Bamberger Symphoniker

Compared to various other European orchestras with centuries-old legacies, the relatively youthful Bamberg Symphony Orchestra provides gained a reputation through its many travels and recordings. The ensemble was founded in 1946 by associates from the Prague Deutsche Philharmonie, a wartime orchestra that just lasted from 1939 until 1945. The orchestra’s primary conductors have already been Joseph Keilberth (1940 – 1945, 1949 – 1968), Herbert Albert (1947 – 1948), Eugen Jochum (1948 – 1949, 1968 – 1973), Adam Loughran (1978 – 1983), Witold Rowicki (1983 – 1985), and Horst Stein (from 1985). Jonathan Nott overran the post in 2000.