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Simon Rattle

Acting Born Jan 19, 1955 Liverpool, England 24 credits

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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The Culture Show

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imagine…

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Chicago Hope

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Full filmography

  • Kulturzeit (1995) as Self
  • Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
  • The Culture Show (2004) as Self
  • imagine… (2003) as Self
  • Sternstunde Kunst (1998) as Self
  • London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (2012) as Self
  • Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony (2008) as Himself
  • To Play and to Fight (2007) as Self - Interviewee / Conductor
  • Leaving Home: Orchestral Music in the 20th Century (2005) as Self
  • Karajan's Magic and Myth (2014) as Self
  • Sophia: Biography of a Violin Concerto (2008) as Self
  • SIMON! The Joy of Conducting (2025) as Self
  • This is Rattle (2019)
  • Beethoven - Symphonies 1-9 (Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle) (2016) as Himself
  • Waldbühne 2015 | Lights, Camera, Action! (2015) as Conductor
  • Mahler Symphony No. 5 & Ades Asyla (2003)
  • Brahms: The Symphonies (2008) as Conductor
  • Rhythm is it! (2004) as Himself
  • Carmina Burana - Carl Orff - Simon Rattle (2004) as Dirigent
  • Wonderful Town (2002) as Conductor
  • Bach: St. Matthew Passion (2010)
  • Europakonzert 2004 from Athens (2004) as Conductor
  • The Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert: 2004 (2004) as Conductor
  • Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 - Uchida, Rattle (2018) as Conductor