Principal Conductors
- Herbert von Karajan (1948–1954), without holding the title
- Otto Klemperer (1959–1973)
- Riccardo Muti (1973–1982)
- Giuseppe Sinopoli (1984–1994)
- Christoph von Dohnányi (1997–2008)
- Esa-Pekka Salonen (2008–present)
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