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In 2027, Klaus Mäkelä will become our new chief conductor. He is the eighth world-class conductor to attach himself to the Concertgebouw Orchestra, following in the footsteps of Willem Kes, Willem Mengelberg, Eduard van Beinum, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Chailly, Mariss Jansons and Daniele Gatti.

Title conductors

Klaus Mäkelä
Chief conductor designate
Riccardo Chailly
Conductor emeritus, chief conductor 1988-2004
Iván Fischer
Honorary guest conductor

Seven chief conductors

Daniele Gatti
Chief conductor 2016-2018
Mariss Jansons (1943-2019)
Chief conductor 2004-2015
Riccardo Chailly
Conductor emeritus, chief conductor 1988-2004
Bernard Haitink (1929-2021)
Honorary conductor, chief conductor 1961-1988
Eduard van Beinum (1900-1959)
Chief conductor 1945-1959
Willem Mengelberg (1871-1951)
Chief conductor 1895-1945
Willem Kes (1856-1934)
Chief conductor 1888-1895

Conductors 2025/26

Klaus Mäkelä
Chief conductor designate
Elim Chan
Conductor
Stéphane Denève
Conductor
Barbara Hannigan
Conductor, soprano
Maxim Emelyanychev
Conductor
Semyon Bychkov
Conductor
Iván Fischer
Honorary guest conductor
Thomas Adès
Conductor
Andris Nelsons
Conductor
Jakub Hrůša
Conductor
Jaap van Zweden
Conductor
Antonio Pappano
Conductor
Rafael Payare
Conductor
Riccardo Chailly
Conductor emeritus, chief conductor 1988-2004
Alena Hron
Conductor
Aurel Dawidiuk
Conductor
Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Conductor
Raphaël Pichon
Conductor
Nathalie Stutzmann
Conductor
Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Conductor
Fabio Luisi
Conductor
Antony Hermus
Conductor

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