Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Chief Conductors

Chief Conductors

  • Alberto Zelman (1906–1927)
  • Fritz Hart (1927–1932)
  • Fritz Hart, Bernard Heinze (1932–1937, joint chief conductors)
  • Bernard Heinze (1937–1950; Sir Bernard from 1949)
  • Alceo Galliera (1950–1951)
  • Juan José Castro (1952–1953)
  • Walter Susskind (1953–1955)
  • Kurt Wöss (1956–1959)
  • Georges Tzipine (1960–1965)
  • Willem van Otterloo (1967–1970)
  • Fritz Rieger (1971–1972)
  • Hiroyuki Iwaki (1974–1997)
  • Markus Stenz (1998–2004)
  • Oleg Caetani (2005–2009)
  • Tadaaki Otaka (2009-2012) ; Principal Guest Conductor)
  • Sir Andrew Davis (from 2013)

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