7
2017 • Self
Berliner Philharmoniker - Puccini: Tosca poster
Berliner Philharmoniker - Puccini: Tosca
2017
Stravinsky Ballets poster
Stravinsky Ballets
2017 • Conductor
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London Symphony Orchestra: Ravel
2017
Waldbühne 2007 - Rhapsodies poster
Waldbühne 2007 - Rhapsodies
2017 • Self - Conductor
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Silvesterkonzert der Berliner Philharmoniker 2017 - Mit Sir Simon Rattle und Joyce DiDonato
2017 • conductor
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2016 poster
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2016
2016 • Conductor
Sol Gabetta, Berliner Philharmoniker poster
Sol Gabetta, Berliner Philharmoniker
2016
Europakonzert 2016 from Røros poster
Europakonzert 2016 from Røros
2016 • Dirigent
Beethoven - Symphonies 1-9 (Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle) poster
Beethoven - Symphonies 1-9 (Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle)
2016 • Himself
Europakonzert 2016 from Røros poster
Europakonzert 2016 from Røros
2016 • Conductor
New Year's Eve Concert 2015 - Berlin Philharmonic poster
New Year's Eve Concert 2015 - Berlin Philharmonic
2016 • Self
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2015 poster
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2015
2015 • Self - Conductor
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Leben mit Beethoven
2015 • Self
Pelleas et Melisande poster
Pelleas et Melisande
2015 • Conductor
Waldbühne 2015 | Lights, Camera, Action! poster
Waldbühne 2015 | Lights, Camera, Action!
2015 • Conductor
Europakonzert 2015 from Athens poster
Europakonzert 2015 from Athens
2015 • Himself
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Simon Rattle: The Making of a Maestro
2015 • Self
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2014 poster
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2014
2014 • Conductor
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Karajan's Magic and Myth
2014 • Self
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I'm a Creative Animal - A Portrait of Barbara Hannigan
2014 • Self
El Sistema at the Salzburg Festival poster
El Sistema at the Salzburg Festival
2014 • Conductor
In rehearsal: Simon Rattle conducts 6 Berlin school orchestras poster
In rehearsal: Simon Rattle conducts 6 Berlin school orchestras
2014
Bach: St. John Passion poster
Bach: St. John Passion
2014 • Self – Conductor
Europakonzert 2007 from Berlin poster
Europakonzert 2007 from Berlin
2013 • Conductor
Europakonzert 2013 from Prague poster
Europakonzert 2013 from Prague
2013 • Conductor
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Die Philharmonie Berlin - Ein Fünfeck mit Aura
2013 • Self
Dances and Dreams Gala from Berlin - Sylvesterconzert 2011 poster
Dances and Dreams Gala from Berlin - Sylvesterconzert 2011
2012 • Conductor
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder poster
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2012 • Self
Colin Davis: The Man and His Music poster
Colin Davis: The Man and His Music
2012 • Self
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2011 poster
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2011
2011 • Conductor
Berliner Philharmoniker in Singapur - A Musical Journey in 3D poster
Berliner Philharmoniker in Singapur - A Musical Journey in 3D
2011 • Conductor
Europa Konzert from Madrid 2011 poster
Europa Konzert from Madrid 2011
2011 • Conductor
Europakonzert 2011 from Madrid poster
Europakonzert 2011 from Madrid
2011 • Conductor
Bach: St. Matthew Passion poster
Bach: St. Matthew Passion
2010
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2009 poster
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2009
2009 • Conductor
Waldbühne 2009 | Russian Rhythms poster
Waldbühne 2009 | Russian Rhythms
2009 • Conductor
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2008 poster
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2008
2008
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Brahms: The Symphonies
2008 • Conductor
Karajan: Beauty As I See It poster
Karajan: Beauty As I See It
2008 • Self
Europakonzert 2008 from Moscow poster
Europakonzert 2008 from Moscow
2008 • Self - Conductor
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Sophia: Biography of a Violin Concerto
2008 • Self
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony poster
Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony
2008 • Himself
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2007 poster
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2007
2007 • Conductor
Europakonzert 2007 Live from Berlin poster
Europakonzert 2007 Live from Berlin
2007 • Conductor
To Play and to Fight poster
To Play and to Fight
2007 • Self - Interviewee / Conductor
Waldbühne 2005: French Night poster
Waldbühne 2005: French Night
2005 • Conductor
Europakonzert 2005 from Budapest poster
Europakonzert 2005 from Budapest
2005 • Conductor
Carmina Burana - Carl Orff - Simon Rattle poster
Carmina Burana - Carl Orff - Simon Rattle
2004 • Dirigent
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2004 poster
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2004
2004 • Conductor
Waldbühne 2004: Tchaikovsky Night poster
Waldbühne 2004: Tchaikovsky Night
2004 • Conductor
Rhythm is it! poster
Rhythm is it!
2004 • Himself
Europakonzert 2004 from Athens poster
Europakonzert 2004 from Athens
2004 • Conductor
Mahler Symphony No. 5 & Ades Asyla poster
Mahler Symphony No. 5 & Ades Asyla
2003
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2002 poster
The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2002
2002 • Conductor
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 'Symphony of a Thousand' - Sir Simon Rattle poster
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 'Symphony of a Thousand' - Sir Simon Rattle
2002
Conducting Mahler poster
Conducting Mahler
2002 • Self - Conductor
Wonderful Town poster
Wonderful Town
2002 • Conductor
Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century poster
Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century
1996
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The Highest Level
— • Conductor