As expected, Simon Rattle will not continue as Music Director in London, once he will be in his new position with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. The LSO says in a news release that Rattle « will extend his current agreement with the London Symphony Orchestra as Music Director until 2023. In view of the special relationship the orchestra has with Sir Simon, he will take up a lifetime role as Conductor Emeritus from 2023 onwards, the first such appointment to this role since André Previn. »