Simon Rattle
"It's the only time I've really pitched for a job, and it turned out to be the best thing in my musical life," says Simon Rattle of his appointment to the conductorship of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 1979. He talks to Joan Bakewell about his experiences with the CBSO and of his career, which began at the age of 19 after winning the John
Player conducting competition. With music by Szymanowski and Sibelius.