Simon Rattle
Rattle was given the award of CBE in 1987 and made a Knight Bachelor in 1994.  In 1992, Rattle was made Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE), together with Frans Brüggen.  Rattle now has the title of Principal Artist with the OAE.  In 2001, Rattle conducted the OAE at Glyndebourne in their first production of Beethoven’s opera Fidelio with a period instrument orchestra.