Honorary Conductors
- Joseph Rosenstock (August 1951–October 1985†)
- Joseph Keilberth (January 1967–July 1968†)
- Lovro von Matačić (January 1967–January 1985†)
- Wolfgang Sawallisch (January 1967–October 1994; November 1994– Honorary Conductor Laureate)
- Otmar Suitner (January 1973–January 2010†)
- Horst Stein (March 1975–July 2008†)
- Herbert Blomstedt (January 1986–)
- Charles Dutoit (September 2003– Music Director Emeritus)
- Vladimir Ashkenazy (September 2007– Conductor Laureate)
- André Previn (September 2012– Guest Conductor Emeritus)
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