Chief Conductors
- Olav Kielland (1952–1955)
- Karsten Andersen (1973–1980)
- Jean-Pierre Jacquillat (1980–1986)
- Petri Sakari (1988–1993)
- Osmo Vänskä (1993–1996)
- Petri Sakari (1996–1998)
- Rico Saccani (1998–2002)
- Rumon Gamba (2002–2010)
- Ilan Volkov (2011-
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