List of principal conductors by orchestra
This is a non-exhaustive list of principal conductors by orchestra, classified by country and by city. The term 'principal conductor' is used here as an umbrella term to encompass such titles as:
- Principal conductor
- Music director
- Chief conductor
The term 'music director' is more common in the USA and Canada, whereas 'principal conductor' or 'chief conductor' is more prevalent elsewhere. For orchestras which have both a music director and a principal conductor, such as the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, the person with the title of music director is given preference by hierarchy.
Orchestras which choose not to have principal conductors, such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, are omitted from this list. Likewise, principal conductors for opera companies are omitted, unless the orchestra of that opera company performs orchestral concerts under a separate name.
Argentina
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Buenos Aires | Argentine National Symphony Orchestra | Pedro Ignacio Calderón | Argentine |
Armenia
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Yerevan | Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra | Eduard Topchjan | Armenian |
| Yerevan | National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia | Sebouh Abcarian | Armenian |
| Yerevan | Youth State Orchestra of Armenia | Sergey Smbatyan | Armenian |
Australia
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Brisbane | Queensland Symphony Orchestra | Alondra de la Parra (designate, effective 2017) | Slovenian |
| Hobart | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | Marko Letonja | Slovenian |
| Melbourne | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | Sir Andrew Davis | British |
| Perth | West Australian Symphony Orchestra | Asher Fisch | Israeli |
| Sydney | Australian Chamber Orchestra | Richard Tognetti | Australian |
| Sydney | Sydney Symphony Orchestra | David Robertson | American |
Austria
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Bregenz | Vorarlberg Symphony | Gérard Korsten | South African |
| Drassburg | Österreichisch-Ungarische Haydn Philharmonie | Nicolas Altstaedt | German |
| Graz | Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester | Dirk Kaftan | German |
| Linz | Ars Antiqua Austria | Gunar Letzbor | Austrian |
| Linz | Bruckner Orchestra Linz | Dennis Russell Davies | American |
| Salzburg | Camerata Salzburg | Louis Langrée | French |
| Salzburg | Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg | Ivor Bolton | British |
| Vienna | Concentus Musicus Wien | (post vacant) | Austrian |
| Vienna | Vienna Hofburg Orchestra | Gert Hofbauer | Austrian |
| Vienna | Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester | Alfred Eschwé | Austrian |
| Vienna | Klangforum Wien | Beat Furrer | Swiss |
| Vienna | Tonkünstler Orchestra | Yutaka Sado | Japanese |
| Vienna | Vienna Chamber Orchestra | Stefan Vladar | Austrian |
| Vienna | Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra | Cornelius Meister | German |
| Vienna | Vienna Symphony | Philippe Jordan | French |
Belgium
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Antwerp | DeFilharmonie | Edo de Waart | Dutch |
| Brussels | Brussels Philharmonic | Stéphane Denève | French |
| Brussels | National Orchestra of Belgium | Andrey Boreyko | Russian |
| Liège | Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège | Christian Arming | French |
Brazil
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Rio de Janeiro | Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira | Roberto Minczuk | Brazilian |
| São Paulo | Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo | Marin Alsop | USA |
Canada
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Calgary | Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra | Roberto Minczuk | Brazil |
| Edmonton | Edmonton Symphony Orchestra | William Eddins | American |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | Symphony Nova Scotia | Bernhard Gueller | German |
| Kitchener, Ontario | Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony | Edwin Outwater | Canadian |
| Montreal | Orchestre Métropolitain | Yannick Nézet-Séguin | Canadian |
| Montreal | Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal | Kent Nagano | American |
| Ottawa | National Arts Centre Orchestra | Alexander Shelley | British |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | Regina Symphony Orchestra | Victor Sawa | Canadian |
| Thunder Bay | Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra | Arthur Post | USA |
| Toronto | Kindred Spirits Orchestra | Kristian Alexander | Canadian |
| Toronto | Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Peter Oundjian | Canadian |
