In addition to the seven chief conductors, the Concertgebouw Orchestra has had several ‘second principal conductors’ and other permanent conductors. In the new millennium, two conductors who each made a significant contribution each received the title of honorary guest conductor.
Gustav Kogel
second principal conductor 1908-1910
Karl Muck
second principal conductor 1921-1925
Pierre Monteux
second principal conductor 1925-1934
Bruno Walter
second principal conductor 1934-1939
Rafael Kubelik
permanent conductors 1949-1955
George Szell
permanent conductors 1958-1961
Eugen Jochum
permanent conductors 1961-1964
Kirill Kondrashin
permanent conductors 1979-1981
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
honorary guest conductor 2000-2016
Iván Fischer
honorary guest conductor since 2021
