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Sir Simon Rattle
Personb. 1955 · Liverpool, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Bio
Simon Rattle is a British conductor born in Liverpool in 1955. He rose to prominence as principal conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra from 1980 to 1998, later serving as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic from 2002 to 2018. Since 2023 he has been music director of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Rattle is known for his wide-ranging repertoire spanning Baroque to contemporary music and for championing new works. He has recorded extensively for EMI and Warner Classics and received numerous awards including multiple Grammy Awards.
Popular tracks
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Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Excerpt)
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- 22:45
Satie / Orch. Debussy: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave
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- 35:28
Ravel / Orch. Grainger: Miroirs, M. 43: V. La vallée des cloches
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- 44:48
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Excerpt)
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- 51:27
Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy: I. Lisbon. Sailor's Song
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- 62:14
Strauss, R: Der Bürger als Edelmann Suite, Op. 60-IIIa: V. Das Menuett des Lully
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- 78:57
Barber: Adagio for Strings
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- 83:28
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act 1: "Summertime" (Clara, Chorus)
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- 92:29
Orff: Carmina Burana, Introduction "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi": O Fortuna
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- 101:43
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade I (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
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- 113:09
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Miniature Overture
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- 124:38
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: Il. Il vecchio castello (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
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Albums
The Prodigy Conductor
Album · 2025
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Borodin: Symphony No. 2 & Polovtsian Dances
Album · 2008
The Sound of Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker
Album · 2023
Ravel: Shéhérazade, Ma mère l'Oye & La valse
Album · 1991
"Wonderful Classics" - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Album · 2025
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, Le tombeau de Couperin, Miroirs & Concertos
Album · 2022
Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges & Ma mère l'Oye
Album · 2024
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
Ep · 2023
Simon Rattle Conducts Ravel
Album · 2022
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé & Boléro
Album · 1992