| Vancouver | Vancouver Symphony Orchestra | Bramwell Tovey | British |
| Winnipeg | Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra | Alexander Mickelthwate | German |
Czech Republic
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Prague | Czech Philharmonic | Jiří Bělohlávek | Czech |
| Prague | Prague Philharmonia | Emmanuel Villaume | French |
| Prague | Prague Symphony Orchestra | Pietari Inkinen | Finnish |
Denmark
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Aalborg | Aalborg Symphony Orchestra | Rumon Gamba | British |
| Aarhus | Aarhus Symphony Orchestra | Marc Soustrot | French |
| Copenhagen | Danish National Symphony Orchestra | Fabio Luisi (designate; effective 2017) | Italian |
| Copenhagen | Royal Danish Orchestra | Michael Boder | German |
| Odense | Odense Symphony Orchestra | Alexander Vedernikov | Russian |
Finland
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Jyväskylä | Jyväskylä Sinfonia | Ville Matvejeff | Finnish |
| Helsinki | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | Hannu Lintu | Finnish |
| Helsinki | Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra | Susanna Mälkki (designate; effective September 2016) | Finnish |
| Helsinki | Helsinki University Symphony Orchestra | Mikk Murdvee | Estonian |
| Lahti | Lahti Symphony Orchestra | Okko Kamu | Finnish |
| Oulu | Oulu Symphony Orchestra | Anna-Maria Helsing | Swedish |
| Tampere | Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra | Santtu-Matias Rouvali | Finnish |
| Turku | Turku Philharmonic Orchestra | Leif Segerstam | Finnish |
France
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Bordeaux | Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine | Paul Daniel | British |
| Lille | Orchestre national de Lille | Jean-Claude Casadesus | French |
| Lyon | Orchestre National de Lyon | Leonard Slatkin | American |
| Nantes | Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire | Pascal Rophé | French |
| Paris | Ensemble Intercontemporain | Matthias Pintscher | German |
| Paris | Orchestre de Paris | Paavo Järvi | Estonian |
| Paris | Orchestre National de France | Daniele Gatti | Italian |
| Paris | Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France | Mikko Franck | Finnish |
| Rennes | Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne | Grant Llewellyn | UK |
| Strasbourg | Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg | Marko Letonja | Slovenian |
| Toulouse | Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse | Tugan Sokhiev | Ossetian |
Germany
Hungary
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Budapest | Budapest Festival Orchestra | Iván Fischer | Hungarian |
| Budapest | Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra | Pinchas Steinberg | Israeli |
| Budapest | MÁV Symphony Orchestra | Péter Csaba | Hungarian |
| Miskolc | Symphony Orchestra of Miskolc | Tamás Gál | Hungarian |
Iceland
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Reykjavík | Iceland Symphony Orchestra | Yan Pascal Tortelier (designate, effective September 2016) | French |
Ireland
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Dublin | Crash Ensemble | Alan Pierson | American |
| Dublin | RTÉ Concert Orchestra | John Wilson | British |
| Dublin | RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra | Alan Buribayev | Kazakh |
Israel
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Jerusalem | Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra | Frédéric Chaslin | French |
| Tel Aviv | Israel Chamber Orchestra | Ariel Zuckermann | Israeli |
| Tel Aviv | Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | Zubin Mehta | Indian |
Italy
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Milan | Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi | Xian Zhang | Chinese |
| Rome | Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | Antonio Pappano | British |
| Turin | RAI National Symphony Orchestra | Juraj Valcuha | Slovakian |
Japan
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Hiroshima | Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra | Tatsuya Shimono | Japanese |
| Nagoya | Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra | Martyn Brabbins | British |
| Osaka | Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra | Michiyoshi Inoue | Japanese |
| Tokyo | NHK Symphony Orchestra | Paavo Järvi | Estonian |
| Tokyo | Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra | Sylvain Cambreling | French |
Latvia
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Riga | Kremerata Baltica | Gidon Kremer | Latvian |
| Riga | Latvian National Symphony Orchestra | Karel Mark Chichon | Latvian |
| Liepāja | Liepāja Symphony Orchestra | Atvars Lakstigala | Latvian |
Luxembourg
