Overview
- Bavarian leader Markus Söder presented the science-and-arts order to the Bavarian Radio chief conductor, calling it a “Nobel Prize in white and blue.”
- The award is highly selective, with a legal cap of 100 living holders, and Rattle’s addition brings the current number to 95 out of 256 total recipients.
- Rattle now leads the Symphonieorchester and Chorus of Bavarian Radio after earlier top posts with the Berlin Philharmonic and the London Symphony Orchestra.
- BR director Katja Wildermuth said the honor shows how quickly he has taken root in Bavaria, citing outreach like the Symphonischer Hoagascht and Singen mit Sir Simon.
- In his remarks, Rattle said the recognition strengthens his feeling of being at home in Bavaria.