Simon Rattle

Quick Facts

Full Name	Simon Rattle
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Jan 19, 1955(1955-01-19)
Age	69
Birthplace	Liverpool
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Simon Rattle Biography

Simon Rattle is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on January 19, 1955 in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. Englishman famous for his role as Conductor for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in the 1980’s and 1990’s , as well as also the Berlin Philharmonic starting in 2002.

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Simon Rattle was born in Liverpool, the son of Pauline Lila Violet (Greening) and Denis Guttridge Rattle, a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II. He was educated at Liverpool College. Although Rattle studied piano and violin, his early work with orchestras was as a percussionist for the Merseyside Youth Orchestra (now Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra). He entered the Royal Academy of Music (now part of the University of London) in 1971. There, his teachers included John Carewe. In 1974, his graduation year, Rattle won the John Player International Conducting Competition.

Rattle made his North American debut in 1976, conducting the London Schools Symphony Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl. He first conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1979 during the music directorship of Carlo Maria Giulini, and was their Principal Guest Conductor from 1981–1994. He also guest-conducted the Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra. His New York City debut was with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1985. In 2000, Rattle was the Music Director of the Ojai Music Festival.

He was the son of Denis Guttridge Rattle, was a commander within the Royal Navy.

Simon Rattle Net Worth

Simon Rattle is one of the richest Composer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simon Rattle 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was initially a percussionist who was accepted into at the Royal Academy of Music, University of London, in 1971.

In 2012, he was inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame in 2012.

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 (1980–98). Rattle was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic from 2002 to 2018.

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Who is Simon Rattle Dating?

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Rattle was appointed a CBE in 1987 and made a Knight Bachelor in 1994. In 1992, Rattle was named a Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE), along with Frans Brüggen. Rattle now has the title of Principal Artist with the OAE. In 2001, he conducted the OAE at Glyndebourne in their first production of Fidelio with a “period-instrument” orchestra.

Facts & Trivia

Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Simon Rattle celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.

As a passionate supporter of music education, Rattle is also the patron of Birmingham Schools’ Symphony Orchestra, arranged during his tenure with CBSO in mid 1990s. The Youth Orchestra is now under the auspices of charitable business Services for Education.

Is Simon Rattle a good conductor?

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. Rattle is also the patron of Birmingham Schools’ Symphony Orchestra, arranged during his tenure with CBSO in mid 1990s.

Why did Simon Rattle leave the Berlin Philharmonic?

According to The Times, one of the main reasons for Sir Simon’s departure was the declining prospect of a new concert hall being built for the LSO in London. Shortly before joining the orchestra in 2015, Sir Simon told the BBC that London’s concert halls were not up to international standards.

Does Sir Simon Rattle speak German?

Becoming a Berliner was a gradual process for Rattle. He learned the language in an ad hoc manner, grasping for meaning long before he mastered any sense of grammar or structure. “You shouldn’t think for one moment that what you’re speaking is actually German.” In the meantime Rattles German has of course got better.

What did Simon Rattle achieve?

Sir Simon Rattle (1955-) Rattle rose to international prominence as conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in the 1980s. He then went on to conquer the notoriously hard to please Berlin Philharmonic, as well as his own cloud-like hair.

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