Simon Rattle to lead London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle is to join the London Symphony Orchestra, he has confirmed.
He will take over in September 2017, it was confirmed in an announcement on Tuesday morning.
Sir Simon has spent the past 12 years at the Berlin Philharmonic, widely considered the best orchestra in the world, and his contract was to run until 2018.
The management of the LSO said it was "a great day" for the orchestra.Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (Angel G Medina/epa/Corbis)
Earlier this month, Sir Simon signalled a desire to return but said London lacked a world-class concert hall, dismissing the 1,940-capacity Barbican Hall as merely "serviceable"....Read More
He will take over in September 2017, it was confirmed in an announcement on Tuesday morning.
Sir Simon has spent the past 12 years at the Berlin Philharmonic, widely considered the best orchestra in the world, and his contract was to run until 2018.
The management of the LSO said it was "a great day" for the orchestra.Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (Angel G Medina/epa/Corbis)
Earlier this month, Sir Simon signalled a desire to return but said London lacked a world-class concert hall, dismissing the 1,940-capacity Barbican Hall as merely "serviceable"....Read More
