Simon Rattle

British conductor · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Born 1955 · age 71

Sir Simon Denis Rattle 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).

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2021Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardMore about this2018Order of Merit of BerlinAward2013Léonie Sonning Music PrizeAward2012Wolf Prize in ArtsAward2009Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward2007Urania MedalAward2005Schillerpreis der Stadt MannheimAward2003Echo Klassik - Conductor of the YearAward2000Echo Klassik - Classical Music without BordersAward1999Royal Philharmonic Society Gold MedalAward1997Albert MedalAward1994Echo Klassik - Conductor of the YearAward1990Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Conductor)Award1955Born19 January 1955

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Awards

Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2021

Order of Merit of Berlin2018

Léonie Sonning Music Prize2013

Wolf Prize in Arts2012

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2009

Urania Medal2007

Schillerpreis der Stadt Mannheim2005

Echo Klassik - Conductor of the Year2003

Echo Klassik - Classical Music without Borders2000

Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal1999

Albert Medal1997

Echo Klassik - Conductor of the Year1994

Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Conductor)1990

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Golden Medal for Merit to Culture

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Order of Merit

Honorary Doctor of the University of Birmingham

Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford

Knight Bachelor

Medal for Merit to Culture

Grammy Awards

Sibelius Medal

Classic Brit Awards

Brit Award for Classical Recording

About this person

Rattle was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic from 2002 to 2018, and music director of the London Symphony Orchestra from 2017 to 2023. He has been chief conductor of Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra since September 2023. Among the world's leading conductors, in a 2015 Bachtrack poll, he was ranked by music critics as one of the world's best living conductors.

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