The conductor is returning to the UK to become Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra. What does he see as the responsibilities of such a role today, what’s happening with the new concert hall, and how do you restrain freedom-loving tortoises? “I don’t think that musicians can change the world … ” Hang on – this is not what Simon Rattle is supposed to say. I had a little weep when I heard that.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘Let’s make some music’ … Simon Rattle rehearses with the LSO at the Barbican. But it’s clear that Rattle believes the new building must be a centre for education as well as a concert hall.

Source: The Guardian August 04, 2017 10:52 UTC