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OCR: Simon Rattle The great British conductor, Sir Simon Rattle. was born in Liverpool. England in 1955. cu At the age of 8 he began playing percussion in the Merseyside Youth Orchestra and Hater lin the the age 0 ng Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. At the age of 15he founded Tand conducted I the Liverpool Sinfonia Other early conducting experiences were with Liver pool Mozart Orchestra. Merseyside Youth Orchestra and at the Royal Academy of Music At the age of 19 he won First Prize in the John Player International Conductors Competition cor debut which led to a 2-year contract with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra pue Sinfonietta. He made his London debut at both the Royal Albert and Festival Hallsin 1976 He was knighted in 1994. later aving earl ondon