simon rattle'>Sir Simon Rattle has been the most successful champion of orchestral music and opera for more than three decades. His departure strikes a chord across both politics and media, writes David Lister.
Last night's dream: 3 men wait in @JohnLithgow 's NYC apartment: @SimonCallow , simon rattle'>Sir Simon Rattle, and this Simon. John comes out, typically gracious. "I just figured you should know each other." We have tea. Sir Simon says, "That Simon Cowell is quite full of himself, isn't he?"
Is Simon Rattle's departure the start of a baton rush, wonders Norman Lebrecht
Is Simon Rattle's departure the start of a baton rush, asks Norman Lebrecht
Music in this country will be weaker without Simon Rattle, says Norman Lebrecht
Singers and songwriters including Sir Elton John and Sir Simon Rattle have accused the government of “shamefully failing” the country’s performers with its Brexit deal.
Dozens of U.K. music stars including Elton John, Ed Sheeran and conductor Simon Rattle say musicians have been “shamefully failed” by the British government, which has left them facing post-Brexit restrictions on touring in the European Union.
Dozens of U.K. music stars including Elton John, Ed Sheeran and conductor Simon Rattle say musicians have been ‘shamefully failed’ by the British government, which has left them facing post-Brexit restrictions on touring in the European Union.
Simon Rattle decries Brexit as he applies for German citizenship
Good news!! Sir Simon Denis Rattle OM CBE @SirSimonRattle wird Deutscher! Thank you, @BorisJohnson #Brexit #SimonRattle
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Simon Rattle decries Brexit as he applies for German citizenship
“I have felt rather uncomfortable with it since the times of the Falklands...so I always avoided doing it.” Music Director of the LSO, simon rattle'>Sir Simon Rattle, says it may be time to find a “British compromise” on playing songs like ‘Rule, Britannia!’ on the Last Night of the Proms.
‘I have felt rather uncomfortable with it since the time of the Falklands’ – simon rattle'>Sir Simon Rattle on ‘Rule, Britannia!’
"Work like hell, stay curious, and realise that people around you are actually much nicer than you think they might be." Sir Simon Rattle's advice for young musicians:
I doff my baton to simon rattle'>Sir Simon Rattle for this great letter to The Times.
This was the moment this morning when pen went to paper and Sir Simon Rattle became Music Director to be. #lsorattle
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Sir Simon Rattle as Music Director of the LSO, taking up his post in Sep 2017 #lsorattle
Simon Rattle will return to Britain in 2017 to take over the London Symphony
Berlin Philharmonic heads to London, for perhaps the last time under Simon Rattle@BerlinPhil
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