10 facts about the famous conductor — liverpoolecho.co.uk

The tousle-haired Liverpudlian – arguably the most famous contemporary conductor in the world – is set to celebrate his landmark birthday with a series of concerts in London next month with the Berlin Philharmonic, the orchestra he’s led for the past decade and a half. But his musical story started 200 miles north of London, as a talented youngster growing up in Liverpool. He is the son of Denis Rattle, a Royal Naval Commander, and his wife Pauline.

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