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Simon Rattle

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Sir Simon Denis Rattle (born 19 January 1955) is a British and German 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Rattle is the 30th most popular conductor (up from 37th in 2019), the 1,523rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,557th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Simon Rattle ranks 30 out of 128. Before him are Serge Koussevitzky, Georg Solti, Franz Danzi, Eugen Jochum, Charles Dutoit, and Leif Segerstam. After him are Giuseppe Sinopoli, Václav Neumann, James Levine, Pierre Monteux, John Philip Sousa, and Riccardo Chailly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Simon Rattle ranks 97. Before him are Meles Zenawi, Alessandro Altobelli, Yo-Yo Ma, Deborra-Lee Furness, John O. Brennan, and Mira Furlan. After him are Yuriy Sedykh, Jeff Koons, Richard Schiff, Debra Winger, John X of Antioch, and Big Van Vader.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Rattle ranks 1,523 out of 8,785. Before him are Harthacnut I of Denmark (880), Andy Summers (1942), Susan Boyle (1961), Karen Armstrong (1944), John Higgins (1975), and Phil Neville (1977). After him are Dave Holland (1946), Pattie Boyd (1944), Ebenezer Howard (1850), Geezer Butler (1949), Shirley Bassey (1937), and Nick Frost (1972).

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Among CONDUCTORS In United Kingdom

Among conductors born in United Kingdom, Simon Rattle ranks 2. Before him are Leopold Stokowski (1882). After him are Colin Davis (1927), John Eliot Gardiner (1943), John Barbirolli (1899), Thomas Beecham (1879), Eugene Aynsley Goossens (1893), Adrian Boult (1889), Henry Wood (1869), Antonio Pappano (1959), Daniel Harding (1975), and Jeffrey Tate (1943).

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