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Luxembourg City | Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra | David Reiland | Belgian |
| Luxembourg City | Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra | Gustavo Gimeno | Spanish |
Netherlands
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Amsterdam | Amsterdam Sinfonietta | Candida Thompson | British |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra | Marc Albrecht | French |
| Amsterdam | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra | Daniele Gatti (designate; effective 2016) | Italian |
| Den Haag | Residentie Orchestra | Jan Willem de Vriend | Dutch |
| Enschede | Het Symfonieorkest | Jan Willem de Vriend | Dutch |
| Hilversum | Radio Filharmonisch Orkest | Markus Stenz | German |
| Rotterdam | Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra | Yannick Nézet-Séguin | Canadian |
New Zealand
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Auckland | Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra | Eckehard Stier | German |
| Wellington | New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Edo de Waart | Dutch |
Norway
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Bergen | Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra | Edward Gardner | British |
| Oslo | Norwegian Radio Orchestra | Miguel Harth-Bedoya | Peruvian |
| Oslo | Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra | Vasily Petrenko | Russian |
| Stavanger | Stavanger Symphony Orchestra | Christian Vásquez | Venezuelan |
| Trondheim | Trondheim Symphony Orchestra | Krzysztof Urbanski | Polish |
Poland
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Katowice | Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra | Alexander Liebreich | German |
| Warsaw | Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra | Jacek Kaspszyk | Polish |
Portugal
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Lisbon | Gulbenkian Orchestra | Paul McCreesh | British |
| Lisbon | Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa | Joana Carneiro | Portuguese |
Russia
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Moscow | Moscow City Symphony Orchestra | Dmitri Jurowski | Russian |
| Moscow | Russian National Orchestra | Mikhail Pletnev | Russian |
| Moscow | State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation | Vladimir Jurowski | Russian |
| Saint Petersburg | Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra | Valery Gergiev | Russian |
| Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra | Yuri Temirkanov | Russian |
Slovenia
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Ljubljana | RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra | En Shao | Chinese |
| Ljubljana | Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra | Keri-Lynn Wilson | Canadian |
Spain
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Barcelona | Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra | Kazushi Ono | Japanese |
| Donostia-San Sebastian | Basque National Orchestra | Jun Märkl | German |
| Granada | City of Granada Orchestra | Andrea Marcon | Italian |
| Madrid | Spanish National Orchestra | David Afkham | German |
| Navarra | Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra | Antoni Wit | Polish |
| Oviedo | Orquesta Sinfónica Del Principado De Asturias | Rossen Milanov | Bulgarian |
| Valencia | Orquesta de Valencia | Yaron Traub | Israeli |
| Zaragoza | ORA Orquesta Reino de Aragón | Ricardo Casero | Spanish |
Sweden
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Gävle | Gävle Symphony Orchestra | Jaime Martín | Spanish |
| Malmö | Malmö Symphony Orchestra | Marc Soustrot | French |
| Norrköping | Norrköping Symphony Orchestra | Michael Francis | British |
| Örebro | Swedish Chamber Orchestra | Thomas Dausgaard | Danish |
| Stockholm | Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra | Sakari Oramo | Finnish |
| Stockholm | Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra | Daniel Harding | British |
Switzerland
| City | Orchestra | Conductor | Nationality |
| Basel | Sinfonieorchester Basel | Dennis Russell Davies | American |
| Bern | Bern Symphony Orchestra | Mario Venzago | Swiss |
| Geneva | Orchestre de la Suisse Romande | Jonathan Nott (designate; effective 2017) | British |
| Lausanne | Sinfonietta de Lausanne | Alexander Mayer | German |
| Lucerne | Lucerne Symphony Orchestra | James Gaffigan | American |
| Winterthur | Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur | Douglas Boyd | British |
| Zurich | Philharmonia Zürich | Fabio Luisi | Italian |
| Zurich | Tonhalle Orchester Zürich | Lionel Bringuier | French |
| Zurich | Zurich Chamber Orchestra | Sir Roger Norrington | British |
United Kingdom
United States of America
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