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Simon Rattle
Conductor Simon Rattle took his Berlin Philharmonic and symphonies by Beethoven to Carnegie Hall for a week-long residency. AJ Wilhelm/NPR hide caption
Beethoven Symphonies At Carnegie Hall Via Berlin
Conductor Simon Rattle leads the Berlin Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall on October 1, 2014. A.J. Wilhelm for NPR hide caption
Carnegie Hall Live: An Opening Night Gala With The Berlin Philharmonic
Soprano Ailyn Perez and tenor Stephen Costello met in music school. Now married, the couple sings together around the world — as in Gounod's Romeo and Juliet at Opera Philadelphia in 2001. Kelly & Massa Photography/Opera Philadelphia hide caption
Conductor Simon Rattle, who has reportedly told the Berlin Philharmonic he will leave his post there in 2018. Thomas Rabsch/courtesy of the artist hide caption
ILLuminate (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
Mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená collaborated with a conductor she knows well, the Berlin Philharmonic's Simon Rattle — who's also her husband. Mathias Bothor/DG hide caption
The young pianist Inon Barnatan plays Debussy and Ravel with striking assurance. Avie Records hide caption
Headbanging Bruckner And Debussy In Black And White: New Classical Albums
Mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená with violinist Daniel Stabrawa and tenor Mark Padmore perform in Bach's St. Matthew Passion. Andreas Knapp/Berlin Philharmonic hide caption
Simon Rattle conducts Mahler and Wolf at Carnegie Hall Saturday, February 25, 2012. Torsten Kjellstrand for NPR hide caption
Conductor Simon Rattle has a special affinity for Haydn and his music. Peter Adamik hide caption
Symphony No. 89 in F major ("Letter W"), H. 1/89 [3. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio]
Conductor Simon Rattle has been making records for EMI for 30 years. EMI Classics hide caption
Conductor Simon Rattle has been making records for EMI for 30 years. EMI Classics hide caption