What would Simon Rattle do to follow up his extraordinarily successful years building the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to world class status? Years of speculation were answered when he secured the most sought after position in the musical world - that of Chief Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - taking up his post in early 2002.
The new edition of Nicholas Kenyon's acclaimed book - a vivid portrait of Rattle which describes his rise to fame by way of frank interviews with family, friends and colleagues, and with Rattle himself - is thoroughly updated and revised, with new chapters including extensive interviews with Rattle, and a complete discography.
