His next concerts with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra will focus on Historically Informed Performance.

The BRSO say:

Large symphony orchestras have so far hardly dealt with baroque music played on historical instruments. Chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle is breaking new ground with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and will present his orchestra and the BR choir in a project entitled "BRSO hip" on Sunday, February 9th in Munich's Prinzregententheater. The opening programme includes three Johann Sebastian Bach cantatas.

A baroque formation of 30 to 40 musicians formed from the large ensemble will present two concerts per season with the BR Symphony Orchestra, playing on historical instruments. With this step, the BRSO is expanding its repertoire and expanding its profile. The project, initiated by chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle, has the intention of further developing the orchestra through new impulses: expanding the range of timbres and also gaining further possibilities of expression for more recent symphonic repertoire. At the same time, Rattle opens up a field that has so far seemed underexposed in Munich's concert life.