Simon Rattle

• Conductor

Biography

Simon Rattle became Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Berliner Philharmoniker in September 2002 and Music Director of the Osterfestspiele Salzburg, where productions have include ‘Cosi’, ‘Peter Grimes’ and ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’ and 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'.  He leads regular Berliner Philharmoniker tours in Europe, North America and the Far East and has recently conducted the complete Ring Cycle for the Aix-en-Provence and Salzburg Easter Festivals.  Forthcoming opera also includes Staatsoper Berlin, Wiener Staatsoper and the Metropolitan Opera.