Montreal Symphony Orchestra - Music Directors and Leaders

Music Directors and Leaders

  • 1935–1940 Wilfrid Pelletier
  • 1941–1952 Désiré Defauw
  • 1950–1953 Otto Klemperer (Artistic Advisor)
  • 1957–1961 Igor Markevitch
  • 1961–1967 Zubin Mehta
  • 1967–1975 Franz-Paul Decker
  • 1975–1976 Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
  • 1977–2002 Charles Dutoit
  • 2002–2006 Jacques Lacombe (Principal Guest Conductor)
  • 2006–present Kent Nagano

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