"Sir" Simon Rattle, thank you very much. Our Simon led the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra from being merely, well, the symphony orchestra located in Birmingham to a respected and much loved presence in the world of classical performance. Rattle has one of the best names for a conductor since Sir Adrian Boult. Rattle has a huge mop of curly hair. Rattle has also provided profound interpretations of the works of composers from Britten to Szymanowski.