Simon Rattle news and features

City of London Corporation axes London’s £288m Centre for Music

London’s £288m concert hall scrapped as COVID-19 devastates UK arts sector

Coronavirus

British musicians ‘shamefully failed by government’ over lack of visa-free EU travel

British musicians ‘shamefully failed by government’ over lack of visa-free EU travel

Conductor Sir Simon Rattle applies for German citizenship

Conductor Sir Simon Rattle applies for German citizenship, citing ‘absolute necessity’

Conductors

Who might be in the running to replace Sir Simon Rattle at the London Symphony Orchestra?

LSO

sir Simon Rattle is stepping down as music director of the LSO in 2023.

Conductor Sir Simon Rattle steps down from London Symphony Orchestra in move to Munich

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra celebrates 100th birthday with return to live music-making

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra celebrates 100th birthday with return to live music-making

CBSO

Simon Rattle urges government to reduce 3-metre brass rule

Rattle urges government to ‘avoid superstition’ with orchestras, reduce 3-metre woodwind distancing

Sir Simon Rattle warns of a 'devastating landscape' for classical music

‘Orchestras may not survive’ coronavirus lockdown, top conductors warn

Conductor Simon Rattle: ‘I worry desperately for my orchestra in London’

Conductor Simon Rattle: ‘I worry desperately for my orchestra in London’

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What do conductors actually do? Sir Simon Rattle has the answer.

What do conductors actually do? Sir Simon Rattle has the answer.

Simon Rattle and other musicians warn against Brexit

‘Serious mistake’: UK musicians warn against Brexit in open letter to Theresa May

Gramophone Awards

Gramophone Awards 2018: Joyce DiDonato and Neeme Järvi honoured in winners list

Simon Rattle

Simon Rattle to open free school for young musicians in 2019

The number of pupils studying music at GCSE continues to fall

Music is ‘fast becoming the birthright of the elite’, say leading conductors, performers and educators

Conductor V4r

10 tips for becoming a great conductor

Discover Music

Simon Rattle outside LSO St Luke's, 17 Jan 2017.

‘Conducting is hard – it doesn’t get easier’: Simon Rattle’s top conducting tips

London Symphony Orchestra on Trafalgar Square

Gergiev and San Francisco Symphony top busiest conductor and orchestra list

Simon Rattle Chariots of Fire Opening Ceremony

Is Sir Simon Rattle heading to London?