Just Simon

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
To the world, he's known as Sir Simon Rattle. To the Berlin public, he's considered a real "Mench." If you ask the conductor himself, he'd prefer to be known as "just Simon." WNYC goes behind the scenes with the Berlin Philharmonic's music director, and hear from his friends and colleagues.

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