Rattle and the LSO?

Is Sir Simon Rattle about to head to London? British newspapers are obsessed with the idea, and it's no wonder. Rattle will only be 63 when he leaves the Berlin Philharmonic in 2018, so his career likely has many years still coming. And no British conductor has nearly the international reputation that Rattle has garnered. Why not welcome him home to Britain with an appointment to the LSO? His London residency with the Berlin Philharmonic is only heightening the talk and hype.

On the other hand, is Daniel Harding in line to take the LSO? He too is British and a rising young star who is surely due for a promotion. For now, we'll just have to sit back and watch this game of musical chairs unfold. The speculation is irresistible though, admittedly.