Principal Conductors
- Ludwig von Brenner (1882–1887)
- Hans von Bülow (1887–1892)
- Arthur Nikisch (1895–1922)
- Wilhelm Furtwängler (1922–1945)
- Leo Borchard (May – August 1945)
- Sergiu Celibidache (1945–1952)
- Wilhelm Furtwängler (1952–1954)
- Herbert von Karajan (1954–1989)
- Claudio Abbado (1989–2002)
- Simon Rattle (2002–present)
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