The charismatic former director of the Berlin Philharmonic and the London Symphony Orchestra is now in his inaugural year leading the esteemed German orchestra.
The British conductor talks about why Philadelphia is special to him, and how Mahler's "Tragic" Symphony is a struggle between dark forces and optimism.
Royal Albert Hall, London The LSO gave Simon Rattle an unforgettable send-off in Mahler’s Ninth, while the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons turned on the style with Stravinsky, Ravel and Gershwin
Thanks to the pandemic, Brexit and the UK slashing its arts investment to the bone, the principal conductor's decision to quit is disappointing but not surprising
Glyndebourne, East Sussex; Grange Park Opera, West Horsley; Barbican, London Poulenc’s shattering opera disturbs and confounds in Barrie Kosky’s new Glyndebourne production; Wagner meets the pre-Raphaelites at Grange Park Opera. Plus, a…
Barbican, London Signing off with a joyous new commission from 96-year-old Betsy Jolas and a return to a longtime Messiaen favourite, Sir Simon led a regretful but sunny evening