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This is a non-exhaustive list of principal conductors by orchestra, principally for orchestras with pages on Wikipedia, 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
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The principal conductor of an orchestra or opera company is referred to as a music director, or chief conductor, or by the German words Kapellmeister, or Dirigent (in the feminine, Dirigentin).
The concertmaster (from the German Konzertmeister), first chair[1] (U.S.) or leader[2] (U.K.) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (clarinet or oboe in a concert band). After the conductor, the concertmaster is the most significant leader in an orchestra, symphonic band or other musical ensemble.
- Sir Simon Rattle (b. 1955) Rattle rose to international prominence as conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in the 1980s. In 2002 he won the highly-coveted position of principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, before returning to his home country in 2017 to become the London Symphony Orchestra’s music director.
- Marin Alsop (b. 1956) Marin Alsop is one of the podium’s most prolific pundits. Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony from 2002 to 2008, she made history in 2007 as the first woman to be appointed music director of a major American orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony.
- Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989) Austrian conductor, Herbert von Karajan was a prolific conductor, holding principal positions at both the Vienna Philharmonic and Berlin Philharmonic (a role he held for 25 years) during his lifetime.
- Claudio Abbado (1933-2014) The Italian conductor conducted at the greatest opera houses and directed the world’s finest orchestras. These included La Scala opera house in Milan, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna State Opera, and the European Union Youth Orchestra.
“The role of a Conductor is to unify a large group of musicians into a core sound instead of a wild bunch of different sounds surging out; the role of a Concertmaster is to decode the conductor’s information, and transmit it to the orchestra, plus to his section; the role of Principals is to use all this information and put it in the ...
Mar 10, 2020 · Commonly, it is the Principal Violinist who is viewed as the overall leader of the orchestra, second only to the conductor. It is usually the Principal Violinist you see shaking hands with the orchestral conductor at the start and or end of a performance.
A music director or chief conductor (that is, a conductor on a permanent, long-term contract with an orchestra) can be responsible for much more than just how a concert turns out.
