Welcome to The Brew on our first wet Wednesday of 2025. Philippe Dova will be with you at 12:40. RTL France's Asia correspondent will be giving you a timely French reminder of what a special day this Friday is, unless of course, you forget! At 1:25, in 'classical' music day, Paul Archibald returns to talk about the work of another legendary conductor, but this time one who is... alive. Simon Rattle made such an impact as the young maestro of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (UK) in the 1980s, and since then, 'Sir Simon' has gone on to be one of the greatest of his generation. We'll find out why.