Like me, you probably have a hard time keeping track of who is conducting what orchestra. So, here is a list of some of the world's leading orchestras and their current conductors. If you hear of a change, please forward it to me (classicalcandor@gmail.com) to help keep the list updated.

Last updated: May 2020
Academy of Ancient Music - Richard Egarr
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - Joshua Bell
Albany Symphony Orchestra - David Alan Miller
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra - Elim Chan
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - Robert Spano
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - Marin Alsop
Bamberg Symphony - Jakub Hrusa
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra -
Bavarian State Orchestra - Kirill Petrenko
BBC Symphony Orchestra - Sakari Oramo
BBC National Orchestra of Wales - Ryan Bancroft (as of 9/20)
BBC Philharmonic - Omer Meir Wellber
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Thomas Dausgaard
Berlin Philharmonic - Kirill Petrenko
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra - Vladimir Jurowski
Boston Baroque - Martin Pearlman
Boston Pops Orchestra - Keith Lockhart
Boston Symphony Orchestra - Andris Nelsons
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Kirill Karabits
Budapest Festival Orchestra - Iván Fischer
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra - Pinchas Steinberg
Chamber Orchestra of Europe - Guest conductors only
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Riccardo Muti
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - John Morris Russell
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Louis Langree
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla
Cleveland Orchestra - Franz Welser-Möst
Concentus Musicus Wien - Erich Hobarth
Czech National Symphony Orchestra - Steven Mercurio
Czech Philharmonic - Semyon Bychkov
Dallas Symphony Orchestra - Fabio Luisi
Detroit Symphony Orchestra - Jader Bignamini (as of 9/20)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin - Robin Ticciati
Dresden Staatskapelle - Christian Thielemann
English Chamber Orchestra - Paul Watkins
English Concert - Harry Bicket
English Symphony Orchestra - Kenneth Woods
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra - Miguel Harth-Bedoya
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra - Alain Altinoglu
Gothenburg Symphony - Santu Matias Rouvali
Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne - Francois-Xavier Roth
Halle Orchestra - Sir Mark Elder
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra - Susanna Malkki
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra - Thomas Wilkins
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra - Jaap van Zweden
Houston Symphony - Andres Orozco-Estrada
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra - Zsolt Hamar
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Zahav Shani
Kansas City Symphony - Michael Stern
Konzerthausorchester Berlin - Christoph Eschenbach
Lahti Symphony Orchestra - Dima Slobodeniouk
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - Andris Nelsons
London Philharmonic Orchestra - Vladimir Jurowski
London Symphony Orchestra - Sir Simon Rattle
Los Angeles Philharmonic - Gustavo Dudamel
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra (Kirov Orchestra) - Valery Gergiev
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Yannick Nezet-Seguin
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra - Ken-David Masur
Minnesota Orchestra - Osmo Vanska
Montreal Symphony Orchestra - Kent Nagano
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra - Kazuki Yamada
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra - Valery Gergiev
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra - Yuri Simonov
National Symphony Orchestra (México) - Carlos Miguel Prieto
National Symphony Orchestra (United States) - Gianandrea Noseda
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra - Alan Gilbert
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra - Karina Canellakis
New Century Chamber Orchestra - Daniel Hope
New York Philharmonic - Jaap van Zweden
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra - Hamish McKeich
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Jonathan Nott
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Antonio Pappano
Orchestre de Paris - Klaus Makela
Orchestre National de France - Emmanuel Krivine
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - Rotating leadership
Oslo Philharmonic - Klaus Makela
Philadelphia Orchestra - Yannick Nezet-Seguin
Philharmonia Baroque - Nicholas McGegan
Philharmonia Orchestra - Esa-Pekka Salonen
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Manfred Honeck
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra - Ward Stare
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra - Lahav Shani
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Currently vacant
Royal Danish Orchestra - Alexander Vedernikov
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Vasily Petrenko
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Vasily Petrenko
Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Thomas Sondergard
Russian National Orchestra - Mikhail Pletnev
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra - Yuri Temirkanov
San Francisco Symphony - Esa-Pekka Salonen
Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Maxim Emelyanchev
Seattle Symphony - Thomas Dausgaard
Singapore Symphony Orchestra - Hans Graf
Staatskapelle Weimar - Kirill Karabits
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra - Stephane Deneve
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Daniel Harding
Sydney Symphony Orchestra - designate, Simone Young
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra - Riccardo Chailly
Tonhalle Orchester Zurich - Paavo Jarvi
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra - Andrea Battistoni
Ulster Orchestra - Daniele Rustioni
Utah Symphony - Thierry Fischer
Vienna Philharmonic - Guest conductors only
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra - Andrey Boreyko
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne - Cristian Macelaru
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Some European orchestras who deserve a place on the list:
ReplyDeleteMünchen Philharmonic Orchestra - Lorin Maazel (soon Valery Gergiev)
Swedish Radio Symphony - Daniel Harding
Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin - Ivan Fischer
Orchestra La Monnaie Brussels - Ludovic Morlot
WDR Symphony Orchestra - Jukka Pekka Saraste
Bavarian State Orchestra - Kent Nagano
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra - Markus Stenz
Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra - Edo de Waart
NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg - Thomas Hengelbrock
Thank you.
ReplyDeleteBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra - Mariss Jansons
ReplyDeleteBavarian State Orchestra - Kirill Petrenko
Thank goodness for readers. Thanks much.
ReplyDeleteFour excellent orchestras in the UK:
ReplyDeleteBBC National Orchestra of Wales (Thomas Sondergard)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Juanjo Mena)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Donald Runnicles)
Ulster Orchestra (JoAnn Falletta)
Thanks much, Gordon.
ReplyDeleteFort Worth Symphony Orchestra - Miguel Harth-Bedoya
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteGreat post.
ReplyDeleteBarrett Wissman
Jiří Bělohlávek passed away in 2017. Czech Philharmonic is now conducted by Semyon Bychkov.
ReplyDeleteThanks much.
DeleteGothenburg Symphony - Santtu-Matias Rouvali
ReplyDeleteOrchestre de Paris - Daniel Harding left at the end of the last season, replaced by Klaus Makela