SIMON! The Joy of Conducting (2025)

Name: SIMON! The Joy of Conducting
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2025-05-16
Duration: 53 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Simon Rattle, Daniel Harding, Karina Canellakis, John Carewe, Peter Sellars

SIMON! The Joy of Conducting (2025), directed by Benedikt Schulte, starring Simon Rattle and Daniel Harding.

05/16/2025 BR Documentary and Music 53m

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“As I child, I always had music in my head. I thought everybody did,” the legendary conductor Sir Simon Rattle recalls. His charming and humorous reflections on the unifying magic of conducting are complemented by interviews with well-known contemporaries and accompanied by thrilling concert footage. His music is a joy to all those who listen to it!

Daniel AssmannCinematography
Benedikt SchulteDirector, Writer
Moritz BundschuhProducer

Trivia

It premiered on May 16, 2025, a Friday.
It runs 0h53 — short for a feature film.
Its original title is "Simon Rattle - Vom Glück des Dirigierens".
This film's quiz has 7 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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StudiosKick Film
CountriesGermany
LanguagesGerman, English
StatusReleased

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Daniel Assmann Cinematography
Benedikt Schulte Director
Moritz Bundschuh Producer
Benedikt Schulte Writer

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What is SIMON! The Joy of Conducting about?

SIMON! The Joy of Conducting: “As I child, I always had music in my head. I thought everybody did,” the legendary conductor Sir Simon Rattle recalls. His charming and humorous reflections on the unifying magic of conducting are complemented by interviews with well-known contemporaries and accompanied by thrilling concert footage. His music is a jo…

Who directed SIMON! The Joy of Conducting?

SIMON! The Joy of Conducting was directed by Benedikt Schulte in 2025.

Who stars in SIMON! The Joy of Conducting?

The cast of SIMON! The Joy of Conducting includes Simon Rattle, Daniel Harding, Karina Canellakis, John Carewe and Peter Sellars.

How long is SIMON! The Joy of Conducting?

SIMON! The Joy of Conducting runs for 53 minutes, or 0h53.