Editing Simon Rattle (section)

===London Symphony Orchestra===
In March 2015, the [[London Symphony Orchestra]] (LSO) announced the appointment of Rattle as its next music director, effective with the 2017–2018 season, with an initial contract of five seasons.<ref>{{cite news | author=Erica Jeal | title=Simon Rattle: 'I would have been wary about taking the job had I known about Brexit' | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/04/simon-rattle-interview-london-symphony-orchestra-brexit | work=The Guardian | date=4 August 2007 | access-date=31 August 2019 | archive-date=19 February 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219095510/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/04/simon-rattle-interview-london-symphony-orchestra-brexit | url-status=live }}</ref> He has recorded commercially for the LSO Live label.<ref>{{cite news | author=Erica Jeal | title=Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande CD review – luxury casting and vivid performances under Rattle and Sellars | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/05/debussy-pelleas-et-melisande-cd-review-simon-rattle-lso-christian-gerhaher-magdalena-kozena | work=The Guardian | date=5 October 2007 | access-date=31 August 2019 | archive-date=19 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819100842/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/05/debussy-pelleas-et-melisande-cd-review-simon-rattle-lso-christian-gerhaher-magdalena-kozena | url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2021 the LSO announced an extension of his contract to 2023. Rattle stood down as music director of the LSO at the close of the 2022–2023 season,<ref>{{cite news | author=Andrew Clements | title=Prom 56: LSO/Rattle review – a packed Albert Hall hung on every note in utter silence | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/28/prom-56-lso-rattle-review-royal-albert-hall-london | work=The Guardian | date=28 August 2023 | access-date=31 August 2023 | archive-date=19 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819100758/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/28/prom-56-lso-rattle-review-royal-albert-hall-london | url-status=live }}</ref> and now has the title of Conductor Emeritus with the LSO for life.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://lso.co.uk/more/news/1625-sir-simon-rattle-announces-an-extension-of-his-contract-as-music-director-until-2023.html | title=Sir Simon Rattle announces an extension of his contract as Music Director until 2023 and accepts lifetime position of Conductor Emeritus thereafter | publisher=London Symphony Orchestra | date=11 January 2021 | access-date=11 January 2021 | archive-date=8 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508113055/https://lso.co.uk/more/news/1625-sir-simon-rattle-announces-an-extension-of-his-contract-as-music-director-until-2023.html | url-status=live }}</ref> His last LSO performance came on 27 August at the [[BBC Proms]], conducting [[Symphony No. 9 (Mahler)|Mahler's Symphony No. 9]].<ref name="BBC Music Events 2023 u029">{{cite web | title=Prom 56: Rattle conducts Mahler's Ninth | website=BBC Music Events | date=12 June 2023 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ed9n5v | access-date=22 September 2023 | archive-date=14 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714121514/http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ed9n5v | url-status=live }}</ref>