About Simon Rattle
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). 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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Awards & Honors
Grammy Awards
Order of Merit
Order of Merit of Berlin
Knight Bachelor
Wolf Prize in Arts
Classic Brit Awards
Léonie Sonning Music Prize
Schillerpreis der Stadt Mannheim
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Medal for Merit to Culture
Albert Medal
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Golden Medal for Merit to Culture
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham
Sibelius Medal
Brit Award for Classical Recording
Urania Medal
Echo Klassik – Conductor of the Year
Echo Klassik – Classical Music without Borders
Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Conductor)
