City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Chief Conductors and Music Directors

Chief Conductors and Music Directors

  • Appleby Matthews (1920–1924)
  • Adrian Boult (1924–1930)
  • Leslie Heward (1930–1943)
  • George Weldon (1944–1951)
  • Rudolf Schwarz (1951–1957)
  • Andrzej Panufnik (1957–1959)
  • Adrian Boult (1959–1960)
  • Hugo Rignold (1960–1969)
  • Louis Frémaux (1969–1978)
  • Simon Rattle (1980–1998)
  • Sakari Oramo (1998–2008)
  • Andris Nelsons (2008–present)